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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction and first contact, about space exploration.
Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series
series36 books1982
Hard science fiction, about terraforming and space colonization, set in mars.
“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue
Start with Red Mars →
The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hard science fiction, about survival, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Martian →
The PeopleSeries
series33 books1952
completed
Set in north america.
“Zenna Henderson told their story mostly through linked short fiction, gathered into the fix-up novels Pilgrimage and The People: No Different Flesh and later omnibus collections.”
from the catalogue
Start with I (Pilgrimage: The Book of the People) →
The Door Into SummerNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Time travel, about revenge and robots, set in north america.
Julian WestSeries
series7 books1888
Set in north america.
“Together the two novels were highly influential on turn-of-the-century utopian and socialist thought.”
from the catalogue
Start with Looking Backward, 2000-1887 →