2023-06-16 |
SHORTFICTION |
German |
Die Exegeten |
Michelle Stern |
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alien culture (1), exploration (1), space station (1)
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2017-10-24 |
NOVEL |
English |
Above the Timberline |
Gregory Manchess |
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post apocalypse (1), Painted Novel (1), illustrated (1), Ice age (1), exploration (1), father and son (1), global catastrophy (1), airships (1)
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2015-08-04 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Eternal World |
Christopher Farnsworth |
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immortality (2), near future (1), thriller (1), exploration (1), revenge (1), scientists (1)
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2010-05-25 |
NOVEL |
English |
Stone Spring |
Stephen Baxter |
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alternate history (1), slavery (1), vengeance (1), LGBTQ+ (1), strong female characters (1), england (1), North Sea (1), Jericho (1), prehistoric (1), hunting (1), mining (1), fishing (1), exploration (1), North America (1), trading (1), Shamans (1), levees (1)
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2009-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Edge of the World |
Kevin J. Anderson |
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sea monsters (1), ocean (1), fantasy (1), exploration (1), ocean travel (1)
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2008-05-01 |
NOVEL |
English |
Love and the Incredibly Old Man |
Lee Siegel |
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exploration (1), immortality (1)
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2005-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A Secret Atlas |
Michael A. Stackpole |
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siblings (1), cartography (1), exploration (1), grandparents (1), trading (1)
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2005-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Learning the World |
Ken MacLeod |
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space opera (1), science fiction (1), first contact (1), generation starship (1), exploration (1), fusion power (1)
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2004-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Shiva in Shadow |
Nancy Kress |
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murder (1), treachery (1), psychology (1), exploration (1), strong female character (1), female protagonist (1), multiple points of view (1), uploaded personalities (1), Galactic core (1), first person point of view (1)
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2002-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Slow Life |
Michael Swanwick |
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science fiction (1), Titan (1), exploration (1), alien life (1)
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2000-09-00 |
ANTHOLOGY |
English |
Far Frontiers |
Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff |
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science fiction (1), exploration (1), original anthology (1)
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1998-12-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Conrad's Quest for Rubber |
Leo Frankowski |
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time travel (1), alternate history (1), Poland (1), Germany (1), sweden (1), Brazil (1), Mongols (1), amazons (1), set in 13th century (1), horses (1), sentient animals (1), sex (1), parthogenesis (1), war (1), diary (1), first-person narrative (1), epidemic (1), little people (1), nudity (1), rubber (1), genetic engineering (1), iron (1), exploration (1)
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1998-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Very Pulse of the Machine |
Michael Swanwick |
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science fiction (1), Io (1), exploration (1), survival (1), hallucinations (1), into-tv (1), Love Death + Robots (1)
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1997-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
German |
Die Marschmenschen: Expedition in eine Terra incognita |
Axel Marquardt |
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alien culture (1), exploration (1), humorous (1)
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1994-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Uncharted Territory |
Connie Willis |
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novel within novella range (1), science fiction (1), exploration (1)
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1993-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Dancing to Ganam |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
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science fiction (1), faster than light travel (1), music (1), exploration (1), perception of reality (1)
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1992-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Barnacle Bill the Spacer |
Lucius Shepard |
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science fiction (1), hard sf (1), space station (1), alien animals (1), terrorism (1), political intrigue (1), mental retardation (1), colonization (1), exploration (1)
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1992-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Timemaster |
Robert L. Forward |
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drugs (1), science fiction (1), aliens (1), first contact (1), interstellar travel (1), interplanetary travel (1), New Jersey (1), set in 2030s (1), set in 2040s (1), set in 2050s (1), set in 2060s (1), set in 2070s (1), wormholes (1), negative matter (1), negative energy (1), time travel (1), superconduction (1), holography (1), exploration (1), courtroom drama (1), space elevator (1), fashion (1), genetic engineering (1), intergalactic travel (1), virtual reality (1), anger (1), power generation (1), robots (1), horses (1), Alpha Centauri (1), Proxima Centauri (1), Epsilon Eridani (1), longevity (1), obsessive-compulsive disorder (1), egotism (1), superrich (1), bullying (1), terrorism (1), asteroids (1)
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1987-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Legacy of Heorot |
Steven Barnes and Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle |
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science fiction (2), exploration (1), aliens (1), life cycle (1), flifecolonization (1), Tau Ceti (1), suspended animation (1), terraforming (1), ecology (1), polygamy (1)
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1985-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Eon |
Greg Bear |
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space opera (2), time travel (2), near future (2), science fiction (2), asteroid (2), transdimensional (1), first contact (1), artifact (1), parallel universe (1), hard sf (1), genetic engineering (1), religion (1), alien invasion (1), aliens (1), exploration (1), nuclear warfare (1), generation ship (1), terraforming (1), mind augmentation (1), military sf (1), Big Dumb Object (1), strange physics (1), terraformed asteroid (1), cold war (1), cold war politics (1), HumbleBundle (1)
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1984-04-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Flight of the Dragonfly |
Robert L. Forward |
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hard sf (1), exploration (1), sub-light speed (1), near future (1), science fiction (1)
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1983-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Vulcan's Forge |
Poul Anderson |
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Mercury (1), exploration (1), machine sentience (1), personality download (1)
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1982-02-01 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Sur |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
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female protagonist (1), exploration (1), antarctica (1), first person point of view (1), alternate history (1), science fiction (1)
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1979-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Ker-Plop |
Ted Reynolds |
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science fiction (1), generation ship (1), megastructure (1), exploration (1), sublight travel (1)
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1977-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Journey Under the Sea |
R. A. Montgomery |
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exploration (1), adventure (1), Atlantis (1), ocean (1), deep sea (1), dolphins (1)
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1975-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Farthest Star |
Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson |
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mega-engineering (1), diplomacy (1), mind cloning (1), dyson sphere (1), Clones (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), teleportation (1), alien artifacts (1), death (1), Nuclear pulse propulsion (1), edited organisms (1), conflict with aliens (1), love (1), extragalactic objects (1), tachyon communication (1), translators (1), flying (1), taming alien species (1), confederation of humans and alien species (1), exploration (1), modified chimp (1)
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1975-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Bitter Bread |
Poul Anderson |
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theocracy (1), religion (1), Judaism (1), exploration (1), faster-than-light (1), inertia (1)
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1974-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Devonshire's Song |
Matt Graham |
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21st century (1), exploration (1), psychology (1), only humans (1), galactic edge (1), epistolary (1), Flying Dutchman (1)
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1974-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
If the Stars Are Gods |
Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund |
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science fiction (1), exploration (1), mars (1), first encounter (1), aliens (1), Jupiter (1), first contact (1)
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1973-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Rendezvous with Rama |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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science fiction (3), first contact (3), near future (1), alien artifact (1), mega-starship (1), sub-light speed (1), hard science fiction (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), 5-award-winner (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), hard sf (1), genetic engineering (1), space travel (1), robots (1), exploration (1), into-radio (1), into-video game (1), Big Dumb Object (1), Les 100 principaux titres de la science-fiction (1)
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1972-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Merchants of Venus |
Frederik Pohl |
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science fiction (1), satire (1), social commentary (1), Capitalism (1), alien artifacts (1), exploration (1)
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1971-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Star Light |
Hal Clement |
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science fiction (1), aliens (1), exploration (1), colonization (1), high gravity (1), chemistry (1)
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1971-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Flying Sorcerers |
David Gerrold and Larry Niven |
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science fiction (1), humor (1), magic (1), exploration (1)
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1971-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
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science fiction (1), exploration (1), interstellar travel (1), empathy (1), Sentient plants (1), forest (1), Fear (1), neurosis (1), into-radio (1)
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1970-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Entire and Perfect Chrysolite |
R. A. Lafferty |
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magic (1), fantasy (1), exploration (1), alternate universe (1), africa (1)
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1970-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Ringworld |
Larry Niven |
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exploration (2), natural disaster (1), mega-engineering (1), asteroid (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), science fiction (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), hard sf (1), into-video game (1), into-game (1), superconductivity (1), longevity (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), luck (1), time stasis (1), breeding program (1), faster than light travel (1), teleportation (1)
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1970-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Daybreakers |
Jane Louise Curry |
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time travel (1), indirect magic (1), exploration (1)
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1967-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Fifteen Miles |
Ben Bova |
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hard sf (1), only humans (1), rescue (1), exploration (1), science fiction (1)
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1967-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Flatlander |
Larry Niven |
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hyperspace (1), matter transmission (1), hard sf (1), interstellar travel (1), antimatter (1), first person (1), science fiction (1), aliens (1), exploration (1)
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1967-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Planet of Death |
Robert Silverberg |
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exploration (1), science fiction (1), hunting (1), fur (1), murder (1), impersonation (1), distant future (1), intergalactic travel (1), biologist (1), mutiny (1)
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1966-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Bordered in Black |
Larry Niven |
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interstellar travel (1), overpopulation (1), hominins (1), science fiction (1), exploration (1), Sirius (1), algae (1)
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1966-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Eye of an Octopus |
Larry Niven |
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science fiction (1), mars (1), Martians (1), archaeology (1), exploration (1), convergent evolution (1), diamond (1)
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1964-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Close to Critical |
Hal Clement |
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alien perspective (1), exploration (1), aliens (1), robots (1), high gravity (1), science fiction (1), submersible (1), first contact (1)
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1958-00-00 |
COLLECTION |
English |
G. O. Fizzickle Pogo |
Walt Kelly |
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exploration (1), humor (1)
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1957-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The House Lords |
Jack Vance |
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exploration (1), space opera (1), alien contact (1), humanity enslaved (1)
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1956-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Each an Explorer |
Isaac Asimov |
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Sentient plants (1), science fiction (1), exploration (1), faster than light travel (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), mind control (1), symbiosis (1)
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1956-01-26 |
NOVEL |
English |
The City and the Stars |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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far future (2), science fiction (2), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), city life (1), coming of age (1), artificial intelligence (1), higher intelligence (1), incorporeal beings (1), subways (1), robots (1), interstellar travel (1), exploration (1), Utopia (1), sealed city (1), last city (1)
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1956-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Time for the Stars |
Robert A. Heinlein |
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telepathy (2), young-adult sf (1), exploration (1), sub-light speed (1), psionics (1), juvenile sf (1), interstellar travel (1), mutiny (1), twins (1), aliens (1), Earth (1)
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1955-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Diabologic |
Eric Frank Russell |
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first contact (1), dominance (1), psychology (1), humor (1), bureaucracy (1), exploration (1), aliens (1)
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1955-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Planet Mappers |
E. Everett Evans |
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space travel (1), exploration (1)
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1954-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Gorgon Planet |
Robert Silverberg |
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aliens (1), monster (1), exploration (1)
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1953-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
... And the Truth Shall Make You Free |
Clifford D. Simak |
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computer (1), mutants (1), exploration (1), distant future (1), aliens (1), spiders (1), dogs (1), philosophy (1), science fiction (1), meaning of life (1)
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1953-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Encounter in the Dawn |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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science fiction (1), aliens (1), exploration (1), Earth (1), first contact (1)
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1953-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Man |
Dave Dryfoos |
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alien point of view (1), exploration (1), interstellar travel (1), hive intelligence (1), Sentient plants (1), science fiction (1), first person point of view (1)
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1953-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Vandals of the Void |
Jack Vance |
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science fiction (1), Young Adult (1), venus (1), moon (1), space travel (1), exploration (1), astronomy (1), pirates (1)
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1952-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D. |
Andre Norton |
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Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), science fiction (1), cats (1), mutation (1), exploration (1)
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1952-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
C. S. Lewis |
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dragons (2), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), into-movie (1), into-tv (1), fantasy (1), sea adventure (1), young-adult fantasy (1), juvenile fantasy (1), children (1), parallel worlds (1), exploration (1), talking animals (1), slavery (1), transformation (1), sea serpents (1), gold (1), suspended animation (1), merpeople (1), into-play (1), into-radio (1), into-music (1), into-video game (1)
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1951-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Beachhead |
Clifford D. Simak |
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microbes (1), iron (1), exploration (1), interstellar travel (1), first contact (1), aliens (1), science fiction (1), telepathic helmet (1), robots (1)
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1951-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Hallock's Madness |
William Tenn |
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science fiction (1), exploration (1), psychiatrist (1)
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1951-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Sands of Mars |
Arthur C. Clarke |
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mars (3), science fiction (2), exploration (1), Martians (1), Phobos (1), terraforming (1), colonisation of Mars (1), Mars colonization (1), Mars colony (1), Mars exploration (1), Mars trip (1), Deimos (1), author protagonist (1), domed city (1)
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1950-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Seven Came Back |
Clifford D. Simak |
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Alternate World (1), exploration (1), archaeology (1), extinction (1), multiple sexes (1), science fiction (1), mars (1), aliens (1), betrayal (1), trust (1), fur (1), telepathy (1)
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1945-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Uncommon Sense |
Hal Clement |
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exploration (1), shipwreck (1), interstellar travel (1), science fiction (1), smell (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), scent (1), senses (1), aliens (1)
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1943-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Symbiotica |
Eric Frank Russell |
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science fiction (1), Martians (1), adventure (1), plant intelligence (1), aliens (1), exploration (1)
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1936-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
At the Mountains of Madness |
H. P. Lovecraft |
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Cthulhu Mythos (1), horror (1), cold (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1), cosmic horror (1), antarctica (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), BLEILER: Abominable snowmen (1), into-video game (1), into-music (1), geologist (1), first person point of view (1), archaeology (1), paleontology (1), underground sea (1), insanity (1), exploration (1), continental drift (1), aliens (1), into-graphic novel (1), set in 1930s (1)
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1935-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Mad Moon |
Stanley G. Weinbaum |
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Io (1), science fiction (1), exploration (1)
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1934-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Martian Odyssey |
Stanley G. Weinbaum |
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mars (2), Librivox (1), Mars exploration (1), alien ecology (1), aliens (1), alien perspective (1), exploration (1), shipwreck (1), science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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1934-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Traders in Treasures |
C. P. Mason |
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epistolary (1), subterranean species (1), Earth’s core (1), exploration (1), antarctica (1), only Earth (1), radioactivity (1)
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1930-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Ship That Turned Aside |
G. Peyton Wertenbaker |
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dimensional portal (1), Paris (1), exploration (1), science fiction (1)
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1887-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Allan Quatermain |
H. Rider Haggard |
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pgh (1), lost race (1), swashbuckling adventure (1), female leaders (1), exploration (1), Librivox (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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1869-00-00 |
NOVEL |
French |
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers |
Jules Verne |
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into-movie (2), action-adventure (1), exploration (1), aquatic (1), science fiction (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), Librivox (1), into-tv (1), submarine (1), sea adventure (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), into-video game (1), sea creatures (1)
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1864-11-25 |
NOVEL |
French |
Voyage au centre de la terre |
Jules Verne |
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exploration (1), underworld adventure (1), lost race (1), Librivox (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), into-video game (1), dinosaurs (1), Iceland (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), science fiction (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), into-movie (1), into-tv (1)
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