Space exploration novels
34 entries in the Space Exploration Novels compendium.
Across the ZodiacFirst Mars-set novel; coined 'astronaut' as a spacecraft name.Address: CentauriNovel about disabled volunteers on the first interstellar flight.Aelita (novel)A 1923 Soviet sci-fi novel of a Martian journey and revolution.Aleriel, or A Voyage to Other Worlds1883 novel featuring early use of 'Martian' as a noun.Around the MoonSequel to Verne's lunar voyage, continuing the trip to the Moon.Ascent (novel)A secret history novel of a Soviet pilot turned cosmonaut.The AstronautsLem's first published novel, set in a communist utopian future.Back to the MoonA novel about a hijacked shuttle mission to the Moon.Beyond ApolloA controversial novel about a paranoid Venus expedition survivor.The Big JumpA novel about the first crewed expedition to Barnard's Star.The Blue BarbariansA satirical novel of a fading Sun and Venusian greed.The City and the StarsA 1956 rewrite of Clarke's first novel about a far-future Earth.City on the MoonA lunar jeep sabotage leads to a crisis in a Moon city.Close to CriticalA novel of a hellworld and its sentient natives.Code of the LifemakerFirst contact with evolving robots on Titan.Comical History of the States and Empires of the MoonEarly satirical novel featuring rocket-powered spaceflight to the Moon.DarlahA young adult novel about a sinister lunar mission.Doctor OmegaMysterious French inventor who voyaged to Mars in 1906.The Domes of MarsSecond Maurice Gray novel set on a damaged Mars colony.Earth AfireSecond book of the Formic Wars novels.Echopraxia (novel)A sidequel to Blindsight in the Firefall series.Eden (Lem novel)A 1958 Polish novel about failed first contact on a mysterious alien world.Encounter with TiberA 1996 novel about ancient aliens and a historian's journey.The Enemy StarsA 1960 Hugo-nominated novel of interstellar travel and survival.The Falling AstronautsA novel about a disillusioned astronaut and a rogue nuclear threat.The Fifth Man (novel)A Christian sci-fi novel about sabotage, infection, and sacrifice on Mars.Fifth Planet (novel)A novel about a life-bearing planet and rival space expeditions.The First Men in the MoonTwo Englishmen discover a regimented insect civilization inside the Moon.First Men to the MoonVon Braun's scientifically grounded novella of a fictional Moon voyage.Five Against VenusA Venusian Robinsonade from the Winston Science Fiction series.The Five Gold BandsA picaresque treasure hunt across five alien worlds.The Forgotten PlanetFix-up novel of giant insects on a seeded planet.From the Earth to the Moon1865 novel about a Moon shot via giant cannon.The Green OdysseyFarmer's early space opera with wheeled ships.
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