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Firestar

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Science fiction near future science fiction near term spaceflight space colonization

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benlOct 12, 2009

Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand Firestar, Michael Flynn

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benlMar 19, 2008

Firestar by Michael Flynn. It's a little-know book by a little-known author, but it's the best near-term space sci fi I've ever read.

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XichekolasDec 4, 2007

Ender Series - Orson Scott Card Rama Series - Arthur C Clarke Firestar Series - Michael Flynn 1984 - George Orwell Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Some guys at MIT (I know it's technical, but couldn't resist, it's just too good) Anything by Bret Easton Ellis, Greg Bear, Stephen Baxter, and the above mentioned authors.

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