Space Adventure

Often light-hearted, Space Adventures are noteable for their sense of wonder, and are commonly found in classic science fiction. Many books follow a single character or group of characters encountering aliens, strange worlds and curious phenomena. The books can be hard science, but the focus is strongly on romping adventure or an individual overcoming adversity.

Unlike Space Opera, it is rare for Space Adventure to revolve primarily around large-scale war, although smaller battles are not uncommon.

Examples of Space Adventure would be Heinlein's "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel", Norton's "Catseye",
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A New Eden (The Betaverse, #1)
The Martian
Project Hail Mary
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1)
The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4)
Starsight (Skyward, #2)
Linden Morningstar
Remember Ping-fa, Sun Tzu,’ Art of War—read between the lines: kick ass and take names later.” Mad Stargirl
Linden Morningstar, The Starlight Prophecy

Linden Morningstar
Lyn, this was the “Aha!” moment when Desta found another astonishing skeleton. Remarkably, it appeared utterly human but existed before humans walked the Earth. Clutched in its hand a small sphere attached to an elaborate gold necklace. The sphere was not like any material on Earth. Remember when I told you our origins might lie in the stars? Well, I think we found the answer in the Afar desert Max
Linden Morningstar, The Starlight Prophecy

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