What are some good planet exploration novels?

**Martin Ekdahl** · August 4th, 2009, 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by malko050987

That one does look interesting

And I love short-story collections, all interconnected to a certain degree. Plus, I can still get my hands on it, even if it's a week away.

Far too many goods books are impossible to find.

Yes please, give it a try. I love them, and I hope that you as well will like them.

**Mostlyharmless** · August 4th, 2009, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by malko050987

I'm interested in planet exploration books. Either colonization and dealing with the problems that come up with any new planet, or Robinson Crusoe style of crashing.

An interesting problem came up in Greg Egan's "Oceanic", although the story is set much latter than either the arrival on the planet or the appearance of the problem. There are also several books with archeological problems on planets with extinct alien life including John Brunner's excessively cheerful "Total Eclipse" for the oldies and slightly more recently the Jack McDevitt series starting with "The Engines of God".

**psikeyhackr** · August 6th, 2009, 01:17 AM

Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21873...-h/21873-h.htm

Deathworld, by Harry Harrison
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28346...-h/28346-h.htm

psik

**WhiteWolf** · August 9th, 2009, 09:45 AM

Last year I read Jack McDevitt's THE ENGINES OF GOD, and I think it's a perfect example of what this thread is looking for. I haven't returned to read any of those Priscilla Hutchins books yet, but I intend to. I've heard they all have that sense of exploration and discovery that ENGINES has.