The novel “Planet of Exile” by Ursula Le Guin was published for the first time in 1966.

The natives of the planet Werel and the descendants of the Hainite colonists tend not to mix, but when young Rolery’s path crosses that of Jakob Agat Alterra, the situation turns out to be out of the ordinary. He warns Rolery that she must speak with Wold, an elderly chief of a community belonging to the Tevar tribe.

Jakob Agat Alterra’s motive for contacting Elder Wold is that he has received very disturbing information regarding the Gaal tribes. These nomadic tribes have started moving south, as they do every time winter begins. However, this time, they have united in an army capable of devastating cities like Tevar and the city of Landin, home to the descendants of the Hainites.

The novel “Aurora” by Kim Stanley Robinson was published for the first time in 2015.

The Ship is approaching the Tau Ceti system, where the more than two thousand passengers plan to establish a new colony, following the plans begun by their ancestors some 160 years earlier. The leading candidate for colonization is the large moon of one of the system’s planets, which was named Aurora.

Freya is a teenager who sees what is intended to become her new home getting closer. She also sees the problems that, among other things, are progressively affecting the Ship’s biomes since her mother, the unofficial chief engineer, is called upon to solve all the Ship’s major problems.

The novel “The Cloud Walker” by Edmund Cooper was published for the first time in 1973.

Kieron is lucky to be the apprentice of the great painter Hobart, who loves him as if he were his own son. Kieron could focus on developing his artistic talents to secure a comfortable life. However, his dream is to fly, a very dangerous thought because the Luddite Church burns anyone who builds a machine.

Despite the danger of being accused of heresy, Kieron is determined to build a flying machine and discusses it with his fiancée Petrina and other people. His project could cost him his life simply by talking about it, but it could also be his only hope for survival for his community.

The novel “Dreamfarer” by John B. Rosenman was published for the first time in 2021. It’s the first book in the Dreamfarer series.

When Sam Adams awakens from his simulated life and is told he has developed a kind of resistance to the simulation systems, his prospects are bleak. In the material reality of what remains of the USA, people like him must endure a dull life, knowing they will never again experience the excitement that comes with a simulated identity.

Sam Adams’ reactions are negative: his anger and bitterness are intense, and when he meets Trina, a woman in his same situation, he tells her he’d like to shut down the entire simulation system thousands of people are connected to. Trina reveals that she’s part of a rebel group that wants to do just that and involves him in the plan, but not all the members of that group are happy with his initiative. Diana believes Trina has jeopardized the entire operation and wants to eliminate her and Sam.