Query: 1970s science fiction novels set in outer space but are not American speculative fiction novels
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Dragonsong
The Patterns of Chaos
Birth of Fire
The Space Machine
The Last Disaster
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)
Dragonquest
Murder on Mars
The Centauri Device
Rendezvous with Rama
Evidence from documents: Dragonsong: ''''Dragonsong''''' is a science fantasy novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. Released by Atheneum Books in March 1976, it was
The Patterns of Chaos: 1970s science fiction novels: '''''The Patterns of Chaos''''' is a 1972 science fiction novel by British writer Colin Kapp.
set in outer space: It combines grand space operatic themes of battle between space empires and intergalactic alien invasion with philosophical themes of predestination and destiny, and detailed character development of a tight set of central characters.
not American speculative fiction novels: '''''The Patterns of Chaos''''' is a 1972 science fiction novel by British writer Colin Kapp.
Birth of Fire: ''''Birth of Fire''''' is a science fiction novel by American writer Jerry Pournelle. It was first published by Laser Books in 1976, later published by Baen Books.
The Space Machine: First published in 1976, it follows the travels of protagonists Edward Turnbull and Amelia Fitzgibbon. The pair are dropped on the surface of Mars (due to interference by Turnbull) prior to the Martian invasion of Earth that forms the storyline of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel ''The War of the Worlds''. Edward and Amelia, who works for the inventor Sir William Reynolds, have used Reynolds's space and time machine to jump into the future at the onset of the Mars invasion. They find that, on Mars, humans have been turned into Martian slaves.
The Last Disaster: '''''The Last Disaster''''' is a juvenile science fiction novel, the eighteenth in Hugh Walters' ''Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A.'' series. It was published in the UK by Faber in 1978
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel): '''''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''''' is the first book in the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' comedy science fiction "trilogy of six books" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name, centering on the adventures of the only man to survive the destruction of Earth; while roaming outer space, he comes to learn the truth behind Earth's existence. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months.
Dragonquest: '''''Dragonquest''''' is a science fantasy novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to ''Dragonflight'', set seven years later and the second book in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series. ''Dragonquest'' was first published by Ballantine Books in May 1971.
Murder on Mars: 1970s: It was published in the UK by Faber in 1975.
science fiction novels: '''''Murder on Mars''''' is a juvenile science fiction novel, the sixteenth in Hugh Walters' ''Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A.'' series.
set in outer space: In a crater on Mars an engineer from Mars Base has been found dead, his spacesuit slashed.
The Centauri Device: 1970s: appeared in the January 1974
science fiction novels set in outer space: is a passive hero, a space captain in the year 2367 who ships drugs when he can find them and legitimate cargo when he cannot.
Rendezvous with Rama: '''''Rendezvous with Rama''''' is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1973. Set in the 2130s, the story involves a cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System.