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Originally Posted by Rizla
The Tripods trilogy by John Christopher would suit you I think. It is Young Adult, but is amazingly written. Start with the White Mountains, not the prequel that was written later. It has a very innocent, optimistic tone that is sure to please.
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I enjoyed reading these when my son did. Great adventure stories.
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Originally Posted by NormHart
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Another very classic and, at the same time, new series is the Solar Clipper Trader Tales by Nathan Lowell. Two volumes are available at Amazon and elsewhere at around $5 and he has many more in the pipeline.
Edit: Quarter Share and Half Share are now out, Full Share is coming out in the next couple of months. http://solarclipper.com/
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I caught these when the author read them and put them out as audio books. I'm not sure what changes were made for the print books, but I really enjoyed listening to the story of life aboard ship and the growth of the characters.