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The Sparrow is not in a movie, though you can get a fine reading on audiobook. It isn't wholly in our solar system but doesn't presume FTL travel. This well-written book is richly textured and is my favorite book, not just in sci-fi. And although it is definitely sci-fi, it doesn't have the feel of a sci-fi book. I actually had to double-check I was reading the right book when I first started out. Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora is likewise not within the solar system but doesn't presume FTL. If you liked the detail of Red/Green/Blue Mars, you might like this. And Ben Bova's Grand Tour series (I particularly liked the two Jupiter books (1) (2), if you're not wanting to do the whole set) is pretty well-told hard sci-fi about all the opportunities within the solar system and is well inside your requested range. I also recommend two alternate-timeline items. One is the Lady Astronaut series, starting with The Calculating Stars, with a really great reading by the author on audio that I highly recommend. Rare that an author is also such an excellent performer. The other alternate timeline is Jed Mercurio's Ascent, though I found chapter 1 to be needlessly violent in a way that doesn't support the rest of the plot and I honestly recommend just literally starting reading at chapter 2.