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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america and near future.
The NeurodiversiverseSeries
series1 book2024
Science fiction and first contact, about aliens and identity, set in contemporary.
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
Bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in our world and near future.
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about space exploration and faith and religion, set in our world.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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The Dreaming JewelsNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1950
About genetic engineering, set in our world.
Hard LandingNovel
Algis Budrysstandalone novel1993
Set in north america and our world.
“When an alien spacecraft crashes into a swamp on the US Atlantic coast, the fates of the humanoid surviving crew members are described as they separate and attempt to avoid discovery by blending into the American public.”
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