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Oxford Time TravelSeries
series6 books1982
Science fiction and time travel, tense in tone, about survival, set in british isles and europe.
“Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel novels are set at a near-future Oxford University where historians travel into the past as observers, constrained by a version of history that resists any change large enough to alter real events.”
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The War in the AirNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1908
Military science fiction, about political intrigue, set in our world.
KindredNovel
Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel1979
About slavery and race and racism, set in north america and 19th century.
“Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world and mid 20th century.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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Gravity's RainbowNovel
Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1973
Literary & general and postmodern, challenging in tone, about political intrigue.
“The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military.”
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TimelineNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1999
Adventurous in tone, about expeditions, set in medieval.