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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about psychic powers, set in north america and near future.
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact, about space exploration, set in contemporary and our world.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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ErewhonSeries
series4 books1872
completed
Literary & general and satire, about class conflict.
Start with Erewhon, or, Over the Range →
VALISSeries
series4 books1981
completed
Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, about faith and religion and identity.
“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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Start with VALIS →
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of SandNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1984
Set in galactic scale and far future.
Inverted WorldNovel
Christopher Prieststandalone novel1974
Mysterious in tone, about survival.
“A city travels slowly along tracks laid by the residents ahead of the city and pulled up from behind the city, through territory where other people live.”
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