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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in big city.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, tense in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity.
“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, about genetic engineering and surveillance, set in big city.
The HostNovel
Stephenie Meyerstandalone novel2008
Romance, emotional in tone, about aliens and survival.
“The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.”
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I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
Dystopia, reflective in tone, about immortality.