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  • Cover of What Entropy Means to Me
    What Entropy Means to MeNovel

    George Alec Effinger · standalone novel · 1972

    Science fiction and humor, funny and whimsical in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

    “As Dore stood by, he saw the Doctor backing slowly into the corner where he would meet his fate.”

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  • Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Universe
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

    universe · 18 books · 1979

    Set in space and far future.

    “The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”

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  • Cover of Mathematicians in Love
    Mathematicians in LoveNovel

    Rudy Rucker · standalone novel · 2006

    Science fiction, whimsical in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

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  • Cover of Crosstalk
    CrosstalkNovel

    Connie Willis · standalone novel · 2016

    Romance, about psychic powers and friendship, set in north america.

    “In a similar situation to Bellwether and Passage, the main character, Briddey Flannigan, is part of a larger institution who gets caught up in series of escalating events.”

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  • Cover of Martians, Go Home
    Martians, Go HomeNovel

    Fredric Brown · standalone novel · 1955

    Alien invasion and satire, about aliens.

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  • Cover of Out of Their Minds
    Out of Their MindsNovel

    Clifford D. Simak · standalone novel · 1970

    Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world.

    “What if their world were real - if vampires, devils and Don Quixote hobnobbed with Dagwood Bumstead and Charlie Brown.”

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