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Sinister BarrierNovel
Eric Frank Russellstandalone novel1939
Set in contemporary.
“Russell revised and expanded the book for its first US publication by Fantasy Press in 1948.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, challenging in tone, about 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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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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The Last TheoremNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Frederik Pohlstandalone novel2008
First contact and alien invasion, set in south asia.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity and identity.
Islands in the NetNovel
Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1988
Cyberpunk, about political intrigue and class conflict, set in africa.
“The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck parts of Africa.”
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