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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
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First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.
GenesisNovel
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Dystopia, about artificial intelligence.
Blindsight / FirefallSeries
series3 books2006
Hard science fiction and first contact, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence.
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ManifoldSeries
series8 books1997
Hard science fiction.
“Stephen Baxter designed the trilogy to be read in any order, since it plays out across a multiverse rather than a single continuous timeline.”
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I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
Dystopia, about body swap and immortality, set in our world.