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DhalgrenNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1975
Set in north america and big city.
HARMNovel
Brian W. Aldissstandalone novel2007
About totalitarianism.
“To evade this misery Prisoner B escapes - through his split personality - to a science fiction-like planet ruled by insects.”
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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
Reflective in tone, about survival, set in europe and big city.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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CrashNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1973
Dark in tone, about addiction, set in big city and british isles.
VALISSeries
series4 books1981
completed
Reflective in tone, about faith and religion.
“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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Briefing for a Descent Into HellNovel
Doris Lessingstandalone novel1971
Reflective in tone.