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George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949

Post-apocalyptic, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in north america.

“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel

Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963

About aliens and loneliness, set in our world and north america.

Way StationNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963

First contact, about aliens and space exploration, set in north america.

“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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Trouble with LichenNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1960

About immortality and gender and society, set in british isles.

“Biochemists Diana Brackley and Francis Saxover, working independently, both isolate a compound from a rare lichen that appears to dramatically slow the aging process.”
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Venus Plus XNovel

Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1960

Challenging in tone, about gender and society and identity, set in otherworld.

“Charlie Johns wakes in a featureless silver room with no memory of how he got there and a watch that's inexplicably running backward.”
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Ring Around the SunNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1953

About class conflict, set in parallel universe and our world.

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