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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about aliens, set in our world.
Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about aliens, set in countryside & village.
“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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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic, about vampires and survival.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The Shrinking ManNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about survival and identity.
We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Gothic, eerie in tone, about family secrets.
“A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”
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In Milton Lumky TerritoryNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1985
About identity.
“Originally written in 1958, but rejected by prospective publishers, this book was eventually published posthumously in 1985 by Dragon Press.”
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