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Tales from the White HartSeries
series19 books1949
Science fiction, funny in tone, set in mid 20th century and our world.
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Cat's CradleNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1963
Satire and postmodern, about nanotechnology and faith and religion.
Up the LineNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
Time travel, about identity.
“The plot revolves mainly around the paradoxes brought about by time travel and is considered an example of the more sexually-permissive era of late 1960s American science-fiction, a reflection of the counterculture of its day.”
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Humor, set in space and far future.
“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently
The Black CloudNovel
Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957
Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.
The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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