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FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
Tense in tone, about race and racism, set in near future.
“Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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The Shrinking ManNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1956
About survival and loneliness.
The Body SnatchersNovel
Jack Finneystandalone novel1955
Horror, tense and eerie in tone, set in small town.
Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
Emotional in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary.
“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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Those Who WatchNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1967
First contact, reflective in tone, about survival.
“Each of the aliens is injured during the accident, and all are taken in and nursed back to health by kindly human beings.”
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