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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
The Shrinking ManNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1956
About survival and loneliness, set in north america.
Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969
Literary & general and time travel, about war.
“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Cosmic Trilogy (C. S. Lewis)Series
series4 books1938
completed
About faith and religion.
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival, set in our world.
“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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