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Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about loneliness, 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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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about loneliness, set in our world.
Earth AbidesNovel
George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949
Post-apocalyptic, about plague and pandemic and ecological collapse.
“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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Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
About cloning and space colonization, set in far future and outer planets & moons.
“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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Those Who WatchNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1967
First contact, about identity.
“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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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in near future.