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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about identity and coming of age, set in near future.
Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in mid 20th century and small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about loneliness, set in mid 20th century and 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 and mid 20th century.
The PeopleSeries
series33 books1952
completed
Science fiction, set in north america.
“Zenna Henderson told their story mostly through linked short fiction, gathered into the fix-up novels Pilgrimage and The People: No Different Flesh and later omnibus collections.”
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Start with I (Pilgrimage: The Book of the People) →
Saint LeibowitzSeries
series6 books1955
completed
Post-apocalyptic, set in far future.
“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →