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ChockySeries
series2 books1968
Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.
“The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”
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BillySeries
series15 books2005
completed
Humor, funny in tone.
Start with Billy and the Ants →
The Goblin ReservationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1968
Adventurous in tone.
The VisitorsNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980
First contact, tense in tone, about survival, set in north america.
“WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”
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Sinister BarrierNovel
Eric Frank Russellstandalone novel1939
Tense in tone, about surveillance.
“Russell revised and expanded the book for its first US publication by Fantasy Press in 1948.”
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SphereNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1987
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in underwater and spaceship.
“Keeping Top Secret, the US Navy is guarding a gigantic spaceship that has been lying on the Pacific ocean floor for centuries, overgrown with corals.”
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