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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about aliens and loneliness, set in north america.
Ring Around the SunNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1953
About class conflict, set in parallel universe and north america.
Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and DiscordNovel
Olaf Stapledonstandalone novel1944
Sad in tone, about uplift and identity.
“A sense of existential questioning suffuses the book, as the author delves into aspects of Sirius's psyche.”
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The DisappearanceNovel
Philip Wyliestandalone novel1951
Challenging in tone, about gender and society and totalitarianism, set in parallel universe.
“A speculative novel years ahead of the feminist movement it anticipates.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
Venus Plus XNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1960
Challenging in tone, about gender and society and identity, set in otherworld.
“Charlie Johns wakes in a featureless silver room with no memory of how he got there and a watch that's inexplicably running backward.”
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