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The Dreaming JewelsNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1950
Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering.
Dark MatterNovel
Blake Crouchstandalone novel2016
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in parallel universe and north america.
“Jason Dessen, college physics professor, husband and father, is kidnapped and taken to a parallel universe where his counterpart had dedicated his life to inventing a method of traveling between an infinity of parallel universes.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
The HumansNovel
Matt Haigstandalone novel2013
Emotional in tone, about aliens.
“When an extraterrestrial arrives on Earth, his first impressions of humans are less than positive.”
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Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering, set in north america.
“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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More Than HumanNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1953
Reflective in tone, about psychic powers and found family.
“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
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