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Dying InsideNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1972
About psychic powers, set in north america and big city.
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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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Set in mid 20th century and north america.
The Man Who Folded HimselfNovel
David Gerroldstandalone novel1973
Time travel.
Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and DiscordNovel
Olaf Stapledonstandalone novel1944
About uplift, set in mid 20th century.
“A sense of existential questioning suffuses the book, as the author delves into aspects of Sirius's psyche.”
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ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact and hard science fiction, about space exploration and faith and religion.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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