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I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
About body swap and immortality.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
GreybeardNovel
Brian W. Aldissstandalone novel1964
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and grief and loss, set in british isles.
“Long after a catastrophe that has sterilized humans and most other mammals, the 54-year-old protagonists—Greybeard and Martha—take a tour of entropic England.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Challenging in tone, about totalitarianism, set in big city.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Never Let Me GoNovel
Kazuo Ishigurostandalone novel2005
Literary & general, sad in tone, about cloning and coming of age.
“A film adaptation directed by Mark Romanek was released in 2010.”
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