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Where Late the Sweet Birds SangNovel
Kate Wilhelmstandalone novel1976
Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.
AntarcticaNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel1997
Set in arctic & antarctica.
GreybeardNovel
Brian W. Aldissstandalone novel1964
Post-apocalyptic, bittersweet in tone, about 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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I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
About body swap and immortality.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.