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“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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The Black CloudNovel

Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957

Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel

Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963

Reflective in tone, about aliens and loneliness, set in north america.

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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October the First Is Too LateNovel

Fred Hoylestandalone novel1966

Science fiction and time travel, set in our world and mid 20th century.

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