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Creatures of Light and DarknessNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1969
Science fantasy, dark in tone, about gods, set in space.
“Some humans have god-like powers or perhaps are actually gods—the names and aspects of various Egyptian gods are used.”
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The Gardens of DelightNovel
Ian Watsonstandalone novel1980
Science fantasy.
Shroud (Adrian Tchaikovsky)Series
series2 books2024
Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about space exploration, set in underground & caves.
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SolarisNovel
Stanisław Lemstandalone novel1961
First contact and hard science fiction, about madness and loneliness.
The Gates of EdenNovel
Brian Stablefordstandalone novel1983
First contact, mysterious in tone, about space exploration.
“The explorer vessel Ariadne had gone toward galactic center and was considered lost - until its call was heard appealing for a xeno-biologist.”
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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
About parenthood, set in british isles and mid 20th century.