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Tales from the White HartSeries
series19 books1949
Science fiction, funny in tone, set in mid 20th century and our world.
Start with Critical Mass →
Cat's CradleNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1963
Satire and postmodern, about nanotechnology and faith and religion.
More Than HumanNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1953
Reflective in tone, about found family and identity.
“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
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The Mouse That RoaredSeries
series6 books1955
completed
Satire.
“The 1955 novel uses Fenwick's mismatched ambitions to poke fun at Cold War politics and the nuclear arms race, and Wibberley kept the joke going across four more novels into the 1970s.”
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Start with The Mouse That Roared →
Ring Around the SunNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1953
Reflective in tone, about class conflict, set in parallel universe and north america.
A Stir of EchoesNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1958
Horror and paranormal, eerie in tone.