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MockingbirdNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1980
Dystopia, sad in tone, about artificial intelligence and robots.
“WorldCat: In a future world where mankind is dying, humans wander through life in a drugged electronic bliss.”
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The Boat of a Million YearsNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1989
About immortality and identity.
The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about aliens, set in mid 20th century and north america.
The Man in the MazeNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About psychic powers and identity, set in other star systems.
Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and DiscordNovel
Olaf Stapledonstandalone novel1944
Sad in tone, about uplift and identity, set in mid 20th century.
“A sense of existential questioning suffuses the book, as the author delves into aspects of Sirius's psyche.”
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Remnant PopulationNovel
Elizabeth Moonstandalone novel1996
First contact, about aliens and space colonization, set in other star systems.
“People had always told Ofelia what to do; for once she was going to do what she wanted.”
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