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Galactic MilieuSeries

series10 books1981

completed

Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
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Start with The Many-Colored Land →

Time Is the Simplest ThingNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1961

Science fiction, set in our world and near future.

“The underlying theme is intolerance of ordinary people towards those with unusual abilities.”
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FlashforwardNovel

Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1999

Science fiction, about identity, set in our world and near future.

“At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider accelerator is performing a run to search for the Higgs boson.”
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Cemetery WorldNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1973

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Ravaged 10,000 years earlier by war, Earth was reclaimed by its space-dwelling offspring as a planet of landscaping and tombstones.”
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Son of ManNovel

Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971

Science fiction, challenging in tone, about identity, set in far future.

“Some of the issues discussed in the book are sexuality, telepathic communication between people, physical prowess or frailty, division of humans by caste or ability, and the preservation of ancient wisdom, among other things.”
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Molly MoonSeries

series6 books2003

Fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“For ten miserable years she's lived under the cruel rule of Miss Adderstone in grim Hardwick House.”
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Start with Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism →

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