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Cat's CradleNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1963
Satire and postmodern, dark in tone, about nanotechnology.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens, set in north america and near future.
Eye in the SkyNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about identity and madness, set in north america.
“Eight visitors touring a particle-accelerator facility are caught in a catastrophic malfunction, a collapsing platform, a burst of radiation, that leaves them all unconscious.”
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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.