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  • Cover of Stranger in a Strange Land
    Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1961

    About faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america and near future.

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  • Cover of The Fresco
    The FrescoNovel

    Sheri S. Tepper · standalone novel · 2000

    About political intrigue, set in our world.

    “The Fresco was on the shortlist for 2001 James Tiptree, Jr. Award”

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  • Cover of Calculating God
    Calculating GodNovel

    Robert J. Sawyer · standalone novel · 2000

    Reflective in tone, about faith and religion, set in our world.

    “The bulk of the novel covers the many discussions and arguments on this topic, as well as the nature of belief, religion, and science.”

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  • Cover of The Gods Themselves
    The Gods ThemselvesNovel

    Isaac Asimov · standalone novel · 1972

    Hard science fiction, set in far future and parallel universe.

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  • Cover of Exordia
    ExordiaNovel

    Seth Dickinson · standalone novel · 2024

    Dark in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in our world.

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  • Cover of Contact
    ContactNovel

    Carl Sagan · standalone novel · 1985

    Reflective in tone, about space exploration and faith and religion, set in our world.

    “The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”

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