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Eye in the SkyNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957
Challenging in tone, about 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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Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, set in near future and big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
About aliens and parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
Time Out of JointNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1959
Mysterious in tone, about virtual reality and madness, set in north america.
QuicksandNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1967
Tense in tone, about aliens, set in british isles.