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Spacetime DonutsNovel
Rudy Ruckerstandalone novel1981
Challenging in tone.
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, reflective in tone, about space exploration and faith and religion.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america and near future.
The Dreaming JewelsNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1950
Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
Bittersweet and reflective in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
RoadmarksNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1979
Science fantasy and time travel, adventurous in tone, about dragons.