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DhalgrenNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1975
About madness, set in contemporary and north america.
Eye in the SkyNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957
About madness, set in mid 20th century and 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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HARMNovel
Brian W. Aldissstandalone novel2007
About madness and totalitarianism, set in contemporary.
“To evade this misery Prisoner B escapes - through his split personality - to a science fiction-like planet ruled by insects.”
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Kirsten Bakisstandalone novel1997
Sad in tone, about genetic engineering, set in north america.
More Than HumanNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1953
Reflective in tone, about psychic powers and found family.
“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival, set in contemporary and europe.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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