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Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and DiscordNovel
Olaf Stapledonstandalone novel1944
Sad in tone.
“A sense of existential questioning suffuses the book, as the author delves into aspects of Sirius's psyche.”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about aliens, set in north america.
The DisappearanceNovel
Philip Wyliestandalone novel1951
About gender and society and totalitarianism, set in parallel universe.
“A speculative novel years ahead of the feminist movement it anticipates.”
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Venus Plus XNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1960
About gender and society, set in otherworld.
“Charlie Johns wakes in a featureless silver room with no memory of how he got there and a watch that's inexplicably running backward.”
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Eye in the SkyNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957
Eerie 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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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.