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The Sirens of TitanNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1959
Space opera, set in far future and mars.
The Black CloudNovel
Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957
Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about survival, set in british isles.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival and war.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Reflective and sad in tone, about loneliness, set in north america.