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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens, set in north america and near future.
VALISSeries
series4 books1981
completed
About identity.
“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
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IslandNovel
Aldous Huxleystandalone novel1962
Literary & general, about ecological collapse, set in mid 20th century and islands.
“Although it has a plot, the plot largely serves to further conceptual explorations rather than setting up and resolving conventional narrative tension.”
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AnathemNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2008
Hard science fiction, about aliens, set in secondary world.
A Romance of Two WorldsNovel
Marie Corellistandalone novel1886
Fantasy, set in 19th century.
A Time of ChangesNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
About identity, set in other star systems and far future.