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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
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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The Collected Stories of Philip K. DickSeries
series11 books1987
completed
Science fiction, about identity, set in our world.
“See Philip K. Dick bibliography for information about the mass market reprints.”
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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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