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Time Travelers Never DieSeries
series2 books1996
Science fiction and time travel, set in our world and contemporary.
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The Man Who Folded HimselfNovel
David Gerroldstandalone novel1973
About identity and loneliness.
The FermataNovel
Nicholson Bakerstandalone novel1994
Literary & general.
“Like Baker's previous novel Vox, The Fermata was controversial among critics and a bestseller.”
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The Hercules TextNovel
Jack McDevittstandalone novel1986
First contact, about aliens and space exploration, set in north america.
Beyond the LabyrinthNovel
Gillian Rubinsteinstandalone novel1988
First contact, about aliens, set in oceania.
“Fourteen-year-old Brenton questions the choices in his life when an alien anthropologist arrives to study an ancient Aboriginal tribe that once lived in the area around his home.”
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Calculating GodNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2000
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion.
“The bulk of the novel covers the many discussions and arguments on this topic, as well as the nature of belief, religion, and science.”
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