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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
Under the SkinNovel
Michel Faberstandalone novel2000
Dark in tone, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“Set on the coast in north-central Scotland, it traces an alien who, assuming human form, drives around the countryside picking up male hitchhikers whom she drugs and delivers to her home planet.”
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The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Dark in tone, set in north america and small town.
Nightmare HourSeries
series1 book1999
Start with Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror →
The Jonah KitNovel
Ian Watsonstandalone novel1975
Reflective in tone.
Into the Out ofNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1986
Tense in tone.