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The Fifth Head of CerberusSeries

series4 books1972

Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about identity, set in far future and other star systems.

“The novella was included in the anthology Nebula Award Stories Eight.”
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Stations of the TideNovel

Michael Swanwickstandalone novel1991

Eerie in tone.

EmbassytownNovel

China Miévillestandalone novel2011

First contact, about aliens and space colonization.

“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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Six Moon DanceNovel

Sheri S. Tepperstandalone novel1998

Space opera, dark in tone, about ecological collapse.

“For every living thing on newholme is doomed, unless Mouche can appease something dark and terrible that is coiled within...and surrender to the mysterious ecstatic revelry taht results when the six moons join.”
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Citizen of the GalaxyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

Space opera, about coming of age and slavery, set in space.

“On a planet far distant from Earth, a lame beggar buys a young boy slave who has forgotten his origins.”
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The Werewolf PrincipleNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1967

About amnesia and shapeshifters, set in our world and north america.

“Tormented by eerie sensations and a loss of memory, he didn't know who he really was nor exactly where he came from.”
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