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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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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
More Than HumanNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1953
About psychic powers and found family.
“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
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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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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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