More like Roar, Volume 1

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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity and identity.
Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, dark in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.
The Speed of DarkNovel
Elizabeth Moonstandalone novel2002
Emotional in tone, about identity, set in north america.
“From the Penguin Random House website In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past.”
from the catalogue
Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about nanotechnology and technological singularity, set in north america.
Holy FireNovel
Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1996
About immortality and identity, set in europe.