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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about psychic powers, set in north america and near future.
AnathemNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2008
Hard science fiction, set in secondary world.
Calculating GodNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2000
First contact, set in contemporary.
“The bulk of the novel covers the many discussions and arguments on this topic, as well as the nature of belief, religion, and science.”
from the catalogue
ErewhonSeries
series4 books1872
completed
Literary & general and satire, about class conflict, set in secondary world.
Start with Erewhon, or, Over the Range →
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact and hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in contemporary.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
from the catalogue
A Mirror for ObserversNovel
Edgar Pangbornstandalone novel1954
About political intrigue, set in mars.
“The plot concerns a philosophical conflict between settlers from Mars who attempt to influence human development.”
from the catalogue