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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion and identity, set in near future.
The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Reflective in tone, about loneliness, set in our world and mid 20th century.
Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about loneliness, set in mid 20th century and countryside & village.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival, set in mid 20th century.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, adventurous in tone, set in near future.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Horror and alien invasion, tense in tone, set in contemporary.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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