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    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1973

    Dark and challenging in tone, about madness and addiction.

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    Samuel R. Delany · standalone novel · 1975

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    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1974

    About survival and identity, set in europe.

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