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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.
The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
About space colonization, set in mars.
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I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
About body swap and immortality, set in our world.
Player PianoNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1952
Dystopia and satire, about class conflict, set in north america.
The Drowned WorldNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1962
Post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse and survival.