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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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The Drowned WorldNovel

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1962

Post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse and madness, set in big city.

The Dream MasterNovel

Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1966

About virtual reality and psychic powers, set in our world.

“Zelazny's original title was The Ides of Octember.”
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BorneSeries

series3 books2017

Weird fiction and post-apocalyptic, about genetic engineering, set in big city.

“Jeff VanderMeer's series continues with the related novels The Strange Bird and Dead Astronauts, set in the same devastated world.”
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Amnesia MoonNovel

Jonathan Lethemstandalone novel1995

Post-apocalyptic, mysterious in tone, about amnesia.

“Lethem adapted the novel from several unpublished short stories he had written, all about catastrophic, apocalyptic events.”
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