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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 Zap GunNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1967
Satire, dark in tone, about war, set in north america.
The Mind CageNovel
A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1957
About totalitarianism.
Time Is the Simplest ThingNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1961
Time travel, reflective in tone, set in north america.
“The underlying theme is intolerance of ordinary people towards those with unusual abilities.”
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Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
About genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in far future and north america.
“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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FlashforwardNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1999
Time travel, mysterious in tone, set in europe.
“At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider accelerator is performing a run to search for the Higgs boson.”
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