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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.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Start with A Clockwork Orange →
Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and loneliness.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →
The Star BeastNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1954
First contact, about aliens, set in north america.
“A talking alien pet has grown to the size of a small dinosaur.”
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Never Let Me GoNovel
Kazuo Ishigurostandalone novel2005
Dystopia and literary & general, sad in tone, about cloning.
“A film adaptation directed by Mark Romanek was released in 2010.”
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