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Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about aliens and loneliness, set in north america.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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The City and the StarsNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1956
About immortality, set in other star systems and far future.
Imperial EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1975
About cloning and space colonization, set in far future and space.
“The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, in large part as a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its quincentennial in 2276, but also to have a clone of himself produced.”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
About aliens and loneliness, set in our world and north america.
Tau ZeroNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1970
Hard science fiction and space opera, set in spaceship and far future.
“During an epic voyage to a planet 30 light years away, the engines of the starship the 'Leonora Christine' are damaged.”
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ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in contemporary.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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