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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Venus Plus XNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1960
Set in mid 20th century and otherworld.
“Charlie Johns wakes in a featureless silver room with no memory of how he got there and a watch that's inexplicably running backward.”
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Angela Carterstandalone novel1972
Surrealism and magical realism.
WhileawaySeries
series4 books1972
completed
Set in contemporary.
Start with When It Changed →
TritonNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1976
About political intrigue, set in other star systems and far future.
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle