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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About faith and religion and identity, set in north america and near future.
Venus Plus XNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1960
Reflective in tone, about identity, set in 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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The Gods ThemselvesNovel
Isaac Asimovstandalone novel1972
Hard science fiction, set in far future and parallel universe.
TritonNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1976
Reflective in tone, about identity and political intrigue, set in far future.
Glory SeasonNovel
David Brinstandalone novel1993
About genetic engineering, set in far future.
“An announcement in the back of one edition of Earth is for a novel titled Stratos, to be released in the spring of 1992.”
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The DisappearanceNovel
Philip Wyliestandalone novel1951
Reflective in tone, about totalitarianism, set in our world and parallel universe.
“A speculative novel years ahead of the feminist movement it anticipates.”
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