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series11 books1962

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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includes Dirk Gently, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

Tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →

Flowers for AlgernonNovel

Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966

Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering, set in north america.

“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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The Door Into SummerNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

Time travel, about revenge, set in north america and near future.

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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includes His Dark Materials

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