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The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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The Door Into SummerNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
Time travel, about revenge and robots, set in near future.
Dolphin IslandNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1963
Hopeful in tone, about survival, set in oceania and islands.
“A teen stows away on a giant freight hovership that makes an emergency landing near his house.”
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The Diamond AgeNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1995
Cyberpunk, about nanotechnology and class conflict, set in near future.
The Star BeastNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1954
About aliens, set in our world and near future.
“A talking alien pet has grown to the size of a small dinosaur.”
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Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
About virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world and near future.
“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
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