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  • Cover of Childhood's End
    Childhood's EndNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1953

    First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.

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    series · 9 books · 1962

    completed

    Set in near future.

    “Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”

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  • Cover of More Than Human
    More Than HumanNovel

    Theodore Sturgeon · standalone novel · 1953

    Reflective in tone, about psychic powers and found family.

    “Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”

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    Ursula K. Le Guin · standalone novel · 1971

    Tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in near future and big city.

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    Philip K. Dick · standalone novel · 1959

    About virtual reality and identity, set in north america.

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    M. P. Shiel · standalone novel · 1901

    Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about last of their kind, set in early 20th century.

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