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The House That Stood StillNovel
A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1950
Mystery & detective, about immortality, set in north america.
“Drawn in through his attraction to a cult member, the lawyer learns the group possesses technology beyond its disguise, including spacecraft, and is preparing to relocate the house's stones off-world to escape a coming war.”
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ArtifactNovel
Gregory Benfordstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about aliens, set in europe and contemporary.
“Archaeologists have discovered in Greece an object of alien origin buried 3500 years ago.”
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Against a Dark BackgroundNovel
Iain M. Banksstandalone novel1993
Space opera, about heist, set in other star systems and far future.
HeecheeSeries
series19 books1972
completed
About aliens and space exploration, set in far future and space.
“The Heechee are an advanced alien race that visited the Solar System hundreds of millennia ago and then mysteriously disappeared.”
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The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy TaleNovel
L. Frank Baumstandalone novel1901
About deal with the devil and coming of age, set in early 20th century and north america.
“Rob Joslyn is an amateur electrical tinkerer, wiring up batteries and motors with more enthusiasm than skill, when one bungled experiment does something no wiring diagram predicted: it summons the Demon of Electricity.”
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The Accelerati TrilogySeries
series3 books2014
Set in contemporary and north america.
“In the attic room, he finds a collection of old junk.”
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