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Venus Plus XNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1960
Challenging in tone, about gender and society, 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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More Than HumanNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1953
About psychic powers and found family, set in our world.
“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, about aliens, set in our world and near future.
Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and DiscordNovel
Olaf Stapledonstandalone novel1944
Sad in tone, about uplift and loneliness, set in our world.
“A sense of existential questioning suffuses the book, as the author delves into aspects of Sirius's psyche.”
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The DisappearanceNovel
Philip Wyliestandalone novel1951
About gender and society and totalitarianism, set in our world and parallel universe.
“A speculative novel years ahead of the feminist movement it anticipates.”
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