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  • Cover of Chocky
    ChockySeries

    series · 2 books · 1968

    Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.

    “The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”

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  • Cover of The Visitors
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    Clifford D. Simak · standalone novel · 1980

    First contact, tense in tone, about survival, set in north america.

    “WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”

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  • Cover of Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
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    Frank Cottrell Boyce · standalone novel · 2016

    Humor, about friendship, set in countryside & village.

    “Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list.”

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  • Cover of Sphere
    SphereNovel

    Michael Crichton · standalone novel · 1987

    Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in underwater and spaceship.

    “Keeping Top Secret, the US Navy is guarding a gigantic spaceship that has been lying on the Pacific ocean floor for centuries, overgrown with corals.”

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  • Cover of The Humans
    The HumansNovel

    Matt Haig · standalone novel · 2013

    Emotional in tone, about identity.

    “When an extraterrestrial arrives on Earth, his first impressions of humans are less than positive.”

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  • Cover of Sinister Barrier
    Sinister BarrierNovel

    Eric Frank Russell · standalone novel · 1939

    Tense in tone, about surveillance.

    “Russell revised and expanded the book for its first US publication by Fantasy Press in 1948.”

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