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All Flesh Is GrassNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1965
First contact, about aliens, set in small town.
The Cosmic PuppetsNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957
Weird fiction, eerie in tone, about gods and identity.
“Barton learns that the town is a battleground in a cosmic struggle between two ancient beings, a conflict that has twisted the fabric of his home and the memories of its inhabitants.”
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The House That Stood StillNovel
A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1950
Mystery & detective, about immortality, set in our world.
“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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The PowerNovel
Frank M. Robinsonstandalone novel1956
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about psychic powers and murder investigation.
“As he tries to uncover the superhuman, his existence is erased and his associates murdered, until he faces a showdown with an apparently invincible opponent.”
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The Crying of Lot 49Novel
Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1966
Literary & general and postmodern.
“The shortest of Pynchon's novels, the plot follows Oedipa Maas, a young Californian woman who begins to embrace a conspiracy theory as she possibly unearths a centuries-old feud between two mail distribution companies.”
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MajesticNovel
Whitley Strieberstandalone novel1989
About aliens.