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CavorSeries
series2 books1901
Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in underground & caves.
“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
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The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
Reflective in tone, about space colonization, set in mars and near future.
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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, set in our world and near future.
The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
About parenthood, set in british isles and mid 20th century.
The Lathe of HeavenNovel
Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971
About psychic powers, set in our world and near future.
The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Dark in tone, set in north america and contemporary.