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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
New York 2140Novel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2017
Dystopia, about ecological collapse, set in north america and big city.
The PowerNovel
Naomi Aldermanstandalone novel2016
Dystopia, dark in tone, about gender and society.
Islands in the NetNovel
Bruce Sterlingstandalone novel1988
Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in africa.
“The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck parts of Africa.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.
AntarcticaNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel1997
About ecological collapse, set in arctic & antarctica.