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Eye in the SkyNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957
Challenging in tone, about identity and madness, set in north america.
“Eight visitors touring a particle-accelerator facility are caught in a catastrophic malfunction, a collapsing platform, a burst of radiation, that leaves them all unconscious.”
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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
About aliens and parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
QuicksandNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1967
Tense in tone, about aliens and identity, set in british isles.
Twilight ZoneUniverse
universe40 books1960
Science fiction, set in our world.
“Picture, if you will, an ordinary person on an ordinary afternoon: a tired salesman, a frightened child, a man who wants only to be left alone.”
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Start with Stories from the Twilight Zone →
includes Twilight Zone Collections, Twilight Zone Scripts (Richard Matheson), Twilight Zone Scripts (Rod Serling), Twilight Zone Anthologies, The Twilight Zone Novels, Twilight Zone Doubles
Ring Around the SunNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1953
About class conflict, set in parallel universe and north america.
The Lathe of HeavenNovel
Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971
Tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in near future and big city.