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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens and technological singularity.

series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and surveillance, set in big city.

Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.

The Lathe of HeavenNovel

Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971

Eerie and tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in big city.

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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