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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival and loneliness, set in europe and big city.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact and hard science fiction, about aliens and faith and religion.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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The Ghosts of HeavenNovel
Marcus Sedgwickstandalone novel2014
Historical fiction, eerie in tone, about space colonization and survival.
DhalgrenNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1975
About madness and loneliness, set in north america and big city.