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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about aliens, set in our world.
Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about aliens and space exploration, set in countryside & village.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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Earth AbidesNovel
George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and plague and pandemic.
“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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The Shrinking ManNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about survival and identity.
Dying InsideNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1972
About psychic powers and identity, set in contemporary and big city.
Ring Around the SunNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1953
About class conflict, set in parallel universe and our world.