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The Winds of AltairNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1973
Tense in tone, about space colonization and identity.
“Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america.
Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Set in far future.
“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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includes Ender Wiggin, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
Bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity and identity, set in our world.
The Book of Strange New ThingsNovel
Michel Faberstandalone novel2014
About faith and religion and loneliness.
SparrowSeries
series2 books1996
About faith and religion and grief and loss.
“The title refers to Gospel of Matthew 10:29–31, which relates that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God's knowledge thereof.”
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Start with The Sparrow →