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LostNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2001
About grief and loss and family secrets, set in british isles.
“Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”
from the catalogue
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact, about aliens and space exploration.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
from the catalogue
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.”
from the catalogue
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
Or What You WillNovel
Jo Waltonstandalone novel2020
About immortality and art and artists.
GhostwrittenNovel
David Mitchellstandalone novel1999
About ecological collapse, set in east asia.
“Various individuals around the globe cross paths, while the complexities of modern societies lead to human civilization's inevitable end.”
from the catalogue