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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch
Fahrenheit 451Series
series2 books1951
completed
Dystopia, about books and reading and totalitarianism, set in north america.
“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fireman →
I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
Dystopia, about body swap and immortality, set in our world.
More Than HumanNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1953
About psychic powers and found family, set in our world.
“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
from the catalogue