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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and psychic powers, set in near future.
DhalgrenNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1975
About loneliness, set in big city.
WhileawaySeries
series4 books1972
completed
About gender and society.
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Eye in the SkyNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1957
Set in mid 20th century.
“Eight visitors touring a particle-accelerator facility are caught in a catastrophic malfunction, a collapsing platform, a burst of radiation, that leaves them all unconscious.”
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A Time of ChangesNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
Set in other star systems.
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact and hard science fiction, about aliens and space exploration.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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