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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, about aliens, set in our world and near future.
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.”
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Venus Plus XNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1960
Challenging in tone, about gender and society, set in mid 20th century.
“Charlie Johns wakes in a featureless silver room with no memory of how he got there and a watch that's inexplicably running backward.”
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I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
About body swap and immortality, set in near future and our world.
GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
Fantasy and literary & general, about immortality and quests.
“After drinking a mysterious fluid that grants him immortality, the young Axona man Flapping Eagle sets out on a centuries-long search for his vanished sister, drifting through identities and eras as the decades pass without aging him.”
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