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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about identity and coming of age, set in near future.
Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about space exploration and loneliness, set in countryside & village.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, set in small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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Earth AbidesNovel
George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and plague and pandemic.
“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about loneliness, set in our world.
All Flesh Is GrassNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1965
First contact, mysterious in tone, set in small town.