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A soldier becomes displaced in time during World War II and experiences events from his past and future, including an alien abduction.
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
An insurance salesman develops telepathic abilities, which leads him into a world of hidden telepath societies and a deeper understanding of human potential.
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
A group of explorers travel through a wormhole in search of a new habitable planet as Earth is facing extinction.
Contact by Carl Sagan
A bounty hunter tracks down rogue androids on a post-apocalyptic Earth.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
A human raised by Martians returns to Earth and struggles to understand human social practices.
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Set on a frozen planet where the indigenous species communicates through complex singing, humans must navigate the intricacies of an alien culture to survive and communicate.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
A linguist communicates with an alien race to understand their unique language and perspective on time.
Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
Set in a dystopian future where humanity has regressed to a pre-industrial state and is ruled by 'Big Brother'.
1984 by George Orwell
Young Paul Atreides navigates the political and ecological challenges of ruling the desert planet, the source of a valuable substance.
Dune by Frank Herbert
The time-traveling adventures of a British ChronoGuard member, with a particular focus on the investigation of literary inaccuracies.
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Humans and aliens interact on the bizarre surface of a ringworld, an artificial habitat with its own ecosystems and weather patterns.
Ringworld by Larry Niven
Follows the adventure of Arthur Dent, the last surviving man following the demolition of Earth by a bureaucratic alien race.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The tale of a fireman who burns books, living in a future totalitarian society where literature is outlawed.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Psychiatric patients on a space hospital are inadvertently connected into a group consciousness by a new treatment.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
In a future where the planet's climate has changed drastically, a lone botanist remains on an international space station, cultivating plant life.
The Martian by Andy Weir
An epic space opera involving the desert planet Arrakis and the control of a precious substance.
Dune by Frank Herbert
A human expedition to an ancient alien space station must unlock the secrets of a vanished civilization.
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
A war against invading alien 'buggers' is fought by training gifted children in military strategies through games.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Time-traveling historians study the Middle Ages in a highly realistic historical setting while trying to avoid altering the past.
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Set in a futuristic dystopian world where society is divided by genetic modification; the natural 'faithbirths' are at odds with genetically optimized 'gen-rich' elite.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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