Invading extraterrestrial plants in a world gone blind, except for Two. Tour de force storytelling. Bernard Wolfe Limbo 1952 Masterful tale of a future where men cut off their arms so that they won't make war. Amazing and disturbing book. The first of Bester's masterpieces.
Rich guy attempts to get away with murder in a part-telepathic society.
Arthur C. Clarke Childhood's End 1953 Alien Overlords arrive and bring order to a troubled world. And the humans Dream, and transcend. One of science fiction's most mystical books. The Paradox Men 1953 Superior tale of the paradoxes of time travel. Ward Moore Bring the Jubilee 1953 One of the best alternative world stories, in which the DSouth has won the Civil War.