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Piers Anthony - Prostho Plus
(Repost from Livejournal)
Dr. Dillingham is a human dentist who suddenly has to treat a denizen of a flying saucer. After the successful treatment, the grateful proto-Greys abduct him and sell him in outer space. Poor doctor gets acquainted with number of (amusingly) alien species and their various dental problems. Eventually he finds himself in the Galactic University of Dentistry and faces its internal politicking.
Major drilling work for Dillingham )
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Ian McDonald - Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone

(This is repost from LJ)

His palms bring madness )
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Ian MacDonald - Hearts Hands and Voices

(US edition. Broken Land)

(This is repost from LJ)
Civil war in a pseudo-African land )
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Greg Bear - Queen of Angels

(This is repost from LJ)

The year 2047 is coming. Nanotechnology is commonplace and forensic investigators can examine the crime scene molecule by molecule. Recycled organic waste has replaced oil.
Nanotech in four storylines )
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So there was first WorldCon in Finland. In Helsinki, of course.
Entrance to the Pasila Conference Center
(Entrance to the Pasila Conference Center)

Five days of Finnish WorldCon )

Programs I did not manage to go to in time )
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Pat Cadigan - Mindplayers

(This is repost from LJ, And this is just one of the first written by Queen of Cyberpunk)

Alexandra "Deadpan Allie" Haas, this world's equivalent to a drug junkie, is caught red-brained using an unlicensed psychosis and the Brain Police gives her a choice - train yourself to become a shrink or go to jail. So she goes to J. Walter Tech to become a professional.
Cyberspace the psychiatrists' way )
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Nick Pollotta & Phil Foglio: Illegal Aliens (1989)

(This is repost from LJ)

Spherical alien ship lands on the Central Park of the NYC and teleports a group of test subjects inside to test their suitability to enter the Galactic League. Or that's what they say. The humans just happen to be a gang of street thugs. And the hilarity ensues.
Not the kind of First Contact the SETI people would probably wish for )
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Keith Laumer - Retief At Large

Jaime Retief is a secondary level diplomat in the CDT - Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne - that represents the interest of Earth humans ("terries") in the galaxy. The main political opponent of humans are the Soviet analogue aliens named Groaci, who are just about as devious as you can think of.

Only competent human diplomat in the galaxy )

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