Player Piano (1952) In a highly mechanized future society, engineer Dr. Paul Proteus becomes increasingly disillusioned with a world where machines have replaced human workers.

The Sirens of Titan (1959) A wealthy space traveler named Malachi Constant journeys across the solar system, ultimately discovering that humanity's entire purpose has been manipulated by aliens.

Mother Night (1961) The memoirs of Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American who served as a Nazi propagandist during WWII while secretly working as a spy for the U.S.

Cat's Cradle (1963) A narrator investigates the creator of the atomic bomb, leading to a complex story involving a mysterious substance called ice-nine that threatens to destroy the world.

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965) Millionaire Eliot Rosewater operates a charitable foundation while struggling with mental health and questioning the nature of economic inequality.

Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) Billy Pilgrim becomes "unstuck in time," experiencing moments of his life non-linearly, including his survival of the Dresden bombing during WWII.

Breakfast of Champions (1973) Aging writer Kilgore Trout travels to a midwestern arts festival while the narrative explores themes of free will and mental illness through numerous illustrations.

Slapstick (1976) Twin siblings with complementary intelligence devise a plan to end loneliness by creating artificial extended families for all Americans.

Jailbird (1979) A memoir-style account of Walter F. Starbuck, a minor Watergate conspirator, as he reflects on his life after being released from prison.

Deadeye Dick (1982) Rudy Waltz recounts his life story, centered around accidentally killing a pregnant woman when he was twelve years old.

Galápagos (1985) A group of humans become stranded on the Galápagos Islands as humanity faces evolutionary changes over the next million years.

Bluebeard (1987) Abstract expressionist painter Rabo Karabekian writes his autobiography while guarding a mysterious secret in his potato barn.

Hocus Pocus (1990) Vietnam veteran Eugene Debs Hartke chronicles his experiences as a college teacher and prison worker while awaiting trial for a prison break.

Timequake (1997) A blend of autobiography and fiction where everyone in the universe must relive the decade between 1991 and 2001, knowing everything that will happen but powerless to change it.

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