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Up the Walls of the World / James Tiptree, Jr.

As a sentient cosmic entity destroys star systems, telepathic aliens from the planet Tyree seek survival by seizing the minds and bodies of psychically gifted humans on Earth. This 1978 science fiction novel explores themes of extinction and consciousness transfer.
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