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Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980

First contact, tense in tone, about aliens, set in north america.

“WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”
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Southern Reach TrilogySeries

series4 books2014

Weird fiction and horror, eerie in tone, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
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SphereNovel

Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1987

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about aliens, set in underwater.

“Keeping Top Secret, the US Navy is guarding a gigantic spaceship that has been lying on the Pacific ocean floor for centuries, overgrown with corals.”
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AscensionNovel

Nicholas Bingestandalone novel2023

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about expeditions and space exploration.

DepartureNovel

A. G. Riddlestandalone novel2014

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“As they begin to piece together the truth, they discover they have the power to change the future and the past--to save our world. or end it.”
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LightningNovel

Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1988

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone.

“A young woman repeatedly experiences her life being saved by a mysterious stranger...”
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