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FirestarterNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1980
Thriller & suspense, about parenthood.
“WorldCat: Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...”
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The InstituteNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2019
Horror and thriller & suspense.
“When his parents are murdered, he is kidnapped by intruders and awakens in the Institute, a facility that houses other abducted children who have telepathy or telekinesis.”
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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, about aliens, set in near future.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Horror and psychological horror, about revenge, set in small town.
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in far future.
“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
About plague and pandemic.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →