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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in our world.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dark in tone, about 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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Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
About coming of age, set in our world and near future.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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Lucifer's HammerNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1977
Dark in tone, about ecological collapse, set in late 20th century.
The Year When Stardust FellNovel
Raymond F. Jonesstandalone novel1958
About ecological collapse.
The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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