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NightUniverse
universe134 books2006
Set in contemporary.
“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue
Start with Broken Lands →
includes Rot & Ruin, Dead of Night (Maberry), Joe Ledger, Pine Deep, The Sam Hunter Case Files, Joe Ledger / Rot and Ruin
EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
Science fiction and dystopia, about faith and religion, set in near future.
“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue
Start with Parable of the Sower →
The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
Science fiction, set in our world and near future.
The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror and science fiction, about vampires, set in near future.
Start with The Passage →
CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Horror and science fiction, set in our world.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
from the catalogue
The Resurgam TrilogySeries
series3 books2010
About undead, set in near future.
Start with Dust →