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LostNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2001
About grief and loss, set in contemporary and british isles.
“Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”
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GrendelNovel
John Gardnerstandalone novel1971
Mythic fantasy, dark in tone, set in medieval.
“Between bouts of his war on the king of the Danish Norsemen, the monster philosophizes about life and fate.”
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Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
Dark in tone, about war, set in mid 20th century.
“Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”
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The Thief of TimeNovel
John Boynestandalone novel2000
Bittersweet in tone, about immortality.
“Matthieu Zela's life is characterized by the fact that as he grows older through the 18th century, he discovers that his body has stopped ageing, and he is near immortal.”
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The Ghosts of HeavenNovel
Marcus Sedgwickstandalone novel2014
Science fiction, about space colonization and survival, set in space.
Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival and loneliness, set in contemporary and big city.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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