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Post-apocalyptic, about survival and madness, set in near future.
More Than HumanNovel
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About psychic powers and found family, set in our world.
“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
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Southern Reach TrilogySeries
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Weird fiction, about madness, set in our world and contemporary.
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The Actual StarNovel
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Literary & general, about reincarnation and faith and religion, set in latin america.
“The Actual Star is a feast of ideas about where humanity came from, where we are now, and where we're going–and how, in every age, the same forces that drive us apart also bind us together.”
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Generation ANovel
Douglas Couplandstandalone novel2009
Set in our world and near future.
“In the near future bees are extinct — until one autumn when five people are stung in different places around the world.”
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