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The Proteus OperationNovel
James P. Hoganstandalone novel1985
Alternate history.
The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens and survival, set in at sea.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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The AdjacentNovel
Christopher Prieststandalone novel2013
Set in near future and british isles.
“In the near future, Tibor Tarent, a freelance photographer, is recalled from Anatolia to Britain when his wife, an aid worker, is killed--annihilated by a terrifying weapon that reduces its target to a triangular patch of scorched earth.”
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Slave ShipNovel
Frederik Pohlstandalone novel1957
Dark in tone, about psychic powers.
“The scene is a world in the throes of a low-intensity global war, which appears to be an amplified representation of the Vietnam War, in which the U.S. was just beginning to be involved.”
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The Zap GunNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1967
Satire, dark in tone, set in near future and north america.
FlashforwardNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1999
Set in near future and europe.
“At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider accelerator is performing a run to search for the Higgs boson.”
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