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series2 books1984

completed

Historical fiction, about coming of age, set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
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Start with Empire of the Sun →

Concrete IslandNovel

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974

About survival, set in contemporary and europe.

“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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Never Let Me GoNovel

Kazuo Ishigurostandalone novel2005

Science fiction and dystopia, about cloning, set in near future.

“A film adaptation directed by Mark Romanek was released in 2010.”
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Dream ArchipelagoSeries

series16 books1976

completed

Science fiction.

“Novels like The Affirmation and The Islanders, along with numerous short stories, revisit the setting from different, often contradictory angles rather than building one continuous narrative.”
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Start with An Infinite Summer →

GhostwrittenNovel

David Mitchellstandalone novel1999

Science fiction, about ecological collapse, set in contemporary.

“Various individuals around the globe cross paths, while the complexities of modern societies lead to human civilization's inevitable end.”
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Fifth ChildSeries

series2 books1988

completed

About parenthood, set in contemporary.

Start with The Fifth Child →

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