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A Report from Group 17Novel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1972
Thriller & suspense and dystopia, about political intrigue and war.
“Set in Washington, D.C., during the Cold War, the story deals particularly with the danger of developing bioweapons.”
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The Bad PlaceNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1990
Horror and mystery & detective, about amnesia, set in late 20th century.
“As his condition worsens, private investigators Bobby and Julie Dakota are hired to track him and uncover the truth behind his blackouts.”
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FrameshiftNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1997
Thriller & suspense, about family secrets, set in contemporary.
“A driven man, Pierre works with the awareness that he may not have long to live: he has a fifty-fifty chance of dying from Huntington's disease, an incurable hereditary disorder of the central nervous system.”
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Unwind DystologySeries
series5 books2007
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.
“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
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The Child BuyerNovel
John Herseystandalone novel1960
Satire, about totalitarianism, set in small town.
“The Child Buyer is John Hersey's 1960 novel about a project to engineer super-intelligent persons for a project whose aim is never definitely stated.”
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VitalsNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2002
Thriller & suspense, about immortality, set in our world and contemporary.
“Fueled by a wealth of research, an overdose of self-confidence, and the money of influential patrons to whom he makes outrageous promises, Hal experiments with organisms living in the hot thermal plumes in the ocean depths.”
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