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MelmothSeries
series9 books1820
completed
Horror and gothic, about deal with the devil.
Start with Melmoth the Wanderer →
The Invisible ManSeries
series6 books1897
Set in british isles.
“The Invisible Man is H. G. Wells's 1897 science fiction novel about Griffin, a scientist who works out how to make living tissue invisible and tests the process on himself, only to discover he has no way to reverse it.”
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Start with Invisible in London →
The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Tense in tone, about genetic engineering, set in our world and far future.
“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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The Book of SkullsNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
About friendship, set in contemporary and north america.
Mortal LoveNovel
Elizabeth Handstandalone novel2004
Fantasy, about art and artists, set in british isles.
“Years later, at the start of a new century, a struggling young artist, Radborne Comstock, is introduced to a ravishing beauty who immediately becomes his muse, his desire, and his greatest torment.”
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Frankenstein's PrescriptionNovel
Tim Leesstandalone novel2010
Horror.
“Hans Schneider is a drunkard and a womanizer; everyone agrees he's heading for a bad end.”
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