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Station ElevenNovel
Emily St. John Mandelstandalone novel2014
Bittersweet in tone, about art and artists, set in our world and near future.
“One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about genetic engineering, set in secondary world and far future.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in our world.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The Drowned WorldNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1962
About madness, set in near future and big city.
The Dog StarsNovel
Peter Hellerstandalone novel2012
Sad in tone, about grief and loss, set in near future.
Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
First contact, about aliens and space exploration.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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