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William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Literary & general, dark in tone, about survival, set in islands.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Axis of TimeSeries

series7 books2004

Science fiction and military science fiction.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue

Start with Weapons of Choice →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

Duke de RichleauSeries

series4 books1933

completed

Set in early 20th century.

Start with The Forbidden Territory →

Dr. PalfreySeries

series28 books1942

completed

Thriller & suspense, set in mid 20th century.

“Dr. Palfrey follows Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey, a doctor turned intelligence chief who leads Z5, a secret international organization formed to counter wartime espionage and escalating global threats.”
from the catalogue

Start with Traitors' Doom →

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