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The Santaroga BarrierNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1968
Mystery & detective, eerie and mysterious in tone.
“Santaroga seemed to be nothing more than a prosperous farm community.”
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The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Horror, dark and eerie in tone, about aliens.
The Dark Side of NowhereNovel
Neal Shustermanstandalone novel1997
Eerie in tone, about aliens and coming of age.
Under the DomeNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2009
Horror, tense in tone, about survival and political intrigue.
“A small town in Maine finds itself suddenly cut off from the outside world by an impenetrable barrier, and the clash of personalities of the trapped people takes its inexorable devastating course.”
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ChockySeries
series2 books1968
Mysterious in tone, about aliens.
“The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”
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Running Out of TimeSeries
series2 books1995
Tense in tone.
“Sent by her mother on a desperate mission for real medicine, Jessie discovers a modern world stranger and more threatening than she imagined, with her own life on the line.”
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Start with Running Out of Time →