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The Mouse That RoaredSeries
series6 books1955
completed
Satire.
“The 1955 novel uses Fenwick's mismatched ambitions to poke fun at Cold War politics and the nuclear arms race, and Wibberley kept the joke going across four more novels into the 1970s.”
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The SatanistNovel
Dennis Wheatleystandalone novel1960
Horror, dark in tone, about demons, set in europe.
MessiahNovel
Gore Vidalstandalone novel1954
Literary & general and satire, about faith and religion, set in north america.
The Android's DreamSeries
series2 books2006
Space opera, about artificial intelligence and aliens, set in near future.
“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Novel
William Peter Blattystandalone novel1963
Satire, set in middle east.
“A comic novel involving Cold War espionage and football.”
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Tad AndersSeries
series1 book1975
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone.
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