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Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Post-apocalyptic, hopeful in tone, set in small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and last of their kind.
“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 Black CloudNovel
Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957
Hard science fiction, about aliens, set in our world and british isles.
The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in our world.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, dark in tone, set in far future.
“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels