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Darker Than You ThinkNovel
Jack Williamsonstandalone novel1948
Science fantasy and horror, about shapeshifters and witches.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and survival.
“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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When She WokeNovel
Hillary Jordanstandalone novel2011
Dystopia, about faith and religion and totalitarianism, set in near future.
The Child BuyerNovel
John Herseystandalone novel1960
Satire, about totalitarianism, set in small town.
“The Child Buyer is John Hersey's 1960 novel about a project to engineer super-intelligent persons for a project whose aim is never definitely stated.”
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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
Falling AngelNovel
William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1978
Horror and mystery & detective, about murder investigation.
“Written in a hardboiled detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.”
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