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series3 books2017

Weird fiction, set in near future.

“Jeff VanderMeer's series continues with the related novels The Strange Bird and Dead Astronauts, set in the same devastated world.”
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The Drowned WorldNovel

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1962

Reflective in tone, about madness, set in near future and jungle.

The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
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Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Riddley WalkerNovel

Russell Hobanstandalone novel1980

Challenging in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles.

“WorldCat: Composed in an English which has never been spoken and laced with a storytelling tradition that predates the written word, RIDDLEY WALKER is the world waiting for us at the bitter end of the nuclear road.”
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Ship BreakerSeries

series3 books2010

Tense in tone, set in north america and near future.

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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City at the End of TimeNovel

Greg Bearstandalone novel2008

Hard science fiction and cosmic horror, challenging in tone, set in north america.

“The Kalpa is attempting to ward off the Typhon, an inexplicable entity that has consumed the rest of the ancient universe and broken down the laws of physics.”
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