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  • Cover of Fledgling
    FledglingNovel

    Octavia E. Butler · standalone novel · 2005

    Paranormal, about vampires and race and racism, set in north america.

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  • Cover of The Vampire Chronicles
    The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

    series · 15 books · 1976

    completed

    Horror and gothic, about vampires and immortality.

    “Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”

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    Start with Interview with the Vampire →

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  • Cover of Aden Stone
    Aden StoneSeries

    series · 3 books · 2009

    About vampires.

    “Aden Stone has four human souls inside him: One can time-travel.”

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    Start with Intertwined →

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  • Cover of Crash
    CrashNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1973

    Literary & general, challenging in tone, about madness and addiction.

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  • Cover of A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork OrangeSeries

    series · 4 books · 1962

    completed

    Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in near future.

    “After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”

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    Start with A Clockwork Orange →

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  • Cover of Patternist
    PatternistSeries

    series · 6 books · 1976

    completed

    About genetic engineering.

    “The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”

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    Start with Wild Seed →

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