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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
About war.
“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →
DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Horror, about friendship.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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VitalsNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2002
About immortality and murder investigation.
“Fueled by a wealth of research, an overdose of self-confidence, and the money of influential patrons to whom he makes outrageous promises, Hal experiments with organisms living in the hot thermal plumes in the ocean depths.”
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InfectedSeries
series3 books2008
Horror.
“Seeds of unknown origin contaminate some humans who turn into paranoiac psychopaths.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Post-apocalyptic, about war, set in mid 20th century and at sea.
“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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