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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival and war.
“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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Camp ConcentrationNovel
Thomas M. Dischstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about madness.
Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Dystopia, about surveillance, set in near future and big city.
Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about nanotechnology and technological singularity, set in near future.
InvasionNovel
Robin Cookstandalone novel1997
Alien invasion and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in contemporary.
The Eyes of HeisenbergNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1966
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about immortality, set in far future.
“Tens of thousands of years in the future, Earth is ruled by the Optimen, a genetically engineered aristocracy that has made itself functionally immortal, while ordinary people, the Folk, live under strict reproductive control.”
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