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J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1975

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in near future and big city.

William Goldingstandalone novel1954

About survival and coming of age, set in islands and mid 20th century.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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The Invisible ManSeries

series6 books1897

Science fiction, set in 19th century.

“The Invisible Man is H. G. Wells's 1897 science fiction novel about Griffin, a scientist who works out how to make living tissue invisible and tests the process on himself, only to discover he has no way to reverse it.”
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Start with Invisible in London →

The White PlagueNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1982

Science fiction and dystopia, about plague and pandemic and genetic engineering.

Doctor NikolaSeries

series5 books1895

completed

Set in 19th century.

“Doctor Nikola is Guy Boothby's Victorian-era series about Dr. Nikola, an occultist criminal mastermind often read as a forerunner to later master-villain characters like Fu Manchu.”
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Start with A Bid for Fortune; or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta →

CrashNovel

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1973

Challenging in tone, about addiction, set in contemporary and big city.

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