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  • Cover of Cell
    CellNovel

    Stephen King · standalone novel · 2006

    Post-apocalyptic and horror, about survival.

    “In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”

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  • Cover of Rats
    RatsSeries

    series · 4 books · 1974

    completed

    Horror, about survival, set in british isles.

    “The Rats, James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, imagines a plague of giant mutant rats overrunning London, told through a rotating cast of victims and survivors in the tradition of British disaster horror.”

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    Start with The Rats →

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  • Cover of The Dresden Files
    The Dresden FilesSeries

    series · 56 books · 2000

    Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in north america.

    “The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Welcome to the Jungle →

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  • Cover of Alex Stern
    Alex SternSeries

    series · 4 books · 2019

    Urban fantasy and dark fantasy.

    “The opening novel, Ninth House, establishes her as an outsider gifted with the ability to see ghosts; the sequels continue her investigation into the societies' abuses and the murder that first drew her into Lethe's world.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ninth House →

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  • Cover of The Terminal Man
    The Terminal ManNovel

    Michael Crichton · standalone novel · 1972

    Science fiction and thriller & suspense, about artificial intelligence, set in north america.

    “In 1974, it was made into a film of the same name.”

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  • Cover of Anita Blake
    Anita BlakeSeries

    series · 42 books · 1993

    Urban fantasy, about vampires, set in north america.

    “The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”

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    Start with Guilty Pleasures →

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