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The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
Tense in tone, about found family, set in our world.
The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, tense in tone, about vampires.
Start with The Passage →
The Last CenturionNovel
John Ringostandalone novel2008
Military science fiction, tense in tone, about war.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in our world.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
Dystopia, about faith and religion.
“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue
Start with Parable of the Sower →
The Long Loud SilenceNovel
Wilson Tuckerstandalone novel1952
Tense in tone, about war.
“The army of the United States was stationed along the length of the Mississippi River, guns pointed east -- with orders to shoot anyone attempting to cross.”
from the catalogue