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The Child BuyerNovel
John Herseystandalone novel1960
Satire, about totalitarianism, set in small town.
“The Child Buyer is John Hersey's 1960 novel about a project to engineer super-intelligent persons for a project whose aim is never definitely stated.”
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A Report from Group 17Novel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1972
Thriller & suspense and dystopia, about political intrigue and war.
“Set in Washington, D.C., during the Cold War, the story deals particularly with the danger of developing bioweapons.”
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Camp ConcentrationNovel
Thomas M. Dischstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about madness, set in our world.
MidnightNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1989
Horror, about nanotechnology and survival, set in contemporary.
“A wealthy tech entrepreneur, intending to create superhumans by infecting them with nanotech to assist their physical and mental abilities, picks a California town as his secret pilot project, but things go terribly wrong.”
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When She WokeNovel
Hillary Jordanstandalone novel2011
Dystopia, about faith and religion and totalitarianism, set in near future.
Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about nanotechnology, set in our world and near future.