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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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The Shrinking ManNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1956
About survival and loneliness.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and survival.
“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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Darker Than You ThinkNovel
Jack Williamsonstandalone novel1948
Science fantasy and horror, about shapeshifters and witches.
Camp ConcentrationNovel
Thomas M. Dischstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about madness, set in our world.
Blood MusicNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, about nanotechnology, set in our world and near future.