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Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
Emotional in tone, about coming of age and loneliness.
“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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Double HelixNovel
Nancy Werlinstandalone novel2004
Thriller & suspense, about cloning and family secrets.
“There is a mysterious connection between Dr. Wyatt and Eli's parents, and all Eli knows about the connection is that it has something to do with his mother, who has Huntington's disease.”
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Hellstrom's HiveNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1973
Eerie in tone, about surveillance and totalitarianism, set in underground & caves.
FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
Adventurous in tone, about race and racism, set in near future.
“Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans.”
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WatchersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1987
Adventure, adventurous in tone.
“The animals escape and the story plays out as a straight adventure novel with a good chunk of romance thrown in.”
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MidnightNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1989
Horror, dark in tone, about nanotechnology, set in small town.
“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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