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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
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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The GraysNovel
Whitley Strieberstandalone novel2006
Thriller & suspense, set in contemporary and small town.
“Millions of people are confronting aliens that authorities say do not exist.”
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PatternistSeries
series6 books1976
completed
Science fiction, dark in tone, about genetic engineering.
“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about survival and war, set in our world.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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