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The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Post-apocalyptic, hopeful in tone, set in small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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Dinosaur SummerNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1998
About expeditions, set in latin america and lost world.
“Less than fifty years after Professor Challenger's famed journey to the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus is closing down... but the adventure of a lifetime is about to begin.”
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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and last of their kind.
“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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WatchersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1987
About genetic engineering, set in contemporary.
“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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Earth AbidesNovel
George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949
Post-apocalyptic, reflective in tone, about plague and pandemic and ecological collapse.
“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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