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series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

Lord of the FliesNovel

William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Literary & general, dark in tone, about survival, set in islands.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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Nineteen Eighty-FourSeries

series4 books1949

Dystopia.

Start with Nineteen Eighty-Four →

Z for ZachariahNovel

Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975

Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in our world and near future.

“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in our world and british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
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Start with The Day of the Triffids →

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

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