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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Science fiction and dystopia.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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As the World Dies UniverseSeries
series19 books2008
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.
Start with The First Days →
NightUniverse
universe134 books2006
Set in contemporary.
“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue
Start with Broken Lands →
includes Rot & Ruin, Dead of Night (Maberry), Joe Ledger, Pine Deep, The Sam Hunter Case Files, Joe Ledger / Rot and Ruin
The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Science fiction.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Andromeda Strain →
The Resurgam TrilogySeries
series3 books2010
About undead, set in near future.
Start with Dust →
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series
series7 books2009
About coming of age, set in british isles and big city.
“The Enemy opens Charlie Higson's seven-book YA horror series, set in London after a mysterious sickness turns every adult into a voracious, flesh-hungry threat and leaves children to fend for themselves in a city gone feral.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Enemy →