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FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
About identity and 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, about survival, 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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The Leviathan TrilogySeries
series3 books2009
Steampunk, about war, set in early 20th century.
“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
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Start with Leviathan →
Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world and far future.
“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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Maximum RideSeries
series12 books2005
Science fantasy, about found family, set in our world.
Start with The Angel Experiment →
DarwinSeries
series2 books1999
completed
Hard science fiction, about plague and pandemic, set in near future.
“Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio imagines a dormant retrovirus in human DNA activating worldwide, triggering an accelerated leap in human evolution that governments respond to as a plague.”
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Start with Darwin's Radio →