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Kate Wilhelmstandalone novel1976

About cloning, set in our world.

series6 books1955

completed

About faith and religion, set in far future.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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Station ElevenNovel

Emily St. John Mandelstandalone novel2014

Bittersweet in tone, about art and artists, set in our world.

“One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear.”
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EarthseedSeries

series7 books1993

Dystopia, about faith and religion.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Start with Parable of the Sower →

Orange CountySeries

series3 books1984

Science fiction, set in near future and north america.

“Each novel describes the life of young people in one of the three near-future worlds; each novel begins with an exposition that tells the reader about the fictional world.”
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Earth AbidesNovel

George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949

About plague and pandemic, set in mid 20th century.

“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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