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KindredNovel
Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel1979
Science fiction and historical fiction, about race and racism and survival.
“Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”
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Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
Dark in tone, about grief and loss and revenge, set in late 20th century.
The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
Dark in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in contemporary.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Fire on the MountainNovel
Terry Bissonstandalone novel1988
Alternate history and science fiction, about rebellion and revolution and race and racism.
“Alternate history, where John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry succeeds and sparks a slave rebellion in 1859.”
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American GothicNovel
Robert Blochstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror and historical fiction, dark in tone, about madness.
The DivinersSeries
series4 books2012
Historical fantasy, about psychic powers, set in early 20th century and big city.
“The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will—curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult—uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders.”
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