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Greg Bearstandalone novel2002
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about genetic engineering and murder investigation.
“Fueled by a wealth of research, an overdose of self-confidence, and the money of influential patrons to whom he makes outrageous promises, Hal experiments with organisms living in the hot thermal plumes in the ocean depths.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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The Boat of a Million YearsNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1989
Reflective in tone, about identity and loneliness.
The Long TwilightNovel
Keith Laumerstandalone novel1969
Mysterious and tense in tone, about aliens, set in spaceship.
I Will Fear No EvilNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1970
Reflective in tone, about body swap and identity, set in near future.
All This and MoreNovel
Peng Shepherdstandalone novel2024
Time travel, tense in tone, about identity.
“A game show uses a technology that allows contestants to revise their past lives to change their present ones.”
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