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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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Flowers for AlgernonNovel

Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966

Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering, set in north america.

“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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ChockySeries

series2 books1968

Mysterious in tone, about aliens.

“The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”
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SphereNovel

Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1987

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about aliens, set in underwater.

“Keeping Top Secret, the US Navy is guarding a gigantic spaceship that has been lying on the Pacific ocean floor for centuries, overgrown with corals.”
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DhalgrenNovel

Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1975

Literary & general, challenging in tone, about identity and madness.

The Santaroga BarrierNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1968

Mystery & detective, eerie in tone, set in north america and small town.

“Santaroga seemed to be nothing more than a prosperous farm community.”
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