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Little Green MenNovel
Christopher Buckleystandalone novel1999
Satire, about aliens.
For Us, the Living: A Comedy of CustomsNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel2004
Satire and time travel, set in near future.
BoomsdayNovel
Christopher Buckleystandalone novel2007
Satire and literary & general, about class conflict.
“Boomsday, a 2007 novel by Christopher Buckley, is a political satire about the rivalry between squandering Baby Boomers and younger generations of Americans who do not want to pay high taxes for their elders' retirement.”
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Jennifer GovernmentNovel
Max Barrystandalone novel2003
Dystopia and satire, about class conflict, set in near future.
A Specter Is Haunting TexasNovel
Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1968
Satire, about class conflict, set in far future.
Under the DomeNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2009
Horror, tense in tone, about survival, set in small town.
“A small town in Maine finds itself suddenly cut off from the outside world by an impenetrable barrier, and the clash of personalities of the trapped people takes its inexorable devastating course.”
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