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  • Cover of The Triffids
    The TriffidsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1951

    Set in british isles.

    “Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”

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    Start with The Day of the Triffids →

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  • Cover of The Kraken Wakes
    The Kraken WakesNovel

    John Wyndham · standalone novel · 1953

    Alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in mid 20th century.

    “Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Mother of Storms
    Mother of StormsNovel

    John Barnes · standalone novel · 1994

    About political intrigue.

    “A strike to destroy an illegal Arctic weapons cache has a catastrophic side effect.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Cell
    CellNovel

    Stephen King · standalone novel · 2006

    Horror and dystopia, about plague and pandemic.

    “In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Ship Breaker
    Ship BreakerSeries

    series · 3 books · 2010

    “Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ship Breaker →

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  • Cover of Orange County
    Orange CountySeries

    series · 3 books · 1984

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Wild Shore →

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