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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.

series4 books1962

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Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in our world.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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The Speed of DarkNovel

Elizabeth Moonstandalone novel2002

About genetic engineering and identity, set in our world and north america.

“From the Penguin Random House website In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past.”
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The Light of Other DaysNovel

Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000

Challenging in tone, about surveillance and technological singularity, set in our world.

“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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Station ElevenNovel

Emily St. John Mandelstandalone novel2014

Post-apocalyptic, about art and artists, set in our world and north america.

“One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear.”
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I Am LegendNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954

Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and survival.

“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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