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FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
About identity and race and racism, set in near future.
“Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans.”
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DarwinSeries
series2 books1999
completed
Hard science fiction, about plague and pandemic, set in near future.
“Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio imagines a dormant retrovirus in human DNA activating worldwide, triggering an accelerated leap in human evolution that governments respond to as a plague.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
About survival and coming of age, set in secondary world and far future.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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A Report from Group 17Novel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1972
Thriller & suspense and dystopia, about political intrigue and war.
“Set in Washington, D.C., during the Cold War, the story deals particularly with the danger of developing bioweapons.”
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Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Post-apocalyptic, hopeful in tone, about survival, set in small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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WatchersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1987
Adventure, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary.
“The animals escape and the story plays out as a straight adventure novel with a good chunk of romance thrown in.”
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