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We Could Be HeroesNovel
Mike Chenstandalone novel2021
Emotional in tone, about amnesia and friendship.
“Jamie woke up in an empty apartment with no memory and only a few clues to his identity, but with the ability to read and erase other people's memories - a power he uses to hold up banks to buy coffee, cat food and books.”
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JumperSeries
series6 books1992
Tense in tone.
“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
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Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series
series3 books2017
Tense in tone, set in big city and near future.
“Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing / The CarlsSeries
series2 books2018
First contact, about aliens.
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Cas Russell / Russell's AtticSeries
series5 books2014
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in near future.
“The vector calculus blazing through her head lets her smash through armed men twice her size and dodge every bullet in a gunfight, and she'll take any job for the right price.”
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Playing for KeepsNovel
Mur Laffertystandalone novel2007
Superhero, adventurous in tone, about identity, set in contemporary and our world.
“Mur Lafferty is an American podcaster and writer based in Durham, North Carolina.”
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