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The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Science fiction, tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival, set in contemporary.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and dystopia, dark in tone, set in our world.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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InfectedSeries
series3 books2008
Alien invasion, dark in tone.
“Seeds of unknown origin contaminate some humans who turn into paranoiac psychopaths.”
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DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Alien invasion, dark in tone, about friendship.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion and first contact, about war, set in our world.
“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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Under the DomeNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2009
Dark in tone, about political intrigue, 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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