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Clockwork Century UniverseSeries
series8 books2008
Steampunk, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and north america.
Start with Boneshaker →
The BoundlessNovel
Kenneth Oppelstandalone novel2014
Historical fiction.
KindredNovel
Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel1979
Time travel and historical fiction, about slavery and race and racism.
“Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”
from the catalogue
Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Post-apocalyptic, set in far future.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mortal Engines →
includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels, Anna Fang
WatchersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1987
About genetic engineering, set in contemporary.
“The animals escape and the story plays out as a straight adventure novel with a good chunk of romance thrown in.”
from the catalogue
FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world and contemporary.
“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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