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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in north america.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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CrotaNovel
Owl Goingbackstandalone novel1996
Set in north america.
Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and north america.
“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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The FogNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1975
About survival and madness, set in british isles.
FeederNovel
Patrick Weekesstandalone novel2018
About aliens.
“Together they take down feeders aliens who prey on mankind.”
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ManeaterNovel
Guy N. Smithstandalone novel2009
Thriller & suspense, about survival, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“When a gamekeeper in the Welsh Borders takes a shot at a Big Cat prowling in his woods but only succeeds in wounding it, the creature, unable to catch rabbits and deer, turns its attention to humans ...”
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