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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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Lucifer's HammerNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1977
Set in late 20th century.
Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in north america and near future.
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
About plague and pandemic and found family, set in our world.
EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
Dystopia, about faith and religion.
“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
About loneliness, set in our world and countryside & village.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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