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Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966

Science fiction, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries

series3 books1985

Dystopia and science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in near future.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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The Door Into SummerNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957

Science fiction and time travel, about revenge, set in near future.

Alas, BabylonNovel

Pat Frankstandalone novel1959

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in mid 20th century.

“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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Earth AbidesNovel

George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in mid 20th century.

“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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Pet SemataryNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983

Horror, dark in tone, about grief and loss, set in contemporary.

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