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The Death of GrassNovel
John Christopherstandalone novel1956
Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about ecological collapse, set in europe.
“The plot concerns a virus that kills off grass species, including rice and wheat.”
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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and last of their kind.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in at sea.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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Alternate PurposeNovel
Christopher Coatesstandalone novel2019
Post-apocalyptic, set in near future.
“Facing a rebuilding time of generations, two scientists come up with a solution: send someone back in time to prevent the horrible accident that released the deadly pathogen on the world.”
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The Black CloudNovel
Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957
Hard science fiction, about aliens.
The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Set in contemporary.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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