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GravityNovel
Tess Gerritsenstandalone novel1999
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about plague and pandemic, set in space station.
“Medical thriller set aboard the International Space Station where astronauts are dying one by one from a mysterious disease.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in our world.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Start with A Clockwork Orange →
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Space opera, about revenge and survival, set in far future.
The Season of PassageNovel
Christopher Pikestandalone novel1992
Horror, tense in tone.
“Outside--the mystery of the missing group that had gone before her.”
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Beyond ApolloNovel
Barry N. Malzbergstandalone novel1972
Challenging in tone, set in spaceship and venus & inner planets.
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, about robots, set in big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →