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A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries
series2 books2010
“The Candy House returns to several of the same characters and their descendants a decade later, in a world reshaped by a technology that lets people access and share their memories.”
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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival and identity, set in europe.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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God Is DeadNovel
Ron Currie & Jr.standalone novel2007
Dark in tone, about gods and faith and religion.
LostNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2001
About identity and grief and loss, set in british isles.
“Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”
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Jonathan Livingston SeagullNovel
Richard Bachstandalone novel1970
Inspiring in tone, about identity and coming of age.
GhostwrittenNovel
David Mitchellstandalone novel1999
Science fiction, about ecological collapse, set in east asia.
“Various individuals around the globe cross paths, while the complexities of modern societies lead to human civilization's inevitable end.”
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