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Southern Reach TrilogySeries
series4 books2014
Weird fiction, eerie in tone, about madness, set in our world.
“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
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Start with Annihilation →
Blue LightNovel
Walter Mosleystandalone novel1998
About psychic powers, set in big city.
Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age.
“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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WWW TrilogySeries
series3 books2009
About artificial intelligence, set in our world.
Start with Wake →
Time Out of JointNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1959
Eerie in tone, about virtual reality and madness, set in our world.
The Multiplex ManNovel
James P. Hoganstandalone novel1992
About mind uploading and amnesia.
“A science fiction novel about personality transfer.”
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