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The Iron DreamNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1972
Satire, dark in tone, about totalitarianism.
Ape and EssenceNovel
Aldous Huxleystandalone novel1948
Dystopia and satire, dark in tone, set in our world.
HystopiaNovel
David Meansstandalone novel2016
Literary & general, about madness and grief and loss, set in north america.
“In July 2016, it was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.”
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Eden (Harry Harrison)Series
series5 books1984
completed
About survival and aliens, set in prehistoric.
“Harry Harrison's Eden trilogy imagines an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out, evolving instead into the Yilane, a technologically advanced reptilian civilization that shares the planet uneasily with early humans.”
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The Proteus OperationNovel
James P. Hoganstandalone novel1985
Time travel, tense in tone, set in our world.
Celestial MattersNovel
Richard Garfinklestandalone novel1996
Science fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in ancient world.