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series4 books1949

Dystopia.

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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includes The War of the Worlds

The Invisible ManSeries

series6 books1897

Set in 19th century.

“The Invisible Man is H. G. Wells's 1897 science fiction novel about Griffin, a scientist who works out how to make living tissue invisible and tests the process on himself, only to discover he has no way to reverse it.”
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Start with Invisible in London →

The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in our world.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
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Start with The Day of the Triffids →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in near future.

“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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Cloud AtlasNovel

David Mitchellstandalone novel2004

Literary & general and historical fiction, challenging in tone.

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