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Southern Reach TrilogySeries
series4 books2014
Weird fiction and horror.
“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 →
Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries
series9 books1962
completed
Set in near future.
“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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Start with The Man in the High Castle →
The Lathe of HeavenNovel
Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971
Dystopia, tense in tone, set in near future and big city.
The Hollow ManNovel
Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1992
Psychological horror, about grief and loss, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.
The Infinite CageNovel
Keith Laumerstandalone novel1972
Science fiction, eerie in tone, about madness and psychic powers, set in our world and contemporary.
“At last, on the verge of utter despair, he stumbles onto a clue to the secret of his existence...”
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