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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic, about last of their kind, set in our world and mid 20th century.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About grief and loss, set in contemporary and small town.
“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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They ThirstSeries
series2 books1981
Set in contemporary.
“In Robert R. McCammon's They Thirst, an ancient vampire prince arrives in Los Angeles and, in a matter of nights, begins turning the city into a stronghold for the undead, with Disneyland as an eerie staging ground for his conquest.”
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The StrainSeries
series3 books2009
About plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.
“When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK Airport with nearly everyone aboard dead, CDC epidemiologist Ephraim Goodweather is called in and instead uncovers a vampiric plague beginning to spread through New York City.”
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The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, set in near future.
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In the Valley of the SunNovel
Andy Davidsonstandalone novel2017
Westerns, about madness and murder investigation.
“Haunted by his past, Travis Stillwell spends his nights searching out women in West Texas honky-tonks.”
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