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The Speed of DarkNovel
Elizabeth Moonstandalone novel2002
Set in our world.
“From the Penguin Random House website In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past.”
from the catalogue
Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
Sad in tone, about loneliness, set in contemporary.
“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
from the catalogue
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion.
FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
Adventurous and tense in tone, about race and racism.
“Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans.”
from the catalogue
Jenna Fox ChroniclesSeries
series4 books2008
Science fiction, about identity, set in near future.
“The Jenna Fox Chronicles opens with a teenage girl waking from a year-long coma with gaps in her memory, only to uncover unsettling truths about the medical technology that saved her life.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Adoration of Jenna Fox →
Unwind DystologySeries
series5 books2007
Tense and dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution.
“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
from the catalogue
Start with Unwind →