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Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954

Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and last of their kind.

“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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The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles.

“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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The Death of GrassNovel

John Christopherstandalone novel1956

Post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse, set in europe and british isles.

“The plot concerns a virus that kills off grass species, including rice and wheat.”
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Lord of the FliesNovel

William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Literary & general, about coming of age, set in islands.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

Set in contemporary.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in at sea.

“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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