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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens and war.
“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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Lord of the FliesNovel
William Goldingstandalone novel1954
Literary & general, dark in tone, 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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Dinosaur SummerNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1998
Science fiction, about expeditions, set in latin america and lost world.
“Less than fifty years after Professor Challenger's famed journey to the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus is closing down... but the adventure of a lifetime is about to begin.”
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AirmanNovel
Eoin Colferstandalone novel2008
Historical fiction, about coming of age and revenge, set in 19th century.
TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Set in early 20th century.
“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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Start with Tarzan of the Apes →
includes Tarzan, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, The Tarzan Trilogy, Tarzan and the Martian Legion, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa
I Am LegendNovel
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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