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The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
Dark in tone, about found family, set in our world.
Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
About coming of age and loneliness, set in our world and countryside & village.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, dark in tone, about vampires.
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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, dark in tone, about aliens.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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The Crystal DropNovel
Monica Hughesstandalone novel1992
Dark in tone, about ecological collapse.
“In the summer of 2011, the death of their mother sends Megan and her younger brother Ian on a dangerous journey across a Canada ravaged by drought and the collapse of civilization.”
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The Long Loud SilenceNovel
Wilson Tuckerstandalone novel1952
Dark in tone, about war.
“The army of the United States was stationed along the length of the Mississippi River, guns pointed east -- with orders to shoot anyone attempting to cross.”
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