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  • Cover of The Triffids
    The TriffidsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1951

    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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    Start with The Day of the Triffids →

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  • Cover of Patternist
    PatternistSeries

    series · 6 books · 1976

    completed

    About genetic engineering.

    “The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”

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    Start with Wild Seed →

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  • Cover of The Fireman
    The FiremanNovel

    Joe Hill · standalone novel · 2016

    About found family, set in north america.

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  • Cover of Maze Runner
    Maze RunnerSeries

    series · 11 books · 2009

    Dystopia.

    “A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”

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    Start with The Maze Runner →

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  • Cover of I Am Legend
    I Am LegendNovel

    Richard Matheson · standalone novel · 1954

    Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in 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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  • Cover of Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)
    Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)Series

    series · 2 books · 1998

    completed

    Set in space.

    “Charles Sheffield's Aftermath duology opens with a near-future Earth devastated by a nearby supernova's radiation, which knocks out electronics and forces survivors to rebuild without most modern technology.”

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    Start with Aftermath →

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