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MiseryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Psychological thriller, dark in tone, about addiction.
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Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
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“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
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“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens and friendship.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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