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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, about aliens, 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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Final BlackoutNovel
L. Ron Hubbardstandalone novel1948
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, set in british isles and near future.
The Healer's WarNovel
Elizabeth Ann Scarboroughstandalone novel1988
Set in southeast asia.
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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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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Slave ShipNovel
Frederik Pohlstandalone novel1957
About psychic powers.
“The scene is a world in the throes of a low-intensity global war, which appears to be an amplified representation of the Vietnam War, in which the U.S. was just beginning to be involved.”
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