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Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
About coming of age and loneliness, set in north america.
“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 FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
Dark in tone, about plague and pandemic and found family, set in north america.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
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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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in mars.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
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Down to a Sunless SeaNovel
David Grahamstandalone novel1979
Dark in tone, about war, set in north america.
“The title of the book is taken from a line of the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.”
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SevenevesNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2015
Hard science fiction, about space colonization and genetic engineering, set in space.