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series6 books1976

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Dark in tone.

“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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MidnightNovel

Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1989

Horror, about nanotechnology and survival, set in small town.

“A wealthy tech entrepreneur, intending to create superhumans by infecting them with nanotech to assist their physical and mental abilities, picks a California town as his secret pilot project, but things go terribly wrong.”
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FirestarterNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1980

Thriller & suspense, dark in tone, about psychic powers and parenthood.

“WorldCat: Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...”
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Hellstrom's HiveNovel

Frank Herbertstandalone novel1973

Eerie in tone, about surveillance and totalitarianism, set in underground & caves.

WatchersNovel

Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1987

Adventure, adventurous in tone, about survival.

“The animals escape and the story plays out as a straight adventure novel with a good chunk of romance thrown in.”
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Flowers for AlgernonNovel

Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966

About coming of age and identity.

“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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