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universe63 books1995

Tense in tone.

“Pilots vanish from their cockpits, drivers from moving cars, children from their beds, clothing left folded where the faithful stood.”
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Start with Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days →

includes Left Behind: The Kids, Left Behind: Apocalypse Dawn, Left Behind Prequels

Books of EmberSeries

series4 books2003

Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in far future.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
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Start with The City of Ember →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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Start with The Man in the High Castle →

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

EarthseedSeries

series7 books1993

Post-apocalyptic, about survival.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Start with Parable of the Sower →

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

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