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Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
About class conflict, set in north america and big city.
The TriffidsSeries
series3 books1951
Set in british isles.
“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue
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Where Late the Sweet Birds SangNovel
Kate Wilhelmstandalone novel1976
About cloning, set in north america.
Mother of StormsNovel
John Barnesstandalone novel1994
About political intrigue.
“A strike to destroy an illegal Arctic weapons cache has a catastrophic side effect.”
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The Ministry for the FutureNovel
Kim Stanley Robinsonstandalone novel2020
Challenging in tone, about political intrigue, set in south asia.
“While the ministry pursues various ambitious projects, the effects of climate change are determined to be the most consequential.”
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The Windup UniverseSeries
series3 books2005
About genetic engineering, set in southeast asia.
Start with The Calorie Man →