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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and north america.
“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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World War ZSeries
series3 books2006
About war and plague and pandemic.
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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Science fiction and dystopia, about plague and pandemic, set in north america.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Science fiction, about plague and pandemic.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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The FogNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1975
About madness, set in british isles.
Zom-BSeries
series12 books2012
About race and racism.
“B is forced on a mad dash through the serpentine corridors of high school, making allegiances with anyone with enough gall to fight off their pursuers.”
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