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The Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham · 272 pages

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day

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A Scientific Romance

Ronald Wright · 352 pages

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After London; Or Wild England

Richard Jefferies · 152 pages

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Through the Ever Night

Veronica Rossi · 352 pages

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At Winter's End

Robert Silverberg · 447 pages

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Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler · 299 pages

In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been d

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Hiero's Journey

Sterling E. Lanier · 280 pages

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Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman

Walter M. Miller Jr. · 441 pages

Following a nuclear war, the Dark Ages descend on 32nd century America which has split into warring nations. Only the Catholic Church has any influence and the novel follows the travels of its peace envoy, Brother Blacktooth.

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Ship Breaker

Paolo Bacigalupi · 336 pages

In America's Gulf Coast region, grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his lif

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Mortal Engines

Philip Reeve · 373 pages

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Time Siege

Wesley Chu · 431 pages

"Having been haunted by the past and enslaved by the present, James Griffin-Mars is taking control of the future, one in which Earth is a toxic, sparsley inhabited wasteland- the perfect place for a fugitive ex-chronman to hide from authorities. James has enemies. They include the full military might of a benighted solar system ruled by corporate greed and a desperate fear of what James will do ne

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Hell Divers

Nicholas Sansbury Smith · 399 pages

More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search of a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers—men and women who risk their lives by skydiving to the surface to

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Engine Summer

John Crowley

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Ape and Essence

Aldous Huxley · 153 pages

Life in Los Angeles a century after the Third World War, when atomic and bacterial warfare have left the area in ruins.

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Broken Skies

Theresa Kay · 291 pages

"Thirty years ago, civilization collapsed. Few survived. Ten years ago, the aliens arrived and stayed. One year ago, I killed two men and went a little crazy. Today, the aliens took my brother and I will do anything to get him back' -- Provided by publisher.

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Time Storm

Gordon R. Dickson · 432 pages

A time storm has devastated the Earth, and only a small fraction of humankind remains. From the rubble, three survivors form an unlikely alliance: a young man, a young woman, and a leopard. "A masterful science fiction story told by a masterful science fiction writer". -- Milwaukee Journal. A time storm strikes the Earth. The Earth remains, but different parts of the Earth are in different eras

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Into the Wastelands

Christopher Williams

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Blackout

Edward W. Robertson · 460 pages

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Burn Out

Kristi Helvig · 272 pages

In the future, when the Earth is no longer easily habitable, seventeen-year-old Tora Reynolds, a girl in hiding, struggles to protect weapons developed by her father that could lead to disaster should they fall into the wrong hands.

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The Exodus Towers

Jason M. Hough · 544 pages

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Robinson Crusoe 2244

E.J. Robinson · 268 pages

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Rootless

Chris Howard · 336 pages

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