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Mark Wandrey

4.39 · 143 ratings
invasion · first-contact · aliens · fiction · adult · sci-fi · galactic-empire · colonization · space-fleet · violent-conflict · military · space-travel · soldiers · exploration · space · action-adventure · book · literary-fiction · space-opera · anthologies
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John O'Brien

4.28 · 238 ratings
post-apocalyptic · adult · horror · fiction · apocalyptic · book · action-adventure · audiobook · zombies · sci-fi · monsters · military · dystopia · suspense · literary-fiction · epic · dark · drama · near-future · vampires
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Thomas Pynchon

3.91 · 322 ratings
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · postmodernism · satire · classics · literary · humor · 20th-century · book · sci-fi · audiobook · contemporary · male-author · philosophy · mystery · comedy · action-adventure · war
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Richard Powers

3.87 · 250 ratings
book · adult · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · sci-fi · politics · 21st-century · postmodernism · 20th-century · family · male-author · technology · historical-fiction · social-commentary · action-adventure · psychological · outdoors · realistic
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Agustina Bazterrica

3.78 · 106 ratings
fiction · horror · adult · literary-fiction · contemporary · poc-mc · latinx-mc · female-author · dark · spooky · sci-fi · terror · gothic · book · audiobook · dystopia · hispanic · spirituality · mystery · social-commentary
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Manel Loureiro

3.77 · 141 ratings
terror · fiction · dystopia · paranormal · book · horror · adult · action-adventure · audiobook · survival · zombies · post-apocalyptic · literary-fiction · sci-fi · apocalyptic · monsters · suspense · contemporary · supernatural · urban-fantasy
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William S. Burroughs

3.71 · 478 ratings
fiction · adult · classics · literary · literary-fiction · lgbtq · sci-fi · contemporary · 20th-century · book · anthologies · satire · dystopia · transgressive-mc · audiobook · postmodernism · substance-abuse · dark · spirituality · humor
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Karen Thompson Walker

3.69 · 117 ratings
suspense · contemporary · audiobook · literary-fiction · book · sci-fi · fiction · action-adventure · mystery · dystopia · survival · post-apocalyptic · young-adult · magical-realism · female-author · futuristic · drama · apocalyptic · family · coming-of-age
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Marc Guggenheim

3.67 · 363 ratings
literary-fiction · book · time-travel · sci-fi · romance · suspense · paranormal · fantasy · multiverse · fiction · action-adventure · contemporary · adult
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Douglas Rushkoff

3.60 · 112 ratings
fiction · sci-fi · adult · literary-fiction · anthologies · book · political-intrigue · contemporary · espionage · hard-sci-fi · technothriller · psychological · dark-humor · action-adventure · humor · conspiracies · satire · space-opera · ai · transhumanism
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Christina Dalcher

3.59 · 115 ratings
family · female-mc · fiction · mystery · dark · sci-fi · horror · feminism · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · dystopia · social-commentary · futuristic · lgbtq · alternate-history · female-author · adult · post-apocalyptic · book
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