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Irradiated

A depleted biological state and long-term environmental condition characterized by severe exposure to nuclear radiation or energetic fallout, resulting in absolute social isolation, somatic decay, and existential dread.

The visceral horror of a body breaking down from within, the slow decay of flesh and spirit under an invisible, pervasive threat. It is the gnawing dread of a world poisoned beyond repair, where survival is a slow death sentence.

Books

Cities of the Red NightWilliam S. Burroughs
Planet XMichael Jan Friedman
The Committed MenM. John Harrison
Jupiter ProjectGregory Benford
In the DriftMichael Swanwick
Neutron SolsticeJames Axler
Polestar OmegaJames Axler
BiohazardTim Curran
BreakawayE. C. Tubb
Them or UsDavid Moody
The old reactorDavid Ohle
Cold CutsRobert Payne Cabeen
Moon Base OneHugh Walters
Extinction AgeNicholas Sansbury Smith
Siege perilousLester del Rey
WeathermanLois McMaster Bujold
Prisoners of PowerArkady Strugatsky

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