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Narrative · Trope

Man-Made Horror

A cautionary theme focusing on the catastrophic, unintended fallout of humanity's unchecked technological hubris, corporate greed, or ethical shortcuts.

The chilling realization of our own destructive potential, the dread of unintended consequences born from ambition, and the visceral horror of creations turning against their creators.

Books

Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
The MartianAndy Weir
NeuromancerWilliam Gibson
Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler
Dark MatterBlake Crouch
The Darkest MindsAlexandra Bracken
Snow CrashNeal Stephenson
ChristineStephen King
UgliesScott Westerfeld
FirestarterStephen King
AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer
Children of TimeAdrian Tchaikovsky
Wizard and GlassStephen King
Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro
Gravity's RainbowThomas Pynchon
Ready Player TwoErnest Cline
PrettiesScott Westerfeld
The TommyknockersStephen King
The Death CureJames Dashner
The LoraxDr. Seuss
The Caves of SteelIsaac Asimov
The Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le Guin
From a Buick 8Stephen King
CressMarissa Meyer
Altered CarbonRichard K. Morgan
AlchemisedSenLinYu
A Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick
WinterMarissa Meyer
PreyMichael Crichton
Player PianoKurt Vonnegut
The Robots of DawnIsaac Asimov
The Kill OrderJames Dashner
The PeripheralWilliam Gibson
Parable of the TalentsOctavia E. Butler
Johnny Got His GunDalton Trumbo
CryptonomiconNeal Stephenson
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
Count ZeroWilliam Gibson
The Door into SummerRobert A. Heinlein
Mona Lisa OverdriveWilliam Gibson
Babylon's AshesJames S. A. Corey
Crier's WarNina Varela
GalapagosKurt Vonnegut
Pandora's StarPeter F. Hamilton
The RegulatorsStephen King
ReamdeNeal Stephenson
The Year of the FloodMargaret Atwood
The Andromeda StrainMichael Crichton
Persepolis RisingJames S. A. Corey
FridayRobert A. Heinlein
The People in the TreesHanya Yanagihara
FeedM. T. Anderson
Hell Followed with UsAndrew Joseph White

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