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The Informers
by Bret Easton Ellis (1994)
★3.11(28)
Like 'Brightness Falls from the Air', this novel explores the dark side of ambition and excess.
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Brightness Falls from the Air
by James Tiptree Jr. (1985)
★2.68(39 ratings)
They have gathered now on Damien and are about to witness the last rising of a manmade nova. They are 16 humans in a distant world about to be enveloped by an eruption of violence--horror and murder oddly complemented by a bizarre unforgiving love. But justice is not all that's about to be found. Judgment is coming and the 16 unsuspecting ones are on the threshold of the murdered star.
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This book shares 'Brightness Falls from the Air's' focus on wealth, power, and urban decay.
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Echoing 'Brightness Falls from the Air', this novel delves into the superficiality and violence of a specific era.
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Brightness Falls from the Air
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