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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
About genetic engineering.
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Tense in tone, about gender and society, set in north america.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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The Wanting SeedNovel
Anthony Burgessstandalone novel1962
Satire, about gender and society.
Fahrenheit 451Series
series2 books1951
completed
Set in north america.
“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
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The Jagged OrbitNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1969
About race and racism, set in north america.
The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about political intrigue.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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