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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, tense in tone, about totalitarianism, set in north america.
“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Riddley WalkerNovel
Russell Hobanstandalone novel1980
Challenging in tone, about coming of age, set in our world.
“WorldCat: Composed in an English which has never been spoken and laced with a storytelling tradition that predates the written word, RIDDLEY WALKER is the world waiting for us at the bitter end of the nuclear road.”
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Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
Tense in tone, set in north america and near future.
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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The Gate to Women's CountryNovel
Sheri S. Tepperstandalone novel1988
Dystopia, about gender and society, set in north america.
A Dusk of DemonsNovel
John Christopherstandalone novel1993
Tense in tone, about demons and coming of age.
The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world and mid 20th century.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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