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Stephen Kingstandalone novel2009

Horror, about survival, set in small town.

“A small town in Maine finds itself suddenly cut off from the outside world by an impenetrable barrier, and the clash of personalities of the trapped people takes its inexorable devastating course.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

“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

The Yiddish Policemen's UnionNovel

Michael Chabonstandalone novel2007

Alternate history and mystery & detective, about murder investigation.

“Michael Chabon's Hugo- and Nebula-winning noir, told as hardboiled alternate history.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries

series3 books1985

Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society, set in near future.

“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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Fail-SafeNovel

Harvey Wheeler & Eugene Burdickstandalone novel1962

Thriller & suspense and techno-thriller, set in mid 20th century.

How Few Remain UniverseSeries

series11 books1997

Alternate history, set in early 20th century.

“How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”
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