More like Alien Clay

anchored on:science fictionaliensother star systemsfar futurehard science fictionsurvival+3 more

but

Narrow

The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Dosadi ExperimentNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1977
Space opera, about political intrigue.
“Dosadi is rumored to be an experimental planet, and the experimenters are the froglike Gowachin, whose culture is founded upon a strange legal system in which McKie is the only human ever trained.”
from the catalogue
Chaos WalkingSeries
series5 books2008
Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →
Cycle of FireNovel
Hal Clementstandalone novel1957
Reflective in tone, about friendship.
“After his ship crashed on the inhospitable planet Abyorman, Nils Kruger had spent weeks wandering across the face of the planet.suffering from blistering heat, the searing cold of an alien climate.”
from the catalogue
The City in the Middle of the NightNovel
Charlie Jane Andersstandalone novel2019
About ecological collapse, set in big city.
“The main story focuses on two characters whose actions take them outside of the cities.”
from the catalogue
The Status CivilizationNovel
Robert Sheckleystandalone novel1960
About prison escape and amnesia.
“On Omega, his only chance to advance himself -- and stay alive -- is to commit an endless series of violent crimes.”
from the catalogue