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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 ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Post-apocalyptic, reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and psychic powers.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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This Perfect DayNovel
Ira Levinstandalone novel1970
About identity, set in our world.
“Levin won a Prometheus Award in 1992 for this novel.”
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Chaos WalkingSeries
series5 books2008
Set in other star systems.
Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →
When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Time travel, about political intrigue, set in our world and british isles.
“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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MatchedSeries
series3 books2010
“Ally Condie's dystopian trilogy follows Cassia, a teenager in a rigidly controlled Society that assigns citizens' spouses, careers, and even manner of death, after a glitch shows her a second face at her own Matching ceremony.”
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Start with Matched →