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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dark in tone, about totalitarianism, 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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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Maze RunnerSeries
series11 books2009
Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about survival, set in near future.
“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
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Start with The Maze Runner →
Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
About coming of age and loneliness, set in our world and countryside & village.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Hopeful in tone, set in mid 20th century and small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, dark in tone, about aliens.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue
Start with The 5th Wave →
Shade's Children milieuSeries
series2 books1997
Dark in tone, about coming of age.
Start with Shade's Children →