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Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1969

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in north america and near future.

“A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1977.”
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series41 books1998

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
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Start with Island in the Sea of Time →

EarthseedSeries

series7 books1993

Dystopia, about faith and religion.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Start with Parable of the Sower →

River RatsNovel

Caroline Stevermerstandalone novel1992

Adventure, about music.

“A group of young musicians ride a refurbished riverboat down the Mississippi in a post-holocaust America, encounter adventures, and change/grow up.”
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TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

Tense in tone, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

ReckonersSeries

series6 books2013

Superhero, tense in tone.

“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
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Start with Steelheart →

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