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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About survival, 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 Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About 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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It Can't Happen HereNovel
Sinclair Lewisstandalone novel1935
About political intrigue, set in early 20th century.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and survival.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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Maggot MoonNovel
Sally Gardnerstandalone novel2012
About friendship and coming of age, set in alternate earth.
Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Post-apocalyptic, hopeful in tone, about survival, set in small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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