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Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

About space exploration.

“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
from the catalogue

Pax / AstraSeries

series2 books1954

completed

Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, 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

Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and psychic powers, set in secondary world.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
from the catalogue

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

series9 books1987

Fantasy, about psychic powers, set in secondary world.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
from the catalogue

Start with Obernewtyn →

TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

About aliens and rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue

Start with When the Tripods Came →

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