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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution.
“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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City at World's EndNovel
Edmond Hamiltonstandalone novel1951
Tense in tone, set in our world and small town.
“Cut off from everything and everyone they knew, the townspeople have to find a way to survive in a world that has nothing left to spare for latecomers.”
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Deus IraeNovel
Philip K. Dick & Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1976
About gods and faith and religion.
Lucifer's HammerNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1977
Tense in tone, about ecological collapse, set in late 20th century.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in our world.
“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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The Gate to Women's CountryNovel
Sheri S. Tepperstandalone novel1988
Dystopia, about gender and society.