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Pax / AstraSeries

series2 books1954

completed

Adventurous in tone, 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! →

Tunnel in the SkyNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955

Adventurous in tone, about space exploration, set in other star systems and far future.

“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

Books of EmberSeries

series4 books2003

Dystopia, set in far future.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
from the catalogue

Start with The City of Ember →

The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Dark in tone, set in our world and british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, dark in tone, set in far future and 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

TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

About aliens and rebellion and revolution, set in our world and 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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