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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival, set in north america and near future.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, 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
War Against the ChtorrSeries
series7 books1983
About ecological collapse.
“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
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Start with A Matter for Men →
Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in north america and near future.
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, about vampires.
Start with The Passage →
The Last CenturionNovel
John Ringostandalone novel2008
About plague and pandemic.