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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about genetic engineering and psychic powers, set in secondary world.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Earth AbidesNovel
George R. Stewartstandalone novel1949
About plague and pandemic and ecological collapse, set in mid 20th century.
“Set in the 1940s in Berkeley, California, the story is told by Isherwood Williams, who emerges from isolation in the mountains to find almost everyone dead. en.wikipedia.org”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, tense and dark in tone.
“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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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Long TomorrowNovel
Leigh Brackettstandalone novel1955
About faith and religion, set in small town.
“Set in the aftermath of a nuclear war, it portrays a world where scientific knowledge is feared and restricted.”
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Riddley WalkerNovel
Russell Hobanstandalone novel1980
Dark and challenging in tone, set in our world and british isles.
“WorldCat: Composed in an English which has never been spoken and laced with a storytelling tradition that predates the written word, RIDDLEY WALKER is the world waiting for us at the bitter end of the nuclear road.”
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Saint LeibowitzSeries
series6 books1955
completed
About faith and religion.
“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →