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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dark in tone, about gender and society and rebellion and revolution, set in north america.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Juliette / Shatter MeSeries
series16 books2011
Dystopia and science fiction, set in near future.
“Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me series follows Juliette, a teenager whose touch is lethally dangerous, in a dystopian future.”
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MatchedSeries
series3 books2010
About rebellion and revolution, set in far future.
“Ally Condie's dystopian trilogy follows Cassia, a teenager in a rigidly controlled Society that assigns citizens' spouses, careers, and even manner of death, after a glitch shows her a second face at her own Matching ceremony.”
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DivergentSeries
series10 books2011
Set in north america and big city.
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SlatedSeries
series3 books2012
Set in our world.
“Kyla's memory has been erased, her personality wiped blank, her memories lost for ever.”
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House of StairsNovel
William Sleatorstandalone novel1974
Psychological thriller, dark in tone, about survival, set in otherworld.