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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, dark 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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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Hello AmericaNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1981
About ecological collapse and expeditions.
“The plot follows an expedition to a North America rendered uninhabitable by an ecological disaster following an energy crisis.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in secondary world.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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Tunnel in the SkyNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1955
About space exploration and coming of age, set in other star systems.
“As the final test of a survivalist/explorer class, teenagers are dumped on an alien planet to use their skills while awaiting pickup.”
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City at World's EndNovel
Edmond Hamiltonstandalone novel1951
Dark 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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Mortal EnginesUniverse
universe14 books2001
Steampunk.
“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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Start with Mortal Engines →
includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels, Anna Fang