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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
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.”
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Arc OneSeries
series2 books1984
completed
Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about totalitarianism and rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.
“Monica Hughes was an English-Canadian author of books for children and young adults, especially science fiction.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dark in tone, about gender and society, set in north america and near future.
“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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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in far future.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
About political intrigue, set in our world and far future.
“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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The FerrymanNovel
Justin Croninstandalone novel2023
About reincarnation and identity, set in far future.
“Proctor gradually realizes that his utopian life is not what it seems.”
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