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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in 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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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries
series9 books1987
Post-apocalyptic and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
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Start with Obernewtyn →
Chaos WalkingSeries
series5 books2008
Dystopia, set in other star systems.
Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →
The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Post-apocalyptic, reflective in tone, about genetic engineering, set in secondary world.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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The Demolished ManNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in our world.
“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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