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universe5 books2008

Tense and 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Hunger Games →

includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

Maze RunnerSeries

series11 books2009

Tense in tone, about survival, set in near future.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Maze Runner →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

series2 books1997

About survival and coming of age, set in near future.

Start with Shade's Children →

Ship BreakerSeries

series3 books2010

Dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in north america.

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue

Start with Ship Breaker →

Books of EmberSeries

series4 books2003

Tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
from the catalogue

Start with The City of Ember →

DivergentSeries

series10 books2011

Tense in tone, about identity, set in near future and north america.

Start with The Transfer →

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