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The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Challenging in tone, set in our world and big city.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Final BlackoutNovel
L. Ron Hubbardstandalone novel1948
War & military and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, set in our world.
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Tense 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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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, 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 Wanting SeedNovel
Anthony Burgessstandalone novel1962
Satire, challenging in tone, about gender and society, set in our world.