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Oxford Time TravelSeries
series6 books1982
Set in europe.
“Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel novels are set at a near-future Oxford University where historians travel into the past as observers, constrained by a version of history that resists any change large enough to alter real events.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world and mid 20th century.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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KindredNovel
Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel1979
About slavery and race and racism, set in north america and 19th century.
“Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”
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The War in the AirNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1908
Military science fiction, about political intrigue, set in our world and europe.
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, 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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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Level 7Novel
Mordecai Roshwaldstandalone novel1959
Dystopia, dark in tone, set in underground & caves and near future.
“X-127 fulfills the role of 'push-button' offensive initiator of his nation's nuclear weapons capacity against an unspecified enemy.”
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