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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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One Second After / John MathersonSeries
series4 books2009
Set in small town.
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The Dead LandsNovel
Benjamin Percystandalone novel2015
About slavery.
“Unfortunately, there's also an army on the march that enslaves everyone it encounters.”
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SurvivalistSeries
series41 books1981
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and war, set in north america and near future.
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future.
“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
Swan SongNovel
Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1987
Horror.
“Published June 1, 1987, the novel describes the aftermath of a nuclear war that provokes an evolution in humankind.”
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