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The RoadNovel

Cormac McCarthystandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in near future.

“In this post-apocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America.”
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The GiverSeries

series5 books1993

Set in far future and secondary world.

“Each book has a different protagonist but is set in the same futuristic era.”
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The Children of MenNovel

P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992

About totalitarianism, set in our world and british isles.

“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries

series3 books1985

About totalitarianism and gender and society, set in north america and near future.

“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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Fable for the End of the WorldNovel

Ava Reidstandalone novel2025

The Midwich CuckoosNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957

About aliens, set in british isles and mid 20th century.

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