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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Challenging in tone, about totalitarianism, set in 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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High-RiseNovel

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1975

Literary & general, about class conflict, set in big city.

Maze RunnerSeries

series11 books2009

Science fiction and dystopia, 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.”
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IceNovel

Anna Kavanstandalone novel1967

Literary & general, eerie in tone, about ecological collapse.

“Ice was Kavan's last work to be published before her death, the first to land her mainstream success, and remains her best-known work.”
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Dark InsideSeries

series3 books2011

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in our world and near future.

“After tremendous earthquakes destroy the Earth's major cities, an ancient evil emerges, turning ordinary people into hunters, killers, and insane monsters but a small group of teens comes together in a fight for survival and safety.”
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