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universe5 books2008

About totalitarianism, 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

DivergentSeries

series10 books2011

Set in north america and big city.

Start with The Transfer →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

series3 books1985

About totalitarianism and gender and society, 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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The PledgeSeries

series3 books2011

Dystopia and science fiction, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict, set in secondary world.

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MatchedSeries

series3 books2010

Set in far future.

“Ally Condie's dystopian trilogy follows Cassia, a teenager in a rigidly controlled Society that assigns citizens' spouses, careers, and even manner of death, after a glitch shows her a second face at her own Matching ceremony.”
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The Testing TrilogySeries

series4 books2013

Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival and political intrigue, set in near future.

“Joelle Charbonneau's Testing trilogy is set generations after a war has wrecked the world's governments and resources, when a rebuilt society selects its most promising graduates for the Testing, a competition meant to find future leaders.”
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