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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens, set in 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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City at World's EndNovel
Edmond Hamiltonstandalone novel1951
Tense in tone, set in north america and small town.
“Cut off from everything and everyone they knew, the townspeople have to find a way to survive in a world that has nothing left to spare for latecomers.”
from the catalogue
Riddley WalkerNovel
Russell Hobanstandalone novel1980
Challenging in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles.
“WorldCat: Composed in an English which has never been spoken and laced with a storytelling tradition that predates the written word, RIDDLEY WALKER is the world waiting for us at the bitter end of the nuclear road.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, tense in tone, set in 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Saint LeibowitzSeries
series6 books1955
completed
About faith and religion, set in north america.
“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →
Dark Is the SunNovel
Philip José Farmerstandalone novel1979
About ecological collapse.