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A Report from Group 17Novel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1972
Thriller & suspense and dystopia, about war.
“Set in Washington, D.C., during the Cold War, the story deals particularly with the danger of developing bioweapons.”
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Bioshock: RaptureNovel
John Shirleystandalone novel2011
Dystopia, set in underwater.
“The cover art was designed by Craig Mullins, who also produced the cover art for BioShock 2.”
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FatherlandNovel
Robert Harrisstandalone novel1992
Mystery & detective and thriller & suspense, about totalitarianism, set in europe.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires and survival.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The Child BuyerNovel
John Herseystandalone novel1960
Satire, about totalitarianism, set in small town.
“The Child Buyer is John Hersey's 1960 novel about a project to engineer super-intelligent persons for a project whose aim is never definitely stated.”
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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