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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About survival and totalitarianism, 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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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Cyberpunk, about surveillance and totalitarianism.
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About totalitarianism and gender and society.
“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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DivergentSeries
series10 books2011
Dystopia and science fiction, tense in tone, about identity, set in near future and north america.
Start with The Transfer →
Unwind DystologySeries
series5 books2007
About genetic engineering.
“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
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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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