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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About gender and society, set in near future.
“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 Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About survival, 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
The Plot Against AmericaNovel
Philip Rothstandalone novel2004
Historical fiction, about race and racism.
“Roosevelt is defeated in 1940 by Charles Lindbergh, who guides the US towards fascism and anti-Semitism.”
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The Air TrustNovel
George Allan Englandstandalone novel1915
About class conflict, set in our world.
“Through bribes, blackmail and threats, he forces a group of scientists to develop a means of extracting the oxygen and forces politicians to cooperate with his plan.”
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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Time travel, set in our world and far future.
“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Post-apocalyptic, 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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