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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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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, about totalitarianism and 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 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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Fail-SafeNovel
Harvey Wheeler & Eugene Burdickstandalone novel1962
Thriller & suspense and techno-thriller, about war.
Unwind DystologySeries
series5 books2007
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.
“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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FridayNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1982
About identity and race and racism, set in near future.
“Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans.”
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