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series3 books1985

Dark in tone, about 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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The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dark in tone, 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

Legend (Marie Lu)Series

series5 books2011

Dystopia and science fiction, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in north america and near future.

“Lu draws inspiration from events and experiences throughout her life and media she has consumed such as the film Les Miserables.”
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Unwind DystologySeries

series5 books2007

Dark in tone, 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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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958

Space opera, about aliens and space exploration, set in space.

“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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The Shockwave RiderNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1975

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.

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