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Lord of the FliesNovel
William Goldingstandalone novel1954
Literary & general, about survival, set in islands and our world.
“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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The Sound of His HornNovel
Sarbanstandalone novel1952
Time travel, about survival and genetic engineering, set in europe.
The Iron DreamNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1972
Satire, challenging in tone, about war.
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About survival, set in far future and north america.
“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 Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About gender and society, set in north america and 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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Start with The Handmaid's Tale →
Small ChangeSeries
series4 books2006
Thriller & suspense, about political intrigue, set in british isles.
“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
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Start with Farthing →