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The ChrysalidsNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955
Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about genetic engineering.
“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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The GiverSeries
series5 books1993
Dystopia and science fiction, set in far future and secondary world.
“Each book has a different protagonist but is set in the same futuristic era.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Giver →
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Tense and dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in 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
Chaos WalkingSeries
series5 books2008
Tense and dark in tone, set in other star systems.
Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →
The Drowned WorldNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1962
Post-apocalyptic, about madness, set in near future and big city.
Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
About genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in our world and north america.
“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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