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series41 books1998

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
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Start with Island in the Sea of Time →

Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Science fiction and steampunk, set in far future.

“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
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Start with Mortal Engines →

includes Hungry City Chronicles / Mortal Engines, Mortal Engines Prequels

The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Science fiction, about genetic engineering and coming of age, set in far future.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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The Tribe (Ambelin Kwaymullina)Series

series3 books2012

Science fiction, about psychic powers and found family.

“Kwaymullina's debut novel, it tells the story of a nearly utopian world after an apocalypse, where some people have begun to have magical abilities, and are persecuted and detained for it.”
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Start with The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf →

The Bone World TrilogySeries

series3 books2007

Science fiction, dark in tone.

Start with The Inferior →

The Courier's Daughter TrilogySeries

series3 books2012

Science fiction and dystopia, about forbidden love.

“Set in a walled, post-collapse city ruled by rigid survival laws, it follows a young woman searching for her missing father against the city's authorities and the monstrous forces beyond its walls.”
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Start with Defiance →

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