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series3 books1985

About rebellion and revolution, set in north america.

“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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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

series4 books1962

completed

Set in our world and big city.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Fahrenheit 451Series

series2 books1951

completed

About books and reading, set in north america.

“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
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The Shockwave RiderNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1975

Cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic, set in north america and big city.

Space MerchantsSeries

series2 books1953

completed

About class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.

“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

series3 books1966

completed

About artificial intelligence, set in our world.

“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
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