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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Horror and dystopia, set in our world.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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Under the DomeNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2009
Horror, about political intrigue.
“A small town in Maine finds itself suddenly cut off from the outside world by an impenetrable barrier, and the clash of personalities of the trapped people takes its inexorable devastating course.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, 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
The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in near future.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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Start with The 5th Wave →
The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →
Lucifer's HammerNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1977
About ecological collapse, set in late 20th century.