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Neal Stephensonstandalone novel2021
About ecological collapse and terraforming, set in our world.
Bug Jack BarronNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1969
Cyberpunk, about surveillance.
“In this regard, Spinrad has cited the influence of Beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac.”
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Jennifer GovernmentNovel
Max Barrystandalone novel2003
Dystopia and satire, funny in tone.
Empire (Orson Scott Card)Series
series2 books2006
Thriller & suspense, about rebellion and revolution and war.
“The sequel Hidden Empire was released December 22, 2009.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism and gender and society.
“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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The Water KnifeNovel
Paolo Bacigalupistandalone novel2015
Dystopia, about ecological collapse and survival, set in desert.