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SurvivalistSeries
series41 books1981
Set in near future.
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Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Hopeful in tone, set in mid 20th century and small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world and contemporary.
“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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Lucifer's HammerNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1977
Dark in tone, about ecological collapse, set in late 20th century.
Down to a Sunless SeaNovel
David Grahamstandalone novel1979
Dark in tone, set in our world and near future.
“The title of the book is taken from a line of the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, dark in tone, 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