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universe5 books2008

Dystopia and science fiction, 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Hunger Games →

includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

Science fiction, about aliens, set in our world.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue

Start with When the Tripods Came →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

series2 books1997

Science fiction and dystopia, about coming of age.

Start with Shade's Children →

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

series3 books2010

Science fiction, about political intrigue.

“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
from the catalogue

Start with Directive 51 →

Alas, BabylonNovel

Pat Frankstandalone novel1959

Science fiction, 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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The Shockwave RiderNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1975

Science fiction and cyberpunk, about surveillance.

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