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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
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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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About 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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Start with The Handmaid's Tale →
Shadow ChildrenSeries
series7 books1998
Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about totalitarianism and survival, set in near future and north america.
“In some cases, a parent may choose to forge a child's identification card so a shadow child can live a normal life.”
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Start with Among the Hidden →
The Running ManNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1982
Thriller & suspense.
The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic, about surveillance, set in big city.
Unwind DystologySeries
series5 books2007
About genetic engineering.
“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
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Start with Unwind →