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series3 books2010

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in near future and north america.

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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Partials SequenceSeries

series4 books2012

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about genetic engineering, set in near future.

Start with Isolation →

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

Maze RunnerSeries

series11 books2009

Dystopia.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
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Unwind DystologySeries

series5 books2007

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution.

“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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War Against the ChtorrSeries

series7 books1983

About aliens and ecological collapse.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
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Start with A Matter for Men →

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