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series5 books2014

Dark in tone, about ecological collapse and survival.

“N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is set on the Stillness, a single supercontinent wracked every few centuries by civilization-ending climate catastrophes called Fifth Seasons.”
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Heart ReadersNovel

Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1993

Fantasy, about revenge and political intrigue.

“The empire's killing machine ruined her life - this is her chance for revenge.”
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The ChrysalidsNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1955

Science fiction, about genetic engineering and survival, set in far future.

“An early manuscript version was entitled Time for a Change.”
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The Library at HelleboreNovel

Cassandra Khawstandalone novel2025

Horror and dark fantasy, dark in tone, about magic schools.

“The faculty attacks the students, who seek shelter in the school's library in a bid for survival.”
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Life During WartimeNovel

Lucius Shepardstandalone novel1987

Dark in tone, about war, set in far future and other star systems.

“In 1990, it won the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Foreign Work.”
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The Tribe (Ambelin Kwaymullina)Series

series3 books2012

Science fiction, about found family.

“Kwaymullina's debut novel, it tells the story of a nearly utopian world after an apocalypse, where some people have begun to have magical abilities, and are persecuted and detained for it.”
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