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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in far future and north america.

“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

Lord of the FliesNovel

William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Literary & general, about coming of age, set in islands and mid 20th century.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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includes The War of the Worlds

Dust LandsSeries

series3 books2011

Post-apocalyptic, set in far future.

“Internet Speculative Fiction Database tags the books as post-apocalyptic science fiction for young adults.”
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Start with Blood Red Road →

Maze RunnerSeries

series11 books2009

Post-apocalyptic, set in near future.

“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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