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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

Ship BreakerSeries

series3 books2010

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america and near future.

“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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Lord of the FliesNovel

William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Literary & general, 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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DivergentSeries

series10 books2011

About identity, set in near future and north america.

Start with The Transfer →

GoneSeries

series9 books2008

Set in contemporary.

“Michael Grant's Gone series begins when everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes without warning from a swath of the California coast, trapping the town of Perdido Beach inside an impenetrable barrier the survivors call the FAYZ.”
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Shade's Children milieuSeries

series2 books1997

Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

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