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universe5 books2008

Dystopia, tense and dark in tone, set in 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Hunger Games →

includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels

Lunar ChroniclesSeries

series15 books2011

Fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.

“Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.”
from the catalogue

Start with Fairest: Levana's Story →

TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about aliens, set in our world and near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Chaos WalkingSeries

series5 books2008

Dystopia, tense and dark in tone, set in other star systems.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

MatchedSeries

series3 books2010

Dystopia, tense in tone.

“Ally Condie's dystopian trilogy follows Cassia, a teenager in a rigidly controlled Society that assigns citizens' spouses, careers, and even manner of death, after a glitch shows her a second face at her own Matching ceremony.”
from the catalogue

Start with Matched →

Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Dystopia, about genetic engineering, set in our world and north america.

“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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