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universe5 books2008

Dystopia, 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, 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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The 5th WaveSeries

series4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in north america.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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EarthseedSeries

series7 books1993

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, set in north america and near future.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
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Start with Parable of the Sower →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

series2 books1997

Post-apocalyptic and dystopia, set in near future.

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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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