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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
Hard science fiction, hopeful in tone, about space exploration.
“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue
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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in the moon.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue
Start with When the Tripods Came →
Shade's Children milieuSeries
series2 books1997
Post-apocalyptic and dystopia, dark in tone, about coming of age.
Start with Shade's Children →
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, dark in tone, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Maze RunnerSeries
series11 books2009
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic.
“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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Start with The Maze Runner →