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Dark GiftsSeries
series3 books2016
Fantasy and dystopia, dark and tense in tone, about class conflict and rebellion and revolution, set in contemporary and british isles.
“Our world belongs to the Equals--aristocrats with magical gifts--and all commoners must serve them for ten years.”
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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in our world and far future.
“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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The WitchesNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1983
Dark fantasy, about witches and survival.
“A dark fantasy, the story is set partly in Norway and partly in England, and features the experiences of a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country.”
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The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in our world and near future.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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The Casual VacancyNovel
J. K. Rowlingstandalone novel2012
Literary & general, set in small town.
“Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.”
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Red QueenSeries
series14 books2015
Set in secondary world.
“Victoria Aveyard's debut novel opens a four-book main sequence - Red Queen, Glass Sword, King's Cage, War Storm - plus the interstitial novella Cruel Crown and the epilogue novella Broken Throne.”
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Start with Queen Song →