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series4 books1962

completed

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about totalitarianism.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Start with A Clockwork Orange →

Stand on ZanzibarNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1968

Dystopia, challenging in tone, about genetic engineering.

The Shockwave RiderNovel

John Brunnerstandalone novel1975

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, about totalitarianism, set in north america.

Uglies UniverseSeries

series9 books2005

Dystopia.

“Tally Youngblood, the original tetralogy's protagonist, initially awaits her own operation before learning it also surgically dulls independent thought, driving her toward the hidden resistance community called the Smoke.”
from the catalogue

Start with Uglies →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

series6 books1968

About robots and identity.

“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
from the catalogue

Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

Fahrenheit 451Series

series2 books1951

completed

Dystopia, about books and reading and totalitarianism, set in north america.

“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fireman →

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