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Farnham's FreeholdNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1964
About race and racism.
The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“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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Start with The 5th Wave →
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
About 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? →
Maze RunnerSeries
series11 books2009
Dystopia.
“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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EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
Dystopia, about faith and religion.
“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 →
The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
About plague and pandemic and found family.