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The Child BuyerNovel
John Herseystandalone novel1960
Satire, about totalitarianism, set in small town.
“The Child Buyer is John Hersey's 1960 novel about a project to engineer super-intelligent persons for a project whose aim is never definitely stated.”
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A Report from Group 17Novel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1972
Thriller & suspense and dystopia, tense in tone, about war.
“Set in Washington, D.C., during the Cold War, the story deals particularly with the danger of developing bioweapons.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society, set in near future.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Camp ConcentrationNovel
Thomas M. Dischstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about madness, set in our world.
The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
Fail-SafeNovel
Harvey Wheeler & Eugene Burdickstandalone novel1962
Thriller & suspense and techno-thriller, tense in tone, about war.