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GoneSeries
series9 books2008
Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in contemporary.
“Michael Grant's Gone series begins when everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes without warning from a swath of the California coast, trapping the town of Perdido Beach inside an impenetrable barrier the survivors call the FAYZ.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in far future.
“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.”
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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Ashes TrilogySeries
series3 books2011
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in north america and near future.
“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
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The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, about vampires.
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
About rebellion and revolution, 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.”
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Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in north america and near future.
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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