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  • Cover of The Children of Men
    The Children of MenNovel

    P. D. James · standalone novel · 1992

    Post-apocalyptic, about political intrigue, set in british isles.

    “Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”

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    The Handmaid's TaleSeries

    series · 3 books · 1985

    About gender and society, set in north america.

    “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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  • Cover of A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork OrangeSeries

    series · 4 books · 1962

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    Challenging in tone, set in big city and british isles.

    “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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    John Christopher · standalone novel · 1970

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    Stand on ZanzibarNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1968

    Challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in big city.

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