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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Horror and dystopia, about plague and pandemic, set in our world.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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Under the DomeNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2009
Horror, about political intrigue.
“A small town in Maine finds itself suddenly cut off from the outside world by an impenetrable barrier, and the clash of personalities of the trapped people takes its inexorable devastating course.”
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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in near future.
“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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The Girl Who Owned a CityNovel
O. T. Nelsonstandalone novel1975
About plague and pandemic.
“Lisa and her younger brother Todd are working to survive in a very dangerous world.”
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The Ashes TrilogySeries
series3 books2011
Set in near future.
“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
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Start with Ashes →
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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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels