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    The Hunger GamesUniverse

    universe · 5 books · 2008

    About survival, set in far future and north america.

    “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 →

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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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    Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

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    House of StairsNovel

    William Sleator · standalone novel · 1974

    Psychological thriller, about survival.

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    The Children of MenNovel

    P. D. James · standalone novel · 1992

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

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

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    The Shockwave RiderNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1975

    Cyberpunk, about surveillance, set in north america and big city.

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    The Forsaken TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2012

    About survival, set in north america.

    “After the formation of the United Northern Alliance--a merger of Canada, the United States, and Mexico into one nation--sixteen-year-old Alenna is sent to an desolate prison island for teenagers believed to be predisposed to violence.”

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    Start with The Forsaken →

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