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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
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.”
from the catalogue
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
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 →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Shade's Children milieuSeries
series2 books1997
Post-apocalyptic, about coming of age.
Start with Shade's Children →
The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
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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Shadow ChildrenSeries
series7 books1998
Set in north america.
“In some cases, a parent may choose to forge a child's identification card so a shadow child can live a normal life.”
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Start with Among the Hidden →
Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
About class conflict and ecological collapse, set in our world and north america.