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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About totalitarianism and gender and society.
“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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The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic, about totalitarianism, set in big city.
Bug Jack BarronNovel
Norman Spinradstandalone novel1969
Cyberpunk.
“In this regard, Spinrad has cited the influence of Beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac.”
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The World Jones MadeNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1956
Post-apocalyptic, about psychic powers.
“The mutant Floyd Jones, who can see into the future, plans to overthrow the system and colonise space.”
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A State of DisobedienceNovel
Tom Kratmanstandalone novel2003
Thriller & suspense, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism.
“During the war against terrorism, the US government had taken on extraordinary powers.”
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Space MerchantsSeries
series2 books1953
completed
About class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.
“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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