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The Lathe of HeavenNovel
Ursula K. Le Guinstandalone novel1971
Eerie in tone, about psychic powers, set in big city.
Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series
series3 books1966
completed
About artificial intelligence.
“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
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The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Dark in tone, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in british isles.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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Final BlackoutNovel
L. Ron Hubbardstandalone novel1948
War & military, dark in tone, about war, set in british isles.
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution, 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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includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Shadrach in the FurnaceNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1976
Dark in tone, about identity.