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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Handmaid's Tale →
The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Cyberpunk, about surveillance, set in big city.
The Running ManNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1982
Thriller & suspense.
EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
About faith and religion.
“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue
Start with Parable of the Sower →
The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, about vampires.
Start with The Passage →