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series3 books1985

Dark in tone, about totalitarianism, 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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Uglies UniverseSeries

series9 books2005

Dystopia and science fiction, set in near future.

“Tally Youngblood, the original tetralogy's protagonist, initially awaits her own operation before learning it also surgically dulls independent thought, driving her toward the hidden resistance community called the Smoke.”
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DivergentSeries

series10 books2011

About identity, set in north america and big city.

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Gender GamesSeries

series7 books2016

Dystopia.

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The Testing TrilogySeries

series4 books2013

Dark in tone, about survival and political intrigue.

“Joelle Charbonneau's Testing trilogy is set generations after a war has wrecked the world's governments and resources, when a rebuilt society selects its most promising graduates for the Testing, a competition meant to find future leaders.”
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Shade's Children milieuSeries

series2 books1997

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival and coming of age.

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