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The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Post-apocalyptic, about political intrigue.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Time travel, about political intrigue, set in far future.
“Graham, an insomniac Englishman in 1890s London, takes a course of sleep-inducing drugs and falls into a coma that lasts two centuries.”
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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.”
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Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
About survival and ecological collapse, set in north america and big city.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Challenging in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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Space MerchantsSeries
series2 books1953
completed
Set in venus & inner planets.
“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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Start with The Space Merchants →