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The Moon Is a Harsh MistressNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1966
Adventurous in tone, about artificial intelligence and space colonization, set in far future.
The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in our world and british isles.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Dystopia, about totalitarianism and 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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Empire (Orson Scott Card)Series
series2 books2006
Thriller & suspense, about war, set in north america.
“The sequel Hidden Empire was released December 22, 2009.”
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Rogue MoonNovel
Algis Budrysstandalone novel1960
Hard science fiction, about aliens and survival.
“A project to transport humans by matter transmission becomes the means to send explorers to the Moon when the US discovers an alien artifact on the dark side, but anyone who enters dies, so a hardened adventurer is given the job.”
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A Fall of MoondustNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961
Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, about survival.
“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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