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This Perfect DayNovel
Ira Levinstandalone novel1970
Tense in tone, about identity and rebellion and revolution.
“Levin won a Prometheus Award in 1992 for this novel.”
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in 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
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Challenging in tone, set in near future and 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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When the Sleeper WakesNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1899
Tense in tone, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in british isles.
“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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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in near future and big city.
Brave New WorldSeries
series8 books1932
About class conflict, set in otherworld.
“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
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