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Alas, BabylonNovel
Pat Frankstandalone novel1959
Set in mid 20th century and small town.
“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
from the catalogue
The City, Not Long AfterNovel
Pat Murphystandalone novel1989
About art and artists and plague and pandemic, set in big city.
“Half a generation ago, a gesture in the name of peace turned out to spread plague and disaster.”
from the catalogue
Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries
series3 books2010
Dark in tone, about political intrigue.
“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
from the catalogue
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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dark in tone, about totalitarianism, 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 PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, dark in tone, about vampires.
Start with The Passage →
Farnham's FreeholdNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1964
Time travel, about race and racism.