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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Tense in tone, about gender and society and rebellion and revolution.
“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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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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The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in british isles.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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The World Jones MadeNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1956
Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone.
“The mutant Floyd Jones, who can see into the future, plans to overthrow the system and colonise space.”
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Space MerchantsSeries
series2 books1953
completed
About class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.
“Together the two books form a compact bookend pair rather than an ongoing series.”
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Stand on ZanzibarNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about genetic engineering and surveillance, set in big city.