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This Perfect DayNovel
Ira Levinstandalone novel1970
Tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution.
“Levin won a Prometheus Award in 1992 for this novel.”
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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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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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Shadrach in the FurnaceNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1976
Set in near future.
The Penultimate TruthNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1964
About surveillance, set in underground & caves.
“The people are told that World War III is being fought above them, when in reality the war ended years ago.”
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DayworldSeries
series5 books1971
Tense in tone.
“The novels focus on a man, Jeff Caird, who is a daybreaker: someone who lives more than one day a week.”
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