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series4 books1967

completed

Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about aliens.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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The Children of MenNovel

P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992

Dark in tone, about totalitarianism and political intrigue, set in 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

Dark in tone, 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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DivergentSeries

series10 books2011

About identity, set in north america and big city.

Start with The Transfer →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

series2 books1997

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival and coming of age.

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Beyond This HorizonNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948

Reflective in tone, about genetic engineering, set in far future and north america.

“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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