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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About gender and society and rebellion and revolution, 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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The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic, about surveillance, set in north america.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Challenging in tone, about surveillance, set in our world.
“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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Level 7Novel
Mordecai Roshwaldstandalone novel1959
Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in underground & caves.
“X-127 fulfills the role of 'push-button' offensive initiator of his nation's nuclear weapons capacity against an unspecified enemy.”
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The Children of MenNovel
P. D. Jamesstandalone novel1992
About political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in our world and british isles.
“Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.”
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The Sheep Look UpNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1972
About ecological collapse and plague and pandemic, set in north america.