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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About rebellion and revolution and 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
CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about plague and pandemic, set in our world.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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EarthseedSeries
series7 books1993
Post-apocalyptic, set in near future.
“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue
Start with Parable of the Sower →
Left BehindUniverse
universe63 books1995
Set in our world and near future.
“Pilots vanish from their cockpits, drivers from moving cars, children from their beds, clothing left folded where the faithful stood.”
from the catalogue
Start with Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days →
includes Left Behind: The Kids, Left Behind Prequels, Left Behind: Apocalypse Dawn
The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, about aliens, set in near future.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue
Start with The 5th Wave →
The InstituteNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2019
Horror and thriller & suspense, about psychic powers.
“When his parents are murdered, he is kidnapped by intruders and awakens in the Institute, a facility that houses other abducted children who have telepathy or telekinesis.”
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