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How High We Go in the Dark

A Novel

by Nagamatsu, Sequoia

Book - 2022

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The Immortal King Rao

A Novel

by Vara, Vauhini

Book - 2022

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Klara and the Sun

by Ishiguro, Kazuo

Book - 2021

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The Echo Wife

by Gailey, Sarah

Book - 2021

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The End of Men

by Sweeney-Baird, Christina

Book - 2021

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Upright Women Wanted

by Gailey, Sarah

Book - 2020

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The Dreamers

A Novel

by Walker, Karen Thompson

Book - 2019

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The Handmaid's Tale

by Atwood, Margaret

Book - 2019

In a suffocatingly oppressive near-future society where women are rigidly proscribed in what they can do or say and are only seen as childbearers, we view...Show more In a suffocatingly oppressive near-future society where women are rigidly proscribed in what they can do or say and are only seen as childbearers, we view this world though the eyes of a Handmaid named Offred, who is hoping to give birth simply in order to avoid the fate of childless women, who are sent out to the wasteland for mindless and brutal work. Chillingly plausible, Atwood's most well-known work is a must-read. Show less

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The Power

A Novel

by Alderman, Naomi

Book - 2017

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The Water Knife

by Bacigalupi, Paolo

Book - 2015

In the American Southwest of the near future, water is both scarce and the most valuable resource. Angel, a "water knife," cuts the water rights...Show more In the American Southwest of the near future, water is both scarce and the most valuable resource. Angel, a "water knife," cuts the water rights from farms and small communities and adds them to large cities, until he stumbles across the truth behind his bosses. Powerful and smart, Bacigalupi's novel fills in the little details to make this story feel alarmingly real. Show less

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Station Eleven

by Mandel, Emily St. John

Book - 2014

This novel that takes place during and after a virus that wipes out most of humanity, is less about the events and more about the ripples we make in our l...Show more This novel that takes place during and after a virus that wipes out most of humanity, is less about the events and more about the ripples we make in our lives - how what we do in a moment can inspire and effect events farther on down the line. The emotionally satisfying and completely riveting story that focuses on a travelling troupe of Shakespearean actors, bounces back and forth in time, however the reader always the threads throughout. Show less

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Ready Player One

A Novel

by Cline, Ernest

Book - 2011

Different than most other picks on this list, just because if the sheer sense of optimism and fun - things that you don't usually find in this genre. Here...Show more Different than most other picks on this list, just because if the sheer sense of optimism and fun - things that you don't usually find in this genre. Here, a teen gets caught up in a contest where the winner gains ownership of a virtual reality world, and with it, hope for the future. Riddled with love for 1980s nerd culture, this is a fantastically entertaining take on the genre and a surefire crowd-pleaser. Show less

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