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Explore a curated list of essential dystopian books, from *The Hunger Games* and *1984* to *Brave New World* and *Fahrenheit 451*.
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The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
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Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
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Battle Royale
by Kōshun Takami
This classic yet controversial Japanese novel is available for the first time in English--a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence that is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world.
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The Running Man
by Stephen King
Welcome to America in 2025 when the best men don't run for president. They run for thier lives--in the ultimate death game.
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Brazil (The Criterion Collection) (Single Disc Special Editon) [DVD]
by Jonathan Pryce
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V for Vendetta
by Alan Moore
In an alternate future in which Germany wins World War II and Britain becomesa fascist state, a vigilante named "V" stalks the streets of London trying tofree England of its ideological chains.
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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.
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The Giver
by Lois Lowry
In a future society, young Jonas is given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.