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Space opera1965

Dune

Frank Herbert

4.3(465)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds1988

V for Vendetta

Alan Moore; David Lloyd

4.3(103)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds1949

Animal Farm / 1984

George Orwell; G Orwell; George Orwel; George Orwell

4.4(30)Open Library rating out of 5

Alien life1986

Contact

a novel

Carl Sagan

4.2(103)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds2003

1984

Michael Dean; George Orwell

4.7(15)Open Library rating out of 5

Power & politics1994

The House of the Spirits

Isabel Allende

4.4(27)Open Library rating out of 5

Power & politics2018

Thunderhead

Neal Shusterman

4.4(28)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1951

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

4.1(310)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1945

Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov

4.1(156)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds1953

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

4.0(454)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds1998

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

4.1(22)Open Library rating out of 5

Power & politics1999

Hidden Agendas

(Tom Clancy's Net Force, No. 2)

Tom Clancy; Steve R. Pieczenik

5.0(2)Open Library rating out of 5

Power & politics2007

My Fair Captain

J. L. Langley

5.0(2)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds2019

The Handmaid's Tale

The Graphic Novel

Renee Nault

4.2(6)Open Library rating out of 5

Dystopian worlds1976