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Themes labels used: power, control, slavery, classism, inequality, justice, freedom, corruption, rebellion, politics, oppression, human nature, morality, choice, privilege, violence, misogyny, resistance

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The Blood We Spill

Jo Havens · 2022 · The Blood We Spill

An assassin-slave and a journalist are pulled into a dangerous sapphic romance amid palace intrigue and brutal power politics.

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Themes labels: slavery · freedom · colonization · power · autonomy · consent · abuse · trauma · redemption · loyalty · betrayal · justice · morality · political oppression · censorship · freedom of speech · classism · human rights · conditional love · self-worth · identity · survival · complicity · ambivalence · social commentary

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The Hod King

Josiah Bancroft · 2019 · The Books of Babel

In a sprawling tower city, separated allies pursue parallel missions as rebellion, intrigue, and reunion collide.

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Themes labels: classism · slavery · oppression · rebellion · identity · transformation · morality · consequence · social performance · power · loyalty · corruption · desire for freedom · unintended consequences

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Red Rising

Pierce Brown · 2014 · Red Rising Saga

A low-caste miner on Mars is remade into the enemy and sent to infiltrate an elite academy.

Why this is here

Themes labels: class struggle · rebellion · power · freedom · justice · revenge · oppression · slavery · resistance · betrayal · loyalty · sacrifice · identity · survival · brainwashing · corruption · social hierarchy · propaganda · transformation · dehumanization

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The Spice Gate

Prashanth Srivatsa · 2024

A marked spice carrier from an oppressed class is pulled into a kingdom-spanning conspiracy that could overturn his world.

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Themes labels: freedom · justice · oppression · slavery · caste system · class inequality · resistance · social justice · colonialism · power and control · religion and oppression · hope · family duty · agency · identity · knowledge as power · societal indoctrination · economic exploitation · balance · destiny · moral choice · survival

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Red Rising (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Pierce Brown · 2023 · Red Rising Saga Dramatic Adaptations

An oppressed miner on Mars infiltrates an elite caste and academy to dismantle the society that enslaved his people.

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Themes labels: justice · freedom · oppression · class inequality · revenge · grief · loyalty · humanity · identity · power · sacrifice · rebellion · betrayal · social commentary

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Cover of The Jewel by Amy Ewing

The Jewel

Amy Ewing · 2014 · The Lone City

A girl sold as a royal surrogate discovers a brutal court world, hidden powers, and forbidden love.

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Themes labels: slavery · reproduction · bodily autonomy · freedom · identity · class inequality · power · control · surveillance · gender oppression · women's rights · resistance · corruption · appearance vs reality · friendship · love vs duty

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Cover of The Golden Torc by Julian May

The Golden Torc

Julian May · 1982 · Saga of the Pliocene Exile

Exiled humans in the Pliocene are pulled into alien power struggles, psychic politics, and a war that could reshape humanity.

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Themes labels: power · freedom · control · slavery · identity · self-interest · betrayal · survival · social hierarchy · politics · morality · destiny · human nature · cultural conflict · revolution · myth and origin

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Distance: 0.0847

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Cover of Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler

Patternmaster

Octavia E. Butler · 1976 · Patternist

A dying telepathic ruler’s sons battle for succession in a brutal future where power, slavery, and mutation shape society.

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Themes labels: power · slavery · freedom · self-determination · oppression · hierarchy · control · personhood · humanity · eugenics · telepathy · gender power · patriarchy · race · empathy · survival · collective identity · social status · freedom vs submission · dehumanization

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Quest for Justice: An Unofficial Minecraft-Fan Adventure

Sean Fay Wolfe · 2015 · The Elementia Chronicles

New players in a Minecraft-inspired server must survive, unite, and challenge a tyrannical ruler to win justice.

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Themes labels: justice · tyranny · oppression · equality · prejudice · corrupt government · loyalty · friendship · good vs evil · power · survival · rights · rebellion · community

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Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside

Stephen Cole · 2005 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

The Doctor and Rose are split across a brutal prison-world system and must reunite while hidden aliens tighten their grip.

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Themes labels: justice · corruption · oppression · freedom · punishment · prison abuse · social criticism · class power · speciesism · xenophobia · racism · exploitation · resistance · human rights · profit motive

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Cover of BloodLust by Auryn Hadley

BloodLust

Auryn Hadley · 2022 · Rise of the Iliri

An oppressed alien soldier joins an elite unit trial and awakens powers, desire, and a dangerous path to belonging.

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Themes labels: slavery · freedom · belonging · racism · discrimination · persecution · identity · self-acceptance · accepting nature · power and control · war ethics · equality · prejudice · loyalty · rebellion · gender roles · sexual autonomy · social hierarchy

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