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Themes labels used: human nature, compassion, violence, freedom, capitalism, ecology, climate change, post-scarcity, social justice, politics, power, morality, faith, guilt, redemption, humanity, civilization, anthropocentrism, collective responsibility, environmental stewardship

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Cover of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 7 by Hayao Miyazaki

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 7

Hayao Miyazaki · 2004 · 風の谷のナウシカ [Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä]

In a poisoned post-apocalyptic world, a young princess pushes toward a final truth that could reshape humanity's future.

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Themes labels: environmentalism · war · peace · human responsibility · morality · hope · survival · human nature · pollution · corruption · compassion · harmony with nature · agency · trauma · loss · class struggle · justice · equity · spirituality · animism · technology and nature · nationalism · militarism · collective survival · truth and secrecy · life and death

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Rebels of Eden

Joey Graceffa · 2018 · Children of Eden

In a controlled future Earth, a young rebel must choose between saving loved ones and ending a system that runs humanity.

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Themes labels: environmentalism · climate change · humanity · free will · government control · truth and liberty · self-determination · sacrifice · hope · love and choice · technology critique · individuality · morality · human nature · compassion · community

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Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler · 1993 · Earthseed

In near-future California, a hyperempathetic teen survives collapse, then forges a new faith and a path north.

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Themes labels: survival · change · adaptation · faith · religion · community · mutual aid · empathy · power · social collapse · climate crisis · capitalism · inequality · slavery · freedom · resilience · hope · human cruelty · responsibility

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Beta Hearts

Marie Graßhoff · 2020 · Neon Birds

In 2101, a final showdown with the evolving AI KAMI forces Andra and her allies to question humanity, power, and survival.

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Themes labels: humanity · personhood · free will · morality · ethics of violence · peace · identity · community · politics · power · truth · memory · future of society · discrimination · environment · sustainability · hope · love

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Pump Six and Other Stories

Paolo Bacigalupi · 2008 · The Windup Universe

A bleak short-story collection of near-future worlds shaped by climate collapse, biotech, and resource scarcity.

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Themes labels: climate change · environmental destruction · resource scarcity · water rights · food supply · population control · immortality · bioethics · humanity · morality · greed · class inequality · corporate power · technology and society · ecological collapse · compassion · survival · dehumanization · knowledge decline · social criticism

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Besnilo

Borislav Pekić · 2002 · Besnilo – Atlantida – 1999

A rabies outbreak at Heathrow traps travelers and staff in a lethal quarantine as fear turns people against each other.

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Themes labels: human nature · fear · violence · dehumanization · survival · civilization · morality · science and ethics · good and evil · social critique · human cruelty · apocalypse · collective guilt · marginalization · responsibility · nature versus civilization · panic · isolation · humanity versus animality

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The Garden of Rama

Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee · 1991 · Rama

Stranded humans aboard an alien vessel face survival, family, and a brutal social experiment as Rama carries them deeper into the unknown.

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Themes labels: human nature · survival · reproduction · ethics · morality · social collapse · authority · observation · environmental destruction · greed · prejudice · gender roles · civilization · humanity vs other species · faith vs pragmatism

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Cover of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 2 by Hayao Miyazaki

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 2

Hayao Miyazaki · 2004 · 風の谷のナウシカ [Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä]

A princess navigates war, prophecy, and an ecological catastrophe in a vast post-apocalyptic world.

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Themes labels: Environmentalism · War · Politics · Morality · Survival · Humanity · Sacrifice · Justice · Loyalty · Peace · Power · Civilization collapse · Ecological destruction · Human greed · Responsibility

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Cover of Blue Skies by T. Coraghessan Boyle

Blue Skies

T. Coraghessan Boyle · 2023

A family’s uneven attempts to live normally amid accelerating climate collapse trigger darkly comic, escalating fallout.

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Themes labels: climate change · environmental collapse · denial · adaptation · human selfishness · consumerism · responsibility · survival · nature vs human · ecosystems · species loss · materialism · moral complacency · personal responsibility · family duty · social irresponsibility · unintended consequences · new normal · grief · hubris

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Cover of 48 Hours by William R. Forstchen

48 Hours

William R. Forstchen · 2019

A solar storm countdown forces scientists, leaders, and civilians to decide who gets shelter when civilization may end.

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Themes labels: human nature · moral choice · sacrifice · public good · corruption · survival ethics · leadership · duty · faith · selfishness · collective responsibility · triage · civilization collapse · resource scarcity · better angels

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Cover of Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead

Calypso

Oliver K. Langmead · 2024

A shipbound engineer wakes from cryostasis to find a ruined colony ark, rival visions for humanity, and a fate-shaping choice.

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Themes labels: ecology · religion · ethics · colonialism · human nature · memory · history · identity · creation · paradise · original sin · redemption · technology · biological enhancement · collective guilt · civilization · environmental stewardship · utopia vs dystopia · humanity · faith · sacrifice · legacy · social systems · scientific progress

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Tuf Voyaging

George R.R. Martin · 1986

A cat-loving space trader inherits a godlike seedship and uses it to solve—or worsen—problems on distant worlds.

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Themes labels: environmentalism · animal rights · overpopulation · resource scarcity · ecological balance · power and corruption · ethical responsibility · human greed · religion and power · social engineering · authority · interventionism · moral ambiguity · biotechnology ethics · human folly · justice · tolerance · anti-war

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