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Samantha Shannon: The bone season (2013)

In the mid-21st century, major world cities are controlled by a formidable security force, and …

Review of 'The bone season' on 'Goodreads'

Lovely world building, lots of new slang but you get it eventually just like Clockwork Orange. Alternate history done very well in much of the story, good parallel structure to the main character’s development.

Would be excellent if not for the romance plot and warping of the story to accommodate it.