Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga #4) / Pierce Brown
Lowly slave at one point leads a rebellion that turns against him.
Animal Farm / George Orwell
A dystopian masterpiece about the loss of freedom, by those giving it away unintentionally.
Scythe / Neal Shusterman
The first book in a chilling series, where the only way to die is to be randomly killed “gleaned” by professional reapers (“Sycthes”).