Yeah the balance is way off <| sep |> Iain Banks ' Consider Phlebas . It is a Culture novel that isn ' t the Culture much more about this guy who ' s trying to defeat them for the Idirans . Somewhat similar is China Mieville ' s Perdido Street Station revolution isn ' t the main theme , but a lot of characters there are struggling against the prevalent status quo . Frank Herbert ' s Dune series of course , if you ignore that Paul Atriedes himself comes from the ruling class . Philip Pullman ' s His Dark Materials trilogy . No futuristic technology , and a fantasy with steampunk influences . It is a response to Milton ' s Paradise Lost , so very much about a revolution against GodOriginal Sin . Ken Macleod ' s Fall Revolution series , which has different characters rising against a future dictatorial UN .