Complex sentence: The novel is set in a dystopian future where much of the environment has been ruined, the government has been taken over by corporations, and a few privileged members of society live in luxury at the expense of others trapped in ruined cities or corp towns.
Split into simpler sentences: The novel is set in a dystopian future where much of the environment has been ruined. The government is run by corporations, and only a few privileged members of society live in luxury at the expense of others trapped in ruined cities known as corp towns.