Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

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This is my preset list of dystopian/utopian literature, which includes apocalyptic literature, for the purposes of this list. Feel free to vote up your recommendations and thumbs down books that are not worth reading. Keywords: dystopia, utopia, apocalypse, postapocalyptic
1
Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
53,906 membres
998 critiques
4
37 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
de George Orwell
81,955 membres
1,272 critiques
4.2
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
Explications
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Le Meilleur des mondes
de Aldous Huxley
53,884 membres
772 critiques
3.9
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, klcallahan13, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
Explications
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,274 membres
1,139 critiques
4.1
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, Dilara86, alex68, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
La Ferme des animaux
de George Orwell
60,012 membres
885 critiques
4
27 Members
BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Explications
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
Sa Majesté des Mouches
de William Golding
49,589 membres
745 critiques
½ 3.7
22 Members
BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
Explications
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
Le dernier homme
de Margaret Atwood
17,022 membres
536 critiques
3.9
22 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
8
Le Fleau
de Stephen King
4,583 membres
99 critiques
4.2
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explications
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
9
Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
40,071 membres
1,586 critiques
4.2
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
Explications
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
La Route
de Cormac McCarthy
34,421 membres
1,406 critiques
4.1
19 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, megschristina, JoyKP, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. A man and his son wander through a desolated landscape of ashes, eking out their survival from the little that's left remaining, while trying to get... well, nowhere in particular, really.
11
Blade Runner
de Philip K. Dick
19,277 membres
473 critiques
4
18 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
Explications
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
La Machine à explorer le temps
de H. G. Wells
17,688 membres
338 critiques
½ 3.7
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Explications
sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
L'orange mécanique
de Anthony Burgess
25,860 membres
389 critiques
4
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
Explications
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
Un cantique pour Leibowitz
de Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,744 membres
308 critiques
3.9
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic theological novel. Six hundred years after the Simplification -- total nuclear annihilation -- a cloister of monks in Utah preserve the little that remains of the world's knowledge, and wonder whether mankind is perpetually doomed to destroy itself.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : I've tried to read this several times and just can't get past the monk wandering around in the desert digging holes. *yawn*
15
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,696 membres
779 critiques
4.1
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
16
Le berceau du chat
de Kurt Vonnegut
22,316 membres
300 critiques
4.1
15 Members
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Explications
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
17
Hunger Games - Tome 1
de Suzanne Collins
64,479 membres
3,485 critiques
½ 4.3
20 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
Explications
sturlington: Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : "We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*
18
Hunger Games, Tome 2 : L'embrasement
de Suzanne Collins
49,120 membres
1,793 critiques
4.2
16 Members
amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
19
Les dépossédés
de Ursula K. Le Guin
10,699 membres
268 critiques
4.1
15 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Explications
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,120 membres
1,046 critiques
½ 4.3
15 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
21
Auprès de moi toujours
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,826 membres
938 critiques
3.8
14 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
Le maître du Haut Château
de Philip K. Dick
13,802 membres
357 critiques
½ 3.7
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Explications
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
23
La parabole du semeur
de Octavia E. Butler
8,106 membres
239 critiques
4.1
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Explications
sturlington: Feminist dystopia. Society has completely collapsed, and a young woman is driven from her home after her neighborhood is burned and her family murdered. Despite the violence and hopelessness that surrounds her, she is determined to spread her spiritual message.
24
Le dernier rivage
de Nevil Shute
4,886 membres
177 critiques
3.9
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
Chroniques martiennes
de Ray Bradbury
16,630 membres
323 critiques
4.1
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
26
Nous autres
de Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,459 membres
214 critiques
3.8
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
27
Le Jour des Triffides
de John Wyndham
7,451 membres
207 critiques
4
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
Explications
sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
28
Silo
de Hugh Howey
6,576 membres
379 critiques
4.1
12 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
29
Hunger Games, Tome 3 : La révolte
de Suzanne Collins
45,172 membres
1,742 critiques
3.9
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
Neuromancien
de William Gibson
23,057 membres
379 critiques
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
Uglies, Tome 1 :
de Scott Westerfeld
14,042 membres
660 critiques
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
32
Le passage
de Justin Cronin
9,390 membres
633 critiques
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Explications
sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,540 membres
153 critiques
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
Le Samouraï virtuel
de Neal Stephenson
20,159 membres
398 critiques
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
Les enfants d'Icare
de Arthur C. Clarke
10,202 membres
230 critiques
3.9
11 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
36
Les douze
de Justin Cronin
3,561 membres
167 critiques
3.8
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
Le temps du déluge
de Margaret Atwood
7,281 membres
362 critiques
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
Les Fils de l'homme
de P. D. James
5,794 membres
200 critiques
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
39
Les Femmes de Stepford
de Ira Levin
3,064 membres
91 critiques
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
Explications
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
Divergente, Tome 1 :
de Veronica Roth
25,385 membres
1,437 critiques
4
10 Members
KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
Explications
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
L'aveuglement
de José Saramago
13,042 membres
390 critiques
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
The Power
de Naomi Alderman
4,746 membres
254 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
43
The Chrysalids
de John Wyndham
4,739 membres
122 critiques
3.9
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
La parabole des talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,553 membres
96 critiques
4.1
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
L'Unité
de Ninni Holmqvist
1,032 membres
106 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
46
De bons présages
de Terry Pratchett
34,777 membres
788 critiques
½ 4.3
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
Watchmen
de Alan Moore
19,158 membres
494 critiques
½ 4.3
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Explications
sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,463 membres
1,276 critiques
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
49
Cartographie des nuages
de David Mitchell
17,685 membres
682 critiques
4.1
8 Members
PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
Explications
sturlington: This novel takes place in many different time periods, one of which is a mega-corporation dystopia with cloning, and another is a post-apocalyptic scenario featuring a fictional dialect.
50
World War Z
de Max Brooks
15,474 membres
713 critiques
4
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
22/11/63
de Stephen King
13,564 membres
762 critiques
4.2
8 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
52
Under the Dome
de Stephen King
11,644 membres
452 critiques
3.8
8 Members
sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
53
La fille automate
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,222 membres
304 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : RapeX1000. *shudder*
54
Postman
de David Brin
4,162 membres
90 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. When the end of America comes, what is the one thing that can bring us back from the brink of complete anarchy? That's right: the U.S. Postal Service.
55
Dawn
de Octavia E. Butler
3,413 membres
127 critiques
4
7 Members
ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
Herland
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,605 membres
70 critiques
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Explications
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
de Kate Wilhelm
1,786 membres
66 critiques
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
Dans la forêt
de Jean Hegland
1,536 membres
49 critiques
3.9
7 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Explications
sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
La Guerre des mondes
de H. G. Wells
18,393 membres
309 critiques
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Explications
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,592 membres
397 critiques
4
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
Marche ou crève
de Stephen King
5,198 membres
119 critiques
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,937 membres
144 critiques
4
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Classic post-nuclear war apocalyptic fiction. The residents of a small Florida town, having been alerted just prior to an all-out nuclear war, must struggle with the vagaries of small-town politics after the apocalypse.
63
Ella Minnow Pea
de Mark Dunn
3,943 membres
259 critiques
3.9
6 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
The Heart Goes Last
de Margaret Atwood
2,591 membres
150 critiques
½ 3.4
6 Members
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
Explications
sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
L'autre moitie de l'homme
de Joanna Russ
2,184 membres
57 critiques
½ 3.5
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
66
Un monde de femmes
de Sheri S. Tepper
2,159 membres
56 critiques
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Explications
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,806 membres
94 critiques
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
Vox
de Christina Dalcher
1,537 membres
117 critiques
½ 3.5
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume
de Ursula K. Le Guin
1,525 membres
24 critiques
4.1
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
70
Uglies, Tome 2 : Pretties
de Scott Westerfeld
9,457 membres
281 critiques
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
La guerre éternelle
de Joe Haldeman
9,408 membres
252 critiques
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
La cinquième saison
de N. K. Jemisin
7,999 membres
364 critiques
4.2
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
73
Mona Lisa s'éclate
de William Gibson
7,293 membres
55 critiques
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
La paille dans l'oeil de Dieu
de Larry Niven
6,340 membres
108 critiques
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
Le Cercle
de Dave Eggers
5,881 membres
420 critiques
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Explications
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,323 membres
401 critiques
4
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
77
Interface
de M. T. Anderson
5,157 membres
433 critiques
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
Je suis une légende
de Richard Matheson
4,833 membres
190 critiques
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Explications
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
Lucifer's Hammer
de Larry Niven
4,313 membres
70 critiques
3.9
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: A comet has slammed into the Earth, destroying all governing structures, and within weeks all of the survivors have reverted to feudalism, cannibalism and worse. Fun times.
80
Bird Box
de Josh Malerman
3,255 membres
254 critiques
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
La Constellation du Chien
de Peter Heller
2,880 membres
221 critiques
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
Woman on the Edge of Time
de Marge Piercy
2,580 membres
52 critiques
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
83
The Last Policeman
de Ben H. Winters
2,119 membres
185 critiques
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explications
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
Le cercle de Farthing
de Jo Walton
1,584 membres
114 critiques
3.9
5 Members
aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explications
sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
Les Heures rouges
de Leni Zumas
1,128 membres
61 critiques
½ 3.7
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
A Gift Upon the Shore
de M. K. Wren
432 membres
17 critiques
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Post-nuclear war. Once the apocalypse is over with, two women survive on a farm on the Oregon coast while trying to preserve the remainder of mankind's knowledge and sparring with the ultra-Christian religious cult down the beach.
87
Le pistolero
de Stephen King
22,756 membres
493 critiques
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
Le labyrinthe
de James Dashner
16,383 membres
779 critiques
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explications
sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
V pour Vendetta, l'intégrale
de Alan Moore
10,508 membres
190 critiques
4.2
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
L'homme illustré
de Ray Bradbury
8,909 membres
143 critiques
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Explications
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
Cette hideuse puissance
de C. S. Lewis
8,288 membres
88 critiques
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
Uglies, Tome 3 : Specials
de Scott Westerfeld
8,127 membres
222 critiques
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
Le pianiste déchaîné
de Kurt Vonnegut
6,822 membres
81 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
L'Autre côté du rêve
de Ursula K. Le Guin
6,517 membres
195 critiques
4
6 Members
PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
Explications
sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.
Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia
95
Les Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,136 membres
225 critiques
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
The Bone Clocks
de David Mitchell
4,982 membres
290 critiques
3.8
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
La grande porte
de Frederik Pohl
4,654 membres
100 critiques
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
Le dieu venu du Centaure
de Philip K. Dick
4,344 membres
73 critiques
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
La tyrannie de l'arc-en-ciel, Tome 1 : La route de Haut-Safran
de Jasper Fforde
4,074 membres
266 critiques
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
Running Man
de Stephen King
3,836 membres
76 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explications
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.