Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Description
- 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
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- 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.
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- 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.
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54,011 membres
773 critiques
3.9
Score 30
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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.
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42,425 membres
1,142 critiques
4.1
Score 29
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:22 PM
- 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.
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60,160 membres
887 critiques
4
Score 27
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 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.
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49,705 membres
745 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 22
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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.
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16,985 membres
537 critiques
3.9
Score 21
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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de H. G. Wells
17,722 membres
338 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 17
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
- 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.
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25,909 membres
389 critiques
4
Score 16
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 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.
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11,767 membres
308 critiques
3.9
Score 16
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 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*
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11,761 membres
780 critiques
4.1
Score 16
Ajouté 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 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.
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22,351 membres
300 critiques
4.1
Score 15
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explications
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
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64,675 membres
3,486 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 14
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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*
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49,272 membres
1,793 critiques
4.2
Score 14
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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.
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10,728 membres
268 critiques
4.1
Score 14
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 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
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41,232 membres
1,047 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 13
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 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.
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22,912 membres
938 critiques
3.8
Score 13
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 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.
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13,840 membres
357 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 13
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Explications
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
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8,145 membres
239 critiques
4.1
Score 13
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 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.
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- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
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de Ray Bradbury
16,666 membres
324 critiques
4.1
Score 12
Ajouté 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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
45,341 membres
1,742 critiques
3.9
Score 11
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explications
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
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14,081 membres
662 critiques
3.9
Score 11
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 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
- 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
- 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
20,207 membres
398 critiques
4.1
Score 10
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
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10,237 membres
232 critiques
3.9
Score 10
Ajouté 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 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.
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- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explications
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
7,301 membres
363 critiques
3.9
Score 9
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Explications
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
- 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
- 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
25,391 membres
1,438 critiques
4
Score 8
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 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
- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Explications
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
- 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
- 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
3,570 membres
96 critiques
4.1
Score 8
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explications
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
- 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
34,803 membres
789 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 7
Ajouté 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explications
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Explications
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
- 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
17,740 membres
683 critiques
4.1
Score 7
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:45 PM
- 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
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Explications
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
- 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
- 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
6,235 membres
304 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 7
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 7 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Explications
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
de Kate Wilhelm
1,786 membres
66 critiques
3.8
Score 7
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Explications
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
- 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
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Explications
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
- 6 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
- 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
- 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
2,595 membres
150 critiques
½ 3.4
Score 6
Ajouté 2015-12-01, 04:36 PM
- 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.
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de Joanna Russ
2,185 membres
57 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 6
Ajouté 2014-06-21, 10:17 AM
- 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
- 6 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Explications
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
- 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
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
1,530 membres
24 critiques
4.1
Score 6
Ajouté 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 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
9,480 membres
281 critiques
3.8
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 6 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington : DNF
73
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
de Larry Niven
6,348 membres
108 critiques
3.9
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Explications
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
de M. R. Carey
5,337 membres
405 critiques
4
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
77
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
4,838 membres
190 critiques
4
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explications
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
- 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
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Explications
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
de Peter Heller
2,892 membres
221 critiques
3.9
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-06-06, 04:25 PM
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
de Marge Piercy
2,579 membres
52 critiques
3.9
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 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
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explications
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explications
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explications
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
- 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
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explications
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
de Alan Moore
10,539 membres
190 critiques
4.2
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
- Explications
- sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
de C. S. Lewis
8,315 membres
88 critiques
3.8
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
8,147 membres
222 critiques
3.8
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
6,832 membres
81 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:20 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
6,540 membres
197 critiques
4
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 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
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explications
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
- 4 Members
- PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
- Explications
- sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
4,357 membres
73 critiques
3.9
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
4,091 membres
266 critiques
4.1
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explications
- sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.