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
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68 membres participants
1
Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
52,291 membres
970 critiques
4
36 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, 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
79,817 membres
1,245 critiques
4.2
29 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, 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
52,626 membres
752 critiques
3.9
29 Members
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, 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
41,275 membres
1,115 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
58,408 membres
853 critiques
4
26 Members
BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, 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
48,490 membres
735 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 Fleau
de Stephen King
4,421 membres
93 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.
8
Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
38,812 membres
1,559 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.
9
Oryx and Crake
de Margaret Atwood
16,865 membres
525 critiques
3.9
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, 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.
10
La Route
de Cormac McCarthy
33,593 membres
1,387 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
18,715 membres
465 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
17,210 membres
330 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
25,412 membres
380 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.
11,453 membres
305 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
11,021 membres
754 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
Hunger Games - Tome 1
de Suzanne Collins
62,156 membres
3,447 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*
17
Hunger Games, Tome 2 : L'embrasement
de Suzanne Collins
46,989 membres
1,770 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.
18
La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
40,243 membres
1,031 critiques
½ 4.3
16 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1, Chiyan,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.
19
Le berceau du chat
de Kurt Vonnegut
21,879 membres
293 critiques
4.1
14 Members
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Explications
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
20
Auprès de moi toujours
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,289 membres
925 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.
21
Le maître du Haut Château
de Philip K. Dick
13,407 membres
348 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.
22
Les dépossédés
de Ursula K. Le Guin
10,399 membres
261 critiques
4.1
14 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Explications
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
23
La parabole du semeur
de Octavia E. Butler
7,607 membres
221 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
4,792 membres
174 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
Le Jour des Triffides
de John Wyndham
7,275 membres
201 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.
26
Hunger Games, Tome 3 : La révolte
de Suzanne Collins
43,568 membres
1,718 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.
27
Neuromancien
de William Gibson
22,706 membres
368 critiques
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
28
Chroniques martiennes
de Ray Bradbury
16,231 membres
310 critiques
4
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
29
Le passage
de Justin Cronin
9,167 membres
625 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.
30
Nous autres
de Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,238 membres
209 critiques
3.8
12 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
31
Silo
de Hugh Howey
6,298 membres
365 critiques
4.1
11 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
32
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,419 membres
152 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.
33
Uglies, Tome 1 :
de Scott Westerfeld
13,759 membres
641 critiques
3.9
10 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
34
Les enfants d'Icare
de Arthur C. Clarke
9,952 membres
222 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.
35
Les douze
de Justin Cronin
3,457 membres
163 critiques
3.8
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
36
Le Samouraï virtuel
de Neal Stephenson
19,756 membres
385 critiques
4.1
9 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
37
Les Fils de l'homme
de P. D. James
5,680 membres
198 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.
38
Les Femmes de Stepford
de Ira Levin
2,983 membres
90 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.
39
Divergente, Tome 1 :
de Veronica Roth
24,244 membres
1,415 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.
40
L'aveuglement
de José Saramago
12,748 membres
377 critiques
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
41
Le Temps du déluge
de Margaret Atwood
7,136 membres
360 critiques
3.9
10 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
42
The Chrysalids
de John Wyndham
4,581 membres
116 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.
43
La parabole des talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,386 membres
92 critiques
4.1
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
44
Watchmen
de Alan Moore
18,761 membres
482 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.
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Player One
de Ernest Cline
17,625 membres
1,239 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.
46
Cartographie des nuages
de David Mitchell
17,254 membres
670 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.
47
World War Z
de Max Brooks
15,102 membres
702 critiques
4
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
48
22/11/63
de Stephen King
12,965 membres
737 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.
49
Under the Dome
de Stephen King
11,350 membres
445 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.
50
La fille automate
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,096 membres
297 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*
51
The Power
de Naomi Alderman
4,455 membres
239 critiques
3.8
7 Members
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
52
Dawn
de Octavia E. Butler
3,271 membres
123 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.
53
Herland
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,531 membres
68 critiques
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Explications
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
54
Hier, les oiseaux
de Kate Wilhelm
1,743 membres
65 critiques
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
55
Dans la forêt
de Jean Hegland
1,507 membres
47 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.
56
L'Unité
de Ninni Holmqvist
1,018 membres
106 critiques
3.8
7 Members
sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
57
De bons présages
de Terry Pratchett
33,726 membres
774 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
58
La Guerre des mondes
de H. G. Wells
17,833 membres
301 critiques
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Explications
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
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Marche ou crève
de Stephen King
5,037 membres
114 critiques
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
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Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,833 membres
143 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.
61
Postman
de David Brin
4,095 membres
88 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, 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.
62
The Heart Goes Last
de Margaret Atwood
2,502 membres
146 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.
63
L'autre moitie de l'homme
de Joanna Russ
2,122 membres
54 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.
64
Un monde de femmes
de Sheri S. Tepper
2,114 membres
54 critiques
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Explications
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
65
Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,753 membres
93 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.
66
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions
de Ursula K. Le Guin
1,463 membres
22 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.
67
Uglies, Tome 2 : Pretties
de Scott Westerfeld
9,217 membres
277 critiques
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
68
La guerre éternelle
de Joe Haldeman
9,206 membres
244 critiques
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
69
Mona Lisa s'éclate
de William Gibson
7,193 membres
53 critiques
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
70
La paille dans l'oeil de Dieu
de Larry Niven
6,194 membres
107 critiques
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
71
Le Cercle
de Dave Eggers
5,712 membres
409 critiques
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Explications
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
72
Je suis une légende
de Richard Matheson
4,745 membres
185 critiques
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Explications
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
73
Lucifer's Hammer
de Larry Niven
4,231 membres
67 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.
74
Ella Minnow Pea
de Mark Dunn
3,802 membres
252 critiques
3.9
5 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
75
Bird Box
de Josh Malerman
3,099 membres
248 critiques
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
76
La Constellation du Chien
de Peter Heller
2,791 membres
218 critiques
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
77
Woman on the Edge of Time
de Marge Piercy
2,524 membres
50 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.
78
Vox
de Christina Dalcher
1,456 membres
107 critiques
½ 3.5
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
79
Les Heures rouges
de Leni Zumas
1,082 membres
59 critiques
3.8
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
80
A Gift Upon the Shore
de M. K. Wren
432 membres
17 critiques
3.9
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.
81
Le pistolero
de Stephen King
22,305 membres
479 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.
82
Le labyrinthe
de James Dashner
15,646 membres
767 critiques
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explications
sturlington : YA dystopia series
83
V pour Vendetta, l'intégrale
de Alan Moore
10,308 membres
189 critiques
4.2
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
84
L'homme illustré
de Ray Bradbury
8,668 membres
140 critiques
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Explications
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
85
Cette hideuse puissance
de C. S. Lewis
8,069 membres
88 critiques
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
86
Uglies, Tome 3 : Specials
de Scott Westerfeld
7,916 membres
218 critiques
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
87
La cinquième saison
de N. K. Jemisin
7,496 membres
344 critiques
4.2
5 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
88
Le pianiste déchaîné
de Kurt Vonnegut
6,642 membres
79 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
89
Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,503 membres
389 critiques
4
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, Jarandel, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
90
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,081 membres
387 critiques
4
5 Members
nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
91
Interface
de M. T. Anderson
5,065 membres
430 critiques
3.8
4 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
92
The Bone Clocks
de David Mitchell
4,833 membres
286 critiques
3.8
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
93
Le dieu venu du Centaure
de Philip K. Dick
4,232 membres
71 critiques
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
94
Shades of Grey
de Jasper Fforde
3,993 membres
260 critiques
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
95
Running Man
de Stephen King
3,719 membres
73 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explications
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
96
La Terre demeure
de George R. Stewart
3,552 membres
114 critiques
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, SonoranDreamer, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Classic post-apocalyptic novel. One of the few survivors of a plague attempts to rebuild society but instead must watch it erode to a primitive state.
97
L'âge des miracles
de Karen Thompson Walker
3,257 membres
332 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
98
La Planète des singes
de Pierre Boulle
2,707 membres
71 critiques
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, SENSpence
Explications
sturlington: Satirical dystopia. Evolved apes, de-evolved people.
99
The Last Policeman
de Ben H. Winters
2,052 membres
183 critiques
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
Explications
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
100
Borne
de Jeff VanderMeer
1,992 membres
85 critiques
3.8
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie, awarren1
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopian city dominated by a genetically engineered giant bear.