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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53,493 membres
989 critiques
4
2
81,466 membres
1,266 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
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sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
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53,616 membres
768 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
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sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
42,013 membres
1,134 critiques
4.1
5
59,629 membres
873 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
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sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
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49,396 membres
743 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
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sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
16,918 membres
536 critiques
3.9
8
4,544 membres
98 critiques
4.2
9
39,718 membres
1,582 critiques
4.2
10
34,211 membres
1,401 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
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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
19,126 membres
472 critiques
4
18 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
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sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
17,535 membres
335 critiques
½ 3.7
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
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sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
25,721 membres
386 critiques
4
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
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sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
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11,660 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
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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
11,528 membres
775 critiques
4.1
16
22,212 membres
297 critiques
4.1
17
63,941 membres
3,478 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 ,
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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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48,807 membres
1,792 critiques
4.2
19
10,623 membres
265 critiques
4.1
20
40,911 membres
1,044 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
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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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22,726 membres
938 critiques
3.8
22
13,728 membres
358 critiques
½ 3.7
23
8,006 membres
237 critiques
4.1
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
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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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4,855 membres
176 critiques
3.9
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
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sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
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16,530 membres
320 critiques
4.1
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
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sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
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8,391 membres
213 critiques
3.8
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
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sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
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7,405 membres
207 critiques
4
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
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sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
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6,587 membres
379 critiques
4.1
12 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
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sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
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44,827 membres
1,740 critiques
3.9
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22,990 membres
378 critiques
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
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sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
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13,939 membres
658 critiques
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
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9,349 membres
633 critiques
3.9
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3,511 membres
153 critiques
3.9
34
20,065 membres
394 critiques
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
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10,136 membres
228 critiques
3.9
11 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
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aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
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3,543 membres
167 critiques
3.8
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7,245 membres
362 critiques
3.9
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5,767 membres
200 critiques
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
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3,049 membres
92 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.
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25,101 membres
1,431 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.
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12,994 membres
388 critiques
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
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4,722 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.
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4,713 membres
252 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
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sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
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3,520 membres
97 critiques
4.1
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
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1,030 membres
107 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.
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34,532 membres
785 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.
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19,051 membres
493 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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18,319 membres
1,269 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
17,588 membres
681 critiques
4.1
8 Members
PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
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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
15,440 membres
712 critiques
4
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13,422 membres
756 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.
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11,637 membres
453 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
6,215 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
4,145 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
3,384 membres
128 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
2,590 membres
71 critiques
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Explications
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
1,777 membres
65 critiques
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explications
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
1,530 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
18,214 membres
306 critiques
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Explications
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
5,568 membres
396 critiques
4
61
5,164 membres
118 critiques
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
4,913 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.
63
3,906 membres
258 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
2,565 membres
149 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
2,171 membres
56 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
2,153 membres
56 critiques
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Explications
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
1,794 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
1,519 membres
116 critiques
½ 3.5
69
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
9,397 membres
281 critiques
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
9,361 membres
249 critiques
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
7,918 membres
360 critiques
4.2
73
7,277 membres
55 critiques
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
6,296 membres
108 critiques
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
5,841 membres
419 critiques
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Explications
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
5,286 membres
399 critiques
4
77
5,142 membres
432 critiques
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
4,840 membres
189 critiques
4
79
4,299 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
3,219 membres
253 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
2,869 membres
220 critiques
3.9
82
2,571 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
2,103 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
1,581 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
1,120 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
430 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
22,620 membres
491 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
16,165 membres
775 critiques
3.8
89
10,473 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
8,847 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
8,234 membres
88 critiques
3.8
92
8,079 membres
222 critiques
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
6,819 membres
80 critiques
½ 3.7
94
6,465 membres
196 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
6,052 membres
224 critiques
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
4,965 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
4,633 membres
100 critiques
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
4,323 membres
73 critiques
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
4,044 membres
264 critiques
4.1
100
3,805 membres
75 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explications
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.