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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- 39 Members
- hipdeep, charlenemartel, 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, Andrew_Orange, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84,
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
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94,429 members
1,450 reviews
4.2
Score 33
Added 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 33 Members
- charlenemartel, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, konallis, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
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- 32 Members
- charlenemartel, ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, konallis, 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
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
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48,479 members
1,237 reviews
4.1
Score 30
Added 2014-03-06, 01:22 PM
- 32 Members
- charlenemartel, ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, konallis, 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 ,Andrew_Orange
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
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- 29 Members
- charlenemartel, 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, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
- Explanations
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
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- 24 Members
- charlenemartel, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
- Explanations
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
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- 24 Members
- charlenemartel, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, konallis, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84,Rosenort
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
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- 23 Members
- charlenemartel, ShelfMonkey, konallis, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
- Explanations
- sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
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- 23 Members
- charlenemartel, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explanations
- 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
- Explanations
- 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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22,233 members
532 reviews
4
Score 18
Added 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 18 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
- Explanations
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
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13,270 members
343 reviews
3.9
Score 18
Added 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 19 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, konallis, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Explanations
- 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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76,906 members
3,644 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 17
Added 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 23 Members
- charlenemartel, KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, konallis, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
- Explanations
- 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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- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
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14,686 members
874 reviews
4.1
Score 17
Added 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, konallis, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
- Explanations
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
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- 18 Members
- charlenemartel, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
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- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, djriave, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explanations
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
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- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45,Andrew_Orange
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
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- 16 Members
- charlenemartel, BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- 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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- 15 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
- Explanations
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
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- 15 Members
- ShellyS, konallis, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
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- 14 Members
- konallis, SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
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- 15 Members
- charlenemartel, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
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- 14 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
- Explanations
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
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16,064 members
404 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 13
Added 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Explanations
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
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11,589 members
318 reviews
4.1
Score 13
Added 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Explanations
- 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
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, jdavidhacker
- Explanations
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
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- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explanations
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
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- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, konallis, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explanations
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
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- 12 Members
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Explanations
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
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- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explanations
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
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- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
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8,195 members
380 reviews
3.9
Score 11
Added 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, konallis, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102, Charon07,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
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- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
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- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
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- 11 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- 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
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
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- 9 Members
- sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
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4,902 members
126 reviews
4.1
Score 9
Added 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 9 Members
- ShellyS, adara, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
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- 9 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
- Explanations
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which
suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
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- 8 Members
- hipdeep, charlenemartel, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explanations
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
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- 11 Members
- charlenemartel, KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,konallis ,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Explanations
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
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- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Explanations
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
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- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
- Explanations
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
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- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Explanations
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
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- 8 Members
- charlenemartel, ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Explanations
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
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- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
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- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
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- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Explanations
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
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- 8 Members
- PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
- Explanations
- 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.
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by Max Brooks
17,565 members
763 reviews
4
Score 7
Added 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Explanations
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
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- 8 Members
- sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- 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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- 8 Members
- sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
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- 8 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
RapeX1000. *shudder*
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- 7 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, konallis, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
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- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, djriave, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
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- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explanations
- 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.
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- 7 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Explanations
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
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by Kate Wilhelm
2,015 members
78 reviews
3.8
Score 7
Added 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Explanations
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
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- 7 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Explanations
- sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
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- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Explanations
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
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- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Explanations
- 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.
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- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Explanations
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
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- 6 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
- Explanations
- 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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- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
- Explanations
- sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
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2,327 members
62 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 6 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Explanations
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
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- 6 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
- Explanations
- sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
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- 7 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
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1,836 members
26 reviews
4.1
Score 6
Added 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Explanations
- sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
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- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
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- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : DNF
72
- 6 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
73
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
75
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
76
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explanations
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
77
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Explanations
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
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- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Explanations
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
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by M. R. Carey
6,328 members
448 reviews
4
Score 5
Added 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
80
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
81
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explanations
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
82
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explanations
- 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.
84
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Explanations
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
85
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
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by Marge Piercy
2,861 members
55 reviews
3.9
Score 5
Added 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Explanations
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
87
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explanations
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
88
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explanations
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
89
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explanations
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
90
- 5 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Explanations
- 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.
91
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explanations
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
92
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
94
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
- Explanations
- sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
95
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
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- 6 Members
- PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
- Explanations
- sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia
98
- 4 Members
- PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
- Explanations
- sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
99
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
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4,895 members
76 reviews
3.9
Score 4
Added 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explanations
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.