Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

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This is my preset list of dystopian/utopian literature, which includes apocalyptic literature, for the purposes of this list. Feel free to vote up your recommendations and thumbs down books that are not worth reading. Keywords: dystopia, utopia, apocalypse, postapocalyptic
1
Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
53,794 membres
994 ressenyes
4
37 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
de George Orwell
81,801 membres
1,267 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Un món feliç
de Aldous Huxley
53,824 membres
770 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
The Handmaid's Tale
de Margaret Atwood
42,200 membres
1,135 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
La revolta dels animals
de George Orwell
59,875 membres
880 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
Senyor de les mosques
de William Golding
49,516 membres
744 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
Oryx and Crake
de Margaret Atwood
16,990 membres
536 ressenyes
3.9
22 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84,Rosenort
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
8
The Stand
de Stephen King
4,577 membres
99 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
9
The Giver
de Lois Lowry
39,974 membres
1,583 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
La carretera
de Cormac McCarthy
34,351 membres
1,404 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. A man and his son wander through a desolated landscape of ashes, eking out their survival from the little that's left remaining, while trying to get... well, nowhere in particular, really.
11
Blade runner
de Philip K. Dick
19,233 membres
473 ressenyes
4
18 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
Explicacions
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
The Time Machine
de H. G. Wells
17,652 membres
338 ressenyes
½ 3.7
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
La taronja mecànica
de Anthony Burgess
25,840 membres
386 ressenyes
4
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
A Canticle for Leibowitz
de Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,724 membres
306 ressenyes
3.9
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
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
11,646 membres
777 ressenyes
4.1
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
16
Bressol de gat
de Kurt Vonnegut
22,291 membres
300 ressenyes
4.1
15 Members
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Explicacions
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
17
Els Jocs de la Fam
de Suzanne Collins
64,314 membres
3,479 ressenyes
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 ,
Explicacions
sturlington: Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : "We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*
18
En flames
de Suzanne Collins
49,121 membres
1,791 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
19
The Dispossessed
de Ursula K. Le Guin
10,688 membres
265 ressenyes
4.1
15 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Explicacions
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
Ender's Game
de Orson Scott Card
41,069 membres
1,045 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
21
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,780 membres
937 ressenyes
3.8
14 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Explicacions
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
The Man in the High Castle
de Philip K. Dick
13,806 membres
357 ressenyes
½ 3.7
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Explicacions
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
23
Parable of the Sower
de Octavia E. Butler
8,075 membres
237 ressenyes
4.1
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Explicacions
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
On the Beach
de Nevil Shute
4,880 membres
177 ressenyes
3.9
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
Les cròniques marcianes
de Ray Bradbury
16,617 membres
322 ressenyes
4
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
26
Nosaltres
de Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,446 membres
214 ressenyes
3.8
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
27
El dia dels trífids
de John Wyndham
7,453 membres
207 ressenyes
4
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
Explicacions
sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
28
Wool
de Hugh Howey
6,661 membres
379 ressenyes
4.1
12 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
29
L'ocell de la revolta
de Suzanne Collins
45,063 membres
1,740 ressenyes
3.9
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
Neuromàntic
de William Gibson
23,031 membres
378 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
Uglies
de Scott Westerfeld
14,006 membres
658 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
32
The Passage
de Justin Cronin
9,376 membres
632 ressenyes
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Explicacions
sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,528 membres
153 ressenyes
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
Snow Crash
de Neal Stephenson
20,133 membres
396 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
La fi de la infantesa
de Arthur C. Clarke
10,185 membres
228 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
36
The Twelve
de Justin Cronin
3,556 membres
166 ressenyes
3.8
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
L'any del diluvi
de Margaret Atwood
7,273 membres
362 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
The Children of Men
de P. D. James
5,784 membres
200 ressenyes
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
39
The Stepford Wives
de Ira Levin
3,060 membres
91 ressenyes
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
Divergent
de Veronica Roth
25,303 membres
1,434 ressenyes
4
10 Members
KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
Explicacions
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
Assaig sobre la ceguesa
de José Saramago
13,027 membres
389 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
The Power
de Naomi Alderman
4,732 membres
254 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
43
The Chrysalids
de John Wyndham
4,731 membres
122 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicacions
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
Parable of the Talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,541 membres
96 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
The Unit
de Ninni Holmqvist
1,032 membres
106 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
46
Good Omens
de Terry Pratchett
34,717 membres
787 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
Watchmen
de Alan Moore
19,128 membres
493 ressenyes
½ 4.3
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Explicacions
sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,406 membres
1,272 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
49
Cloud Atlas
de David Mitchell
17,657 membres
682 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
Explicacions
sturlington: This novel takes place in many different time periods, one of which is a mega-corporation dystopia with cloning, and another is a post-apocalyptic scenario featuring a fictional dialect.
50
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
de Max Brooks
15,451 membres
713 ressenyes
4
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Explicacions
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
11/22/63
de Stephen King
13,542 membres
761 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
52
Under the Dome
de Stephen King
11,712 membres
452 ressenyes
3.8
8 Members
sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
53
The Windup Girl
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,210 membres
303 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : RapeX1000. *shudder*
54
The Postman
de David Brin
4,157 membres
90 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Explicacions
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
Alba
de Octavia E. Butler
3,406 membres
127 ressenyes
4
7 Members
ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
Herland
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,601 membres
70 ressenyes
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Explicacions
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
de Kate Wilhelm
1,786 membres
66 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explicacions
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
Into the Forest
de Jean Hegland
1,531 membres
49 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
La guerra de los mundos
de H. G. Wells
18,360 membres
308 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Explicacions
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
Little Brother
de Cory Doctorow
5,582 membres
396 ressenyes
4
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
The Long Walk
de Stephen King
5,194 membres
118 ressenyes
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,931 membres
143 ressenyes
4
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic post-nuclear war apocalyptic fiction. The residents of a small Florida town, having been alerted just prior to an all-out nuclear war, must struggle with the vagaries of small-town politics after the apocalypse.
63
Ella Minnow Pea
de Mark Dunn
3,935 membres
259 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
The Heart Goes Last
de Margaret Atwood
2,584 membres
150 ressenyes
½ 3.4
6 Members
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
Explicacions
sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
L'Home femella
de Joanna Russ
2,182 membres
57 ressenyes
½ 3.5
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
66
The Gate to Women's Country
de Sheri S. Tepper
2,158 membres
56 ressenyes
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
The Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,803 membres
94 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
Explicacions
sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
Vox
de Christina Dalcher
1,533 membres
117 ressenyes
½ 3.5
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume
de Ursula K. Le Guin
1,517 membres
24 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Explicacions
sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
70
Pretties
de Scott Westerfeld
9,436 membres
281 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
The Forever War
de Joe Haldeman
9,395 membres
250 ressenyes
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
The Fifth Season
de N. K. Jemisin
7,963 membres
362 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explicacions
73
Mona Lisa Overdrive
de William Gibson
7,286 membres
55 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
The Mote in God's Eye
de Larry Niven
6,331 membres
108 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
The Circle
de Dave Eggers
5,872 membres
419 ressenyes
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Explicacions
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
The Girl with All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,307 membres
399 ressenyes
4
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
77
Feed
de M. T. Anderson
5,154 membres
432 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
Sóc llegenda
de Richard Matheson
4,822 membres
189 ressenyes
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Explicacions
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
Lucifer's Hammer
de Larry Niven
4,310 membres
70 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: A comet has slammed into the Earth, destroying all governing structures, and within weeks all of the survivors have reverted to feudalism, cannibalism and worse. Fun times.
80
Bird Box
de Josh Malerman
3,237 membres
253 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Explicacions
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
The Dog Stars
de Peter Heller
2,882 membres
221 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
Woman on the Edge of Time
de Marge Piercy
2,576 membres
52 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
83
The Last Policeman
de Ben H. Winters
2,114 membres
185 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explicacions
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
Farthing
de Jo Walton
1,582 membres
114 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explicacions
sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
Red Clocks
de Leni Zumas
1,127 membres
61 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explicacions
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
A Gift Upon the Shore
de M. K. Wren
432 membres
17 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explicacions
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
The Gunslinger
de Stephen King
22,714 membres
492 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
The Maze Runner
de James Dashner
16,333 membres
777 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explicacions
sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
V for Vendetta
de Alan Moore
10,494 membres
190 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
The Illustrated Man
de Ray Bradbury
8,894 membres
143 ressenyes
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Explicacions
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
That Hideous Strength
de C. S. Lewis
8,257 membres
88 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
Specials
de Scott Westerfeld
8,112 membres
222 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
Player Piano
de Kurt Vonnegut
6,819 membres
81 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
The Lathe of Heaven
de Ursula K. Le Guin
6,506 membres
195 ressenyes
4
6 Members
PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
Explicacions
sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.
Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia
95
The Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,115 membres
224 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
The Bone Clocks
de David Mitchell
4,977 membres
290 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
Gateway
de Frederik Pohl
4,648 membres
100 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
de Philip K. Dick
4,337 membres
73 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
Shades of Grey
de Jasper Fforde
4,065 membres
266 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
The Running Man
de Stephen King
3,826 membres
75 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explicacions
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.