Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Descripció
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
sturlington's List202LibraryThing328
Perfil de sturlington
1
11/22/63
de Stephen King
13,544 membres
761 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 51
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.
2
Anathem
de Neal Stephenson
8,298 membres
290 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 198
2 Members
sturlington, Dilara86
Explicacions
sturlington: Alternate universe with apocalyptic themes.
3
Annihilation
de Jeff VanderMeer
6,350 membres
367 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 125
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie,Bluewolf0411
Explicacions
sturlington: First in a trilogy. Mysteriously transformed Area X threatens to spread beyond its border.
4
Authority
de Jeff VanderMeer
3,142 membres
178 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 208
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Dreesie,Rosenort
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Annihilation.
5
Acceptance
de Jeff VanderMeer
2,555 membres
134 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 209
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Dreesie,Rosenort
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Authority.
6
El Mòbil = (Cell)
de Stephen King
11,602 membres
262 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 280
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Reads like a script for B horror flick. Quite possibly the worst book King has written.
7
Cloud Atlas
de David Mitchell
17,667 membres
682 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 49
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.
8
Alba
de Octavia E. Butler
3,407 membres
127 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 55
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.
9
Adulthood Rites
de Octavia E. Butler
1,685 membres
55 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 107
4 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Dawn.
10
Imago
de Octavia E. Butler
1,527 membres
47 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 148
3 Members
sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Adulthood Rites.
11
El dia dels trífids
de John Wyndham
7,441 membres
207 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 27
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.
12
Gateway
de Frederik Pohl
4,649 membres
100 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 97
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
13
The Gone World
de Tom Sweterlitsch
818 membres
46 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 165
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
Explicacions
sturlington: Time travel to an apocalyptic future.
14
The Gunslinger
de Stephen King
22,728 membres
492 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 87
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
15
The Drawing of the Three
de Stephen King
15,889 membres
242 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 121
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Gunslinger.
16
The Waste Lands
de Stephen King
14,069 membres
194 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 122
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Drawing of the Three.
17
L'Home femella
de Joanna Russ
2,182 membres
57 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 65
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.
18
The Forever War
de Joe Haldeman
9,397 membres
250 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 71
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
19
Good Omens
de Terry Pratchett
34,735 membres
787 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 46
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
20
Sóc llegenda
de Richard Matheson
4,825 membres
189 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 78
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Explicacions
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
21
The Illustrated Man
de Ray Bradbury
8,901 membres
143 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 90
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Explicacions
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
22
Senyor de les mosques
de William Golding
49,543 membres
745 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 6
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.
23
The Man in the High Castle
de Philip K. Dick
13,813 membres
357 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 22
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Explicacions
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
24
Les cròniques marcianes
de Ray Bradbury
16,602 membres
322 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 25
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.
25
Neuromàntic
de William Gibson
23,044 membres
379 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 30
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explicacions
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
26
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,792 membres
938 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 21
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.
27
The Passage
de Justin Cronin
9,380 membres
632 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 32
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.
28
The Twelve
de Justin Cronin
3,556 membres
166 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 36
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
29
The City of Mirrors
de Justin Cronin
1,884 membres
92 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 105
4 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Twelve
30
The Reapers Are the Angels: A Novel
de Alden Bell
954 membres
114 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 160
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse
31
Snow Crash
de Neal Stephenson
20,144 membres
397 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 34
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
32
Dies memorables
de Michael Cunningham
1,983 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 144
3 Members
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy
Explicacions
sturlington: Set in three different times; the last is a futuristic dystopia.
33
The Time Machine
de H. G. Wells
17,661 membres
338 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 12
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.
34
Under the Dome
de Stephen King
11,716 membres
452 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 52
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.
35
La guerra de los mundos
de H. G. Wells
18,378 membres
308 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 59
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Explicacions
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
36
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
Classificació global 69
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.
37
1984
de George Orwell
81,840 membres
1,268 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 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.
38
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,931 membres
143 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 62
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.
39
La revolta dels animals
de George Orwell
59,906 membres
880 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 5
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.
40
Un món feliç
de Aldous Huxley
53,828 membres
770 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 3
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.
41
A Canticle for Leibowitz
de Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,732 membres
307 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 14
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*
42
Bressol de gat
de Kurt Vonnegut
22,299 membres
300 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 16
15 Members
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Explicacions
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
43
The Children of Men
de P. D. James
5,787 membres
200 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 38
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
44
The Chrysalids
de John Wyndham
4,733 membres
122 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 43
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.
45
La taronja mecànica
de Anthony Burgess
25,853 membres
386 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 13
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.
46
The Dispossessed
de Ursula K. Le Guin
10,681 membres
266 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 19
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
47
Blade runner
de Philip K. Dick
19,242 membres
473 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 11
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.
48
Earth Abides
de George R. Stewart
3,632 membres
115 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 101
4 Members
sturlington, SonoranDreamer, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explicacions
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.
49
Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
53,813 membres
994 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 1
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.
50
The Handmaid's Tale
de Margaret Atwood
42,214 membres
1,137 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 4
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.
51
The Last Policeman
de Ben H. Winters
2,115 membres
185 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 83
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explicacions
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
52
Countdown City
de Ben H. Winters
934 membres
99 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 112
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to The Last Policeman.
53
World of Trouble
de Ben H. Winters
769 membres
74 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 168
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Countdown City.
54
The Lathe of Heaven
de Ursula K. Le Guin
6,503 membres
195 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 94
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
55
Parable of the Sower
de Octavia E. Butler
8,084 membres
237 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 23
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.
56
Parable of the Talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,545 membres
96 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 44
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
57
Oryx and Crake
de Margaret Atwood
16,997 membres
536 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 7
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.
58
L'any del diluvi
de Margaret Atwood
7,274 membres
362 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 37
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
59
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,528 membres
153 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 33
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.
60
La carretera
de Cormac McCarthy
34,365 membres
1,404 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 10
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.
61
The Stand
de Stephen King
4,577 membres
99 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 8
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.
62
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,667 membres
777 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 15
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.
63
Nosaltres
de Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,454 membres
214 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 26
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.
64
World Made By Hand
de James Howard Kunstler
970 membres
56 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 159
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera
Explicacions
sturlington: Environmental collapse and "peak oil" lead to regression to pre-Industrial Age society.
65
Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories
de John Joseph Adams
506 membres
18 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 242
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Collection of dystopian stories, including several must-read classics.
66
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
de John Joseph Adams
1,546 membres
50 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 147
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: A retrospective of possible post-apocalyptic scenarios, ranging from the immediate aftermath to far, far in the future. Authors include Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Paolo Bacigalupi, etc.
67
Borne
de Jeff VanderMeer
2,104 membres
88 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 104
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie, awarren1
Explicacions
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopian city dominated by a genetically engineered giant bear.
68
The End We Start From
de Megan Hunter
426 membres
42 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 119
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Flooded London leads to a refugee situation.
69
Good Morning, Midnight
de Lily Brooks-Dalton
773 membres
47 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 232
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Last man on earth isolated in the Arctic and a spaceship crew returning to a earth that has gone silent.
70
The Natural Way of Things
de Charlotte Wood
521 membres
31 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 180
3 Members
KimarieBee, sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Several girls are imprisoned in a remote compound on the Outback by a corporation for being involved in public sex scandals.
71
Normal
de Warren Ellis
386 membres
21 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 250
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Set in very near future (or present) in a world where constant surveillance has become a reality.
72
Red Clocks
de Leni Zumas
1,127 membres
61 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 85
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explicacions
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
73
Rivers
de Michael Farris Smith
254 membres
26 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 263
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Climate change and endless storms have caused the US government to abandon the deep South.
74
The Sundial
de Shirley Jackson
753 membres
20 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 169
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic satire.
75
When the English Fall
de David Williams
350 membres
23 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 189
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, dianeham
Explicacions
sturlington: Amish postapocalyptic fiction.
76
The Age of Miracles
de Karen Thompson Walker
3,318 membres
335 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 102
4 Members
sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
Explicacions
sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
77
Air: Or, Have Not Have
de Geoff Ryman
864 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 163
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: Near-future technological dystopia; culture clash in Asian village.
78
All Tomorrow's Parties
de William Gibson
4,516 membres
36 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 202
2 Members
ShellyS, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Sequel to Virtual Light.
79
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,833 membres
96 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 106
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy
Explicacions
sturlington: Dystopian future in which outlawing of fossil fuels has sparked a second American Civil War.
80
Bird Box
de Josh Malerman
3,239 membres
254 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 80
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Explicacions
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
The Bone Clocks
de David Mitchell
4,979 membres
290 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 96
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Explicacions
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
82
The Book of Phoenix
de Nnedi Okorafor
583 membres
37 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 177
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie
Explicacions
sturlington: Prequel to Who Fears Death about a genetically engineered immortal who brings about the destruction of the world.
83
The Book of Strange New Things
de Michel Faber
2,200 membres
134 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 141
3 Members
sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy
Explicacions
sturlington: Set on an alien planet while apocalyptic collapse is going on back on Earth.
84
Brown Girl in the Ring
de Nalo Hopkinson
1,180 membres
53 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 110
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler
Explicacions
sturlington: Futuristic urban fantasy. Collapse of inner city Toronto, voodoo cults.
85
The Cabin at the End of the World
de Paul Tremblay
1,824 membres
100 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 145
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Ambiguous apocalyptic scenario. A few people in an isolated cabin must make a dreadful choice to save the world.
86
The Carhullan Army
de Sarah Hall
687 membres
48 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 172
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist dystopia. Climate change, scarcity of resources, population control.
87
The Circle
de Dave Eggers
5,875 membres
419 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 75
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Explicacions
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
88
The City, Not Long After
de Pat Murphy
491 membres
21 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 181
3 Members
ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Set in post-apocalyptic San Francisco after a plague has wiped out most of the world's population; magical realism.
89
The Dead Lands
de Benjamin Percy
347 membres
19 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 190
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
Explicacions
sturlington: Following a superflu epidemic and nuclear attack, St. Louis walls itself off from the rest of the world and keeps citizens imprisoned inside.
90
The Diamond Age
de Neal Stephenson
11,214 membres
206 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 195
2 Members
ShellyS, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Nanopunk/post-cyberpunk
91
The End Is Nigh
de Hugh Howey
282 membres
12 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 260
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Anthology of pre-apocalyptic stories; part one of a triptych of anthologies featuring connected stories set pre-, during, and post-apocalypse.
92
Far North
de Marcel Theroux
616 membres
52 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 175
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Set in Siberia after general collapse following climate change.
93
The Fireman
de Joe Hill
2,448 membres
159 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 211
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Epidemic of spontaneous combustion leads to collapse of society.
94
The Gate to Women's Country
de Sheri S. Tepper
2,158 membres
56 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 66
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
95
A Gift Upon the Shore
de M. K. Wren
432 membres
17 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 86
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.
96
Gold Fame Citrus
de Claire Vaye Watkins
666 membres
38 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Classificació global 116
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, Dreesie
Explicacions
sturlington: Due to climate change, a gigantic sand dune has covered the Southwestern US.
97
The Heart Goes Last
de Margaret Atwood
2,585 membres
150 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 64
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.
98
Herland
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,600 membres
70 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 56
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Explicacions
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
99
Into the Forest
de Jean Hegland
1,534 membres
49 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 58
7 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Explicacions
sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
100
The Last One
de Alexandra Oliva
679 membres
77 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 235
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
Explicacions
sturlington: Reality game show taking place as a viral pandemic occurs; contestants don't know what's real.