Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Kuvaus
- 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
tekijä: Ray Bradbury
53,953 jäsentä
999 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 37
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
tekijä: George Orwell
82,024 jäsentä
1,272 arvostelua
4.2
Pistemäärä 30
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
tekijä: Aldous Huxley
53,928 jäsentä
772 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 30
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
tekijä: Margaret Atwood
42,332 jäsentä
1,141 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 29
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:22 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
tekijä: George Orwell
60,077 jäsentä
885 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 27
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
tekijä: William Golding
49,631 jäsentä
746 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 22
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
tekijä: Margaret Atwood
16,967 jäsentä
536 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 21
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
8
tekijä: Stephen King
4,591 jäsentä
101 arvostelua
4.2
Pistemäärä 21
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
9
tekijä: Lois Lowry
40,124 jäsentä
1,587 arvostelua
4.2
Pistemäärä 20
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
tekijä: Cormac McCarthy
34,447 jäsentä
1,406 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 19
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Philip K. Dick
19,302 jäsentä
474 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 18
Tallennettu 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
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
tekijä: H. G. Wells
17,713 jäsentä
338 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 17
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
tekijä: Anthony Burgess
25,875 jäsentä
389 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 16
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
tekijä: Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,758 jäsentä
308 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 16
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Emily St. John Mandel
11,720 jäsentä
780 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 16
Tallennettu 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
16
tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut
22,330 jäsentä
300 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 15
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
17
tekijä: Suzanne Collins
64,524 jäsentä
3,486 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Pistemäärä 14
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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 ,
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Suzanne Collins
49,173 jäsentä
1,793 arvostelua
4.2
Pistemäärä 14
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 16 Members
- amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
19
tekijä: Ursula K. Le Guin
10,714 jäsentä
268 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 14
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 15 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
- Selitykset
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
tekijä: Orson Scott Card
41,159 jäsentä
1,046 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Pistemäärä 13
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 15 Members
- BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
21
tekijä: Kazuo Ishiguro
22,860 jäsentä
938 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 13
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 14 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
tekijä: Philip K. Dick
13,815 jäsentä
357 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 13
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Selitykset
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
23
tekijä: Octavia E. Butler
8,117 jäsentä
239 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 13
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Nevil Shute
4,886 jäsentä
177 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 13
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
tekijä: Ray Bradbury
16,649 jäsentä
323 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 12
Tallennettu 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
26
tekijä: Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,467 jäsentä
214 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 12
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
27
tekijä: John Wyndham
7,461 jäsentä
207 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 12
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
28
- 12 Members
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
29
tekijä: Suzanne Collins
45,232 jäsentä
1,742 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 11
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
tekijä: William Gibson
23,066 jäsentä
379 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 11
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
tekijä: Scott Westerfeld
14,054 jäsentä
662 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 11
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
32
tekijä: Justin Cronin
9,400 jäsentä
634 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 11
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
tekijä: Margaret Atwood
3,541 jäsentä
153 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 11
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
tekijä: Neal Stephenson
20,181 jäsentä
398 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 10
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
tekijä: Arthur C. Clarke
10,215 jäsentä
230 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 10
Tallennettu 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 11 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Selitykset
- aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
36
tekijä: Justin Cronin
3,562 jäsentä
167 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 10
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
tekijä: Margaret Atwood
7,285 jäsentä
362 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 9
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
tekijä: P. D. James
5,804 jäsentä
200 arvostelua
½ 3.6
Pistemäärä 9
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
39
tekijä: Ira Levin
3,065 jäsentä
91 arvostelua
½ 3.6
Pistemäärä 9
Tallennettu 2014-03-09, 05:22 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which
suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
tekijä: Veronica Roth
25,419 jäsentä
1,437 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 8
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 10 Members
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Selitykset
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
tekijä: José Saramago
13,049 jäsentä
390 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 8
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
tekijä: Naomi Alderman
4,761 jäsentä
254 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 8
Tallennettu 2017-07-03, 12:38 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
43
tekijä: John Wyndham
4,745 jäsentä
122 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 8
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
tekijä: Octavia E. Butler
3,553 jäsentä
96 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 8
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
tekijä: Ninni Holmqvist
1,035 jäsentä
106 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 8
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
46
tekijä: Neil Gaiman
34,731 jäsentä
788 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
tekijä: Alan Moore
19,145 jäsentä
494 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
tekijä: Ernest Cline
18,485 jäsentä
1,278 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
49
tekijä: David Mitchell
17,704 jäsentä
682 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:45 PM
- 8 Members
- PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Max Brooks
15,475 jäsentä
713 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
tekijä: Stephen King
13,598 jäsentä
762 arvostelua
4.2
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:09 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Time travel and alternate history.
Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
52
tekijä: Stephen King
11,663 jäsentä
452 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
53
tekijä: Paolo Bacigalupi
6,230 jäsentä
304 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
RapeX1000. *shudder*
54
tekijä: David Brin
4,166 jäsentä
90 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Octavia E. Butler
3,424 jäsentä
128 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-09-20, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
tekijä: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,607 jäsentä
70 arvostelua
½ 3.5
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-11-03, 11:54 AM
- 7 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Selitykset
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
tekijä: Kate Wilhelm
1,787 jäsentä
66 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
tekijä: Jean Hegland
1,537 jäsentä
49 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
tekijä: H. G. Wells
18,415 jäsentä
309 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2014-05-19, 11:06 AM
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
tekijä: Cory Doctorow
5,599 jäsentä
397 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2015-03-26, 10:52 AM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
tekijä: Stephen King
5,203 jäsentä
119 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 6 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
tekijä: Pat Frank
4,945 jäsentä
144 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Mark Dunn
3,946 jäsentä
259 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Selitykset
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
tekijä: Margaret Atwood
2,595 jäsentä
150 arvostelua
½ 3.4
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2015-12-01, 04:36 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
tekijä: Joanna Russ
2,185 jäsentä
57 arvostelua
½ 3.5
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2014-06-21, 10:17 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
66
tekijä: Sheri S. Tepper
2,162 jäsentä
56 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 6 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
tekijä: Paolo Bacigalupi
1,809 jäsentä
94 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2015-11-21, 11:53 AM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
tekijä: Christina Dalcher
1,543 jäsentä
117 arvostelua
½ 3.5
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2018-11-16, 09:06 AM
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
tekijä: Ursula K. Le Guin
1,526 jäsentä
24 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 6
Tallennettu 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
70
tekijä: Scott Westerfeld
9,461 jäsentä
281 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 6 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Selitykset
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
tekijä: Joe Haldeman
9,412 jäsentä
252 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
tekijä: N. K. Jemisin
8,024 jäsentä
364 arvostelua
4.2
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Selitykset
- sturlington : DNF
73
tekijä: William Gibson
7,297 jäsentä
55 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
tekijä: Larry Niven
6,346 jäsentä
108 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
tekijä: Dave Eggers
5,889 jäsentä
420 arvostelua
½ 3.4
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:53 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
tekijä: M. R. Carey
5,329 jäsentä
403 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Selitykset
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
77
tekijä: M. T. Anderson
5,163 jäsentä
434 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
tekijä: Richard Matheson
4,831 jäsentä
190 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
tekijä: Larry Niven
4,318 jäsentä
70 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Josh Malerman
3,259 jäsentä
254 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-08-27, 01:56 PM
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Selitykset
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
tekijä: Peter Heller
2,886 jäsentä
221 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-06-06, 04:25 PM
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Selitykset
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
tekijä: Marge Piercy
2,581 jäsentä
52 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Selitykset
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
83
tekijä: Ben H. Winters
2,118 jäsentä
185 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
tekijä: Jo Walton
1,582 jäsentä
114 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Selitykset
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
tekijä: Leni Zumas
1,129 jäsentä
61 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2018-04-16, 12:15 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
tekijä: M. K. Wren
433 jäsentä
17 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 5
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Selitykset
- 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
tekijä: Stephen King
22,776 jäsentä
494 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-05-15, 04:34 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
tekijä: James Dashner
16,377 jäsentä
779 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Selitykset
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
tekijä: Alan Moore
10,518 jäsentä
190 arvostelua
4.2
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Selitykset
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
tekijä: Ray Bradbury
8,920 jäsentä
143 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-05-17, 01:00 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
tekijä: C. S. Lewis
8,291 jäsentä
88 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
tekijä: Scott Westerfeld
8,129 jäsentä
222 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Selitykset
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut
6,827 jäsentä
81 arvostelua
½ 3.7
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:20 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
tekijä: Ursula K. Le Guin
6,526 jäsentä
196 arvostelua
4
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia
95
tekijä: Margaret Atwood
6,157 jäsentä
225 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2020-02-18, 07:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
tekijä: David Mitchell
4,988 jäsentä
290 arvostelua
3.8
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-10-06, 08:27 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
- Selitykset
- sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
tekijä: Frederik Pohl
4,658 jäsentä
100 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-05-17, 09:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
tekijä: Philip K. Dick
4,351 jäsentä
73 arvostelua
3.9
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
tekijä: Jasper Fforde
4,081 jäsentä
266 arvostelua
4.1
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
tekijä: Stephen King
3,838 jäsentä
76 arvostelua
½ 3.6
Pistemäärä 4
Tallennettu 2014-03-06, 01:23 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Selitykset
- sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
