Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Beschreibung
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
von Ray Bradbury
54,233 Mitglieder
1,005 Rezensionen
4
38 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, Andrew_Orange, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
von George Orwell
82,407 Mitglieder
1,275 Rezensionen
4.2
31 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, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Schöne neue Welt
von Aldous Huxley
54,154 Mitglieder
773 Rezensionen
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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
Farm der Tiere
von George Orwell
60,359 Mitglieder
890 Rezensionen
4
28 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, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Erklärungen
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
Der Report der Magd
von Margaret Atwood
42,617 Mitglieder
1,149 Rezensionen
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 ,Andrew_Orange
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
6
Herr der Fliegen
von William Golding
49,889 Mitglieder
747 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
23 Members
BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
Erklärungen
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
The Giver
von Lois Lowry
40,384 Mitglieder
1,590 Rezensionen
4.2
22 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
8
Oryx und Crake
von Margaret Atwood
17,021 Mitglieder
538 Rezensionen
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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
9
Das letzte Gefecht
von Stephen King
4,622 Mitglieder
101 Rezensionen
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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
10
Die Straße
von Cormac McCarthy
34,586 Mitglieder
1,407 Rezensionen
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
Erklärungen
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
von Philip K. Dick
19,409 Mitglieder
476 Rezensionen
4
18 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
Erklärungen
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
Die Zeitmaschine
von H. G. Wells
17,795 Mitglieder
339 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
Lobgesang auf Leibowitz
von Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,798 Mitglieder
309 Rezensionen
3.9
18 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Erklärungen
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*
14
Das Licht der letzten Tage
von Emily St. John Mandel
11,823 Mitglieder
783 Rezensionen
4.1
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Erklärungen
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
15
Die Tribute von Panem – Tödliche Spiele
von Suzanne Collins
64,839 Mitglieder
3,496 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
21 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
Erklärungen
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*
16
Die Tribute von Panem – Gefährliche Liebe
von Suzanne Collins
49,527 Mitglieder
1,798 Rezensionen
4.2
17 Members
amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
17
Uhrwerk Orange
von Anthony Burgess
25,983 Mitglieder
389 Rezensionen
4
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45,Andrew_Orange
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
18
Katzenwiege
von Kurt Vonnegut
22,398 Mitglieder
301 Rezensionen
4.1
15 Members
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Erklärungen
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
19
Planet der Habenichtse
von Ursula K. Le Guin
10,783 Mitglieder
268 Rezensionen
4.1
15 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Erklärungen
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
Das große Spiel
von Orson Scott Card
41,353 Mitglieder
1,051 Rezensionen
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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
21
Alles, was wir geben mussten
von Kazuo Ishiguro
23,016 Mitglieder
941 Rezensionen
3.8
14 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Erklärungen
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
Das Orakel vom Berge
von Philip K. Dick
13,892 Mitglieder
359 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Erklärungen
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
23
Wir
von Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,508 Mitglieder
215 Rezensionen
3.8
14 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
24
Die Parabel vom Sämann
von Octavia E. Butler
8,192 Mitglieder
239 Rezensionen
4.1
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Erklärungen
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.
25
Das letze Ufer
von Nevil Shute
4,907 Mitglieder
177 Rezensionen
3.9
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
26
Die Tribute von Panem – Flammender Zorn
von Suzanne Collins
45,547 Mitglieder
1,747 Rezensionen
3.9
14 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
27
Die Mars-Chroniken
von Ray Bradbury
16,717 Mitglieder
325 Rezensionen
4
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
28
Die Triffids
von John Wyndham
7,503 Mitglieder
207 Rezensionen
4
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
Erklärungen
sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
29
Silo: Roman
von Hugh Howey
6,683 Mitglieder
382 Rezensionen
4.1
12 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
30
Neuromancer
von William Gibson
23,142 Mitglieder
379 Rezensionen
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
Ugly - Pretty - Special, Band 1: Ugly - Verlier nicht dein Gesicht
von Scott Westerfeld
14,140 Mitglieder
663 Rezensionen
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
32
Der Übergang
von Justin Cronin
9,448 Mitglieder
638 Rezensionen
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Erklärungen
sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
Die Geschichte von Zeb: Roman
von Margaret Atwood
3,559 Mitglieder
154 Rezensionen
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
Snow Crash: Roman
von Neal Stephenson
20,250 Mitglieder
401 Rezensionen
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
Die letzte Generation
von Arthur C. Clarke
10,257 Mitglieder
232 Rezensionen
3.9
11 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Erklärungen
aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
36
Die Zwölf
von Justin Cronin
3,587 Mitglieder
168 Rezensionen
3.8
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
Das Jahr der Flut
von Margaret Atwood
7,327 Mitglieder
363 Rezensionen
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
Im Land der leeren Häuser
von P. D. James
5,820 Mitglieder
201 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
39
Die Frauen von Stepford.
von Ira Levin
3,083 Mitglieder
91 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
Erklärungen
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
Die Bestimmung
von Veronica Roth
25,536 Mitglieder
1,441 Rezensionen
4
10 Members
KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
Erklärungen
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
Die Stadt der Blinden
von José Saramago
13,096 Mitglieder
391 Rezensionen
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Erklärungen
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
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Die Gabe
von Naomi Alderman
4,805 Mitglieder
255 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Erklärungen
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
43
Wiedergeburt
von John Wyndham
4,779 Mitglieder
122 Rezensionen
3.9
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Erklärungen
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
Parable of the Talents
von Octavia E. Butler
3,602 Mitglieder
96 Rezensionen
4.1
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
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Die Entbehrlichen
von Ninni Holmqvist
1,039 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
46
Good Omens
von Terry Pratchett
34,944 Mitglieder
794 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
Watchmen, Complete Edition.
von Alan Moore
19,232 Mitglieder
494 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Erklärungen
sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
Ready Player One
von Ernest Cline
18,580 Mitglieder
1,284 Rezensionen
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
49
Der Wolkenatlas
von David Mitchell
17,795 Mitglieder
684 Rezensionen
4.1
8 Members
PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
Erklärungen
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
Wer länger lebt, ist später tot
von Max Brooks
15,574 Mitglieder
715 Rezensionen
4
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Erklärungen
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
Der Anschlag
von Stephen King
13,715 Mitglieder
769 Rezensionen
4.2
8 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
52
Die Arena
von Stephen King
11,735 Mitglieder
453 Rezensionen
3.8
8 Members
sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
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Biokrieg
von Paolo Bacigalupi
6,249 Mitglieder
304 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
8 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : RapeX1000. *shudder*
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Gordons Berufung
von David Brin
4,176 Mitglieder
92 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Erklärungen
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. When the end of America comes, what is the one thing that can bring us back from the brink of complete anarchy? That's right: the U.S. Postal Service.
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Dämmerung
von Octavia E. Butler
3,452 Mitglieder
129 Rezensionen
4
7 Members
ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
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sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
Herland
von Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,622 Mitglieder
70 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
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sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
Hier sangen früher Vögel
von Kate Wilhelm
1,789 Mitglieder
66 Rezensionen
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
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sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
Die Lichtung.
von Jean Hegland
1,540 Mitglieder
49 Rezensionen
3.9
7 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Erklärungen
sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
Der Krieg der Welten
von H. G. Wells
18,498 Mitglieder
310 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
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sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
Little Brother
von Cory Doctorow
5,611 Mitglieder
398 Rezensionen
4
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
Todesmarsch
von Stephen King
5,229 Mitglieder
119 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
Alas, Babylon
von Pat Frank
4,973 Mitglieder
144 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Erklärungen
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
Nollops Vermächtnis.
von Mark Dunn
3,974 Mitglieder
260 Rezensionen
3.9
6 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
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sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
Das Herz kommt zuletzt
von Margaret Atwood
2,609 Mitglieder
151 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
6 Members
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
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sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
Planet der Frauen
von Joanna Russ
2,198 Mitglieder
57 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
Erklärungen
sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
66
The Gate to Women's Country
von Sheri S. Tepper
2,169 Mitglieder
56 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
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sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
Water: Der Kampf beginnt
von Paolo Bacigalupi
1,823 Mitglieder
95 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
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sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
Vox
von Christina Dalcher
1,555 Mitglieder
118 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
Hainish
von Ursula K. Le Guin
1,541 Mitglieder
24 Rezensionen
4.1
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Erklärungen
sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
70
Schwarz
von Stephen King
22,927 Mitglieder
495 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
71
Pretty - Erkenne dein Gesicht. Ugly-Pretty-Special 2
von Scott Westerfeld
9,518 Mitglieder
282 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
72
Der Ewige Krieg
von Joe Haldeman
9,444 Mitglieder
253 Rezensionen
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
73
Die böse Macht
von C. S. Lewis
8,339 Mitglieder
88 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113,sturlington
74
Zerrissene Erde
von N. K. Jemisin
8,115 Mitglieder
365 Rezensionen
4.2
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Erklärungen
75
Mona Lisa Overdrive
von William Gibson
7,313 Mitglieder
55 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
76
Der Splitter im Auge Gottes
von Larry Niven
6,364 Mitglieder
109 Rezensionen
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
77
Die Zeuginnen
von Margaret Atwood
6,247 Mitglieder
225 Rezensionen
4.1
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
78
Der Circle
von Dave Eggers
5,933 Mitglieder
422 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Erklärungen
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
79
Die Berufene
von M. R. Carey
5,375 Mitglieder
406 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
80
Feed
von M. T. Anderson
5,171 Mitglieder
434 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
81
Ich bin Legende
von Richard Matheson
4,850 Mitglieder
191 Rezensionen
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Erklärungen
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
82
Luzifers Hammer
von Larry Niven
4,327 Mitglieder
70 Rezensionen
3.9
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
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.
83
Bird Box - Schließe deine Augen
von Josh Malerman
3,289 Mitglieder
257 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
84
The Dog Stars
von Peter Heller
2,911 Mitglieder
221 Rezensionen
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
85
Frau am Abgrund der Zeit
von Marge Piercy
2,587 Mitglieder
52 Rezensionen
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
Erklärungen
sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
86
Der letzte Polizist: Roman
von Ben H. Winters
2,126 Mitglieder
185 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Erklärungen
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
87
Die Stunde der Rotkehlchen
von Jo Walton
1,588 Mitglieder
114 Rezensionen
3.9
5 Members
aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
Erklärungen
sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
88
Red Clocks
von Leni Zumas
1,133 Mitglieder
61 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
89
A Gift Upon the Shore
von M. K. Wren
435 Mitglieder
17 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Erklärungen
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.
90
Die Auserwählten: Im Labyrinth
von James Dashner
16,521 Mitglieder
780 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington : YA dystopia series
91
V wie Vendetta: Der Kult-Comic zum Film
von Alan Moore
10,573 Mitglieder
190 Rezensionen
4.2
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
92
Der illustrierte Mann
von Ray Bradbury
8,959 Mitglieder
144 Rezensionen
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Erklärungen
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
93
Die Perelandra-Trilogie, in 3 Bdn., Bd.2, Perelandra
von C. S. Lewis
8,857 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington
94
Ugly - Pretty - Special, Band 3: Special - Zeig dein wahres Gesicht
von Scott Westerfeld
8,179 Mitglieder
222 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
95
Das höllische System
von Kurt Vonnegut
6,855 Mitglieder
81 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
96
Die Geißel des Himmels
von Ursula K. Le Guin
6,573 Mitglieder
197 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
Erklärungen
sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.
Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia
97
Die Knochenuhren
von David Mitchell
5,015 Mitglieder
290 Rezensionen
3.8
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
98
Gateway
von Frederik Pohl
4,672 Mitglieder
101 Rezensionen
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
99
Die drei Stigmata des Palmer Eldritch
von Philip K. Dick
4,367 Mitglieder
73 Rezensionen
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
100
Grau: Ein Eddie-Russett-Roman
von Jasper Fforde
4,117 Mitglieder
266 Rezensionen
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie