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
von Ray Bradbury
54,193 Mitglieder
1,003 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 38
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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
von George Orwell
82,364 Mitglieder
1,275 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 31
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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
von Aldous Huxley
54,123 Mitglieder
773 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 30
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
von George Orwell
60,324 Mitglieder
890 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 28
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 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
von Margaret Atwood
42,587 Mitglieder
1,148 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 28
Hinzugefügt 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 ,Andrew_Orange
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
6
von William Golding
49,863 Mitglieder
747 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 23
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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
von Lois Lowry
40,356 Mitglieder
1,589 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 21
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 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
von Margaret Atwood
17,016 Mitglieder
538 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 21
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
9
von Stephen King
4,631 Mitglieder
101 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 21
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
10
von Cormac McCarthy
34,573 Mitglieder
1,407 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 19
Hinzugefügt 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
- 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
von Philip K. Dick
19,393 Mitglieder
476 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 18
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
von H. G. Wells
17,785 Mitglieder
339 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 17
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
11,795 Mitglieder
309 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 17
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 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
11,819 Mitglieder
783 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 16
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
15
von Suzanne Collins
64,820 Mitglieder
3,494 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Bewertung 15
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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
von Suzanne Collins
49,491 Mitglieder
1,795 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 15
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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
von Anthony Burgess
25,973 Mitglieder
389 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 15
Hinzugefügt 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,Andrew_Orange
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
18
von Kurt Vonnegut
22,388 Mitglieder
301 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 15
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
19
10,773 Mitglieder
268 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 14
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
von Orson Scott Card
41,335 Mitglieder
1,051 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
21
von Kazuo Ishiguro
23,007 Mitglieder
941 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
von Philip K. Dick
13,878 Mitglieder
359 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 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
von Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,501 Mitglieder
215 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 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
8,185 Mitglieder
239 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 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
von Nevil Shute
4,905 Mitglieder
177 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
26
von Suzanne Collins
45,516 Mitglieder
1,745 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 12
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 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
von Ray Bradbury
16,712 Mitglieder
325 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 12
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 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
von John Wyndham
7,497 Mitglieder
207 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 12
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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
von Hugh Howey
6,673 Mitglieder
382 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 12
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 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
von William Gibson
23,132 Mitglieder
379 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 11
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
von Scott Westerfeld
14,135 Mitglieder
663 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 11
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 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
von Justin Cronin
9,445 Mitglieder
638 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 11
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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
von Margaret Atwood
3,556 Mitglieder
154 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 11
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 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
von Neal Stephenson
20,247 Mitglieder
401 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 10
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
von Arthur C. Clarke
10,253 Mitglieder
232 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 10
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 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
von Justin Cronin
3,584 Mitglieder
168 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 10
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
von Margaret Atwood
7,322 Mitglieder
363 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 9
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
von P. D. James
5,815 Mitglieder
200 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Bewertung 9
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 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
von Ira Levin
3,082 Mitglieder
91 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Bewertung 9
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-09, 05:22 PM
- 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
von Veronica Roth
25,510 Mitglieder
1,439 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 8
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 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
von José Saramago
13,094 Mitglieder
391 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 8
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
von Naomi Alderman
4,798 Mitglieder
255 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 8
Hinzugefügt 2017-07-03, 12:38 PM
- 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
von John Wyndham
4,775 Mitglieder
122 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 8
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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
3,599 Mitglieder
96 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 8
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
von Ninni Holmqvist
1,040 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 8
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 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
von Terry Pratchett
34,922 Mitglieder
794 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
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von Alan Moore
19,223 Mitglieder
494 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
von Ernest Cline
18,565 Mitglieder
1,283 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 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
von David Mitchell
17,789 Mitglieder
684 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:45 PM
- 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
von Max Brooks
15,562 Mitglieder
715 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
von Stephen King
13,703 Mitglieder
767 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:09 PM
- 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
von Stephen King
11,727 Mitglieder
453 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 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.
53
von Paolo Bacigalupi
6,243 Mitglieder
304 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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*
54
von David Brin
4,174 Mitglieder
90 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 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.
55
3,448 Mitglieder
129 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-09-20, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
2,620 Mitglieder
70 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-11-03, 11:54 AM
- 7 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
von Kate Wilhelm
1,788 Mitglieder
66 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
von Jean Hegland
1,540 Mitglieder
49 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 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
von H. G. Wells
18,492 Mitglieder
310 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-19, 11:06 AM
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
von Cory Doctorow
5,610 Mitglieder
398 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2015-03-26, 10:52 AM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
von Stephen King
5,225 Mitglieder
119 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 6 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
von Pat Frank
4,968 Mitglieder
144 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 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
von Mark Dunn
3,970 Mitglieder
260 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
von Margaret Atwood
2,608 Mitglieder
151 Rezensionen
½ 3.3
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2015-12-01, 04:36 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
von Joanna Russ
2,195 Mitglieder
57 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-06-21, 10:17 AM
- 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
von Sheri S. Tepper
2,168 Mitglieder
56 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 6 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
von Paolo Bacigalupi
1,825 Mitglieder
95 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2015-11-21, 11:53 AM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
1,552 Mitglieder
118 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2018-11-16, 09:06 AM
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
1,539 Mitglieder
24 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 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
von Stephen King
22,911 Mitglieder
495 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-15, 04:34 PM
- 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
von Scott Westerfeld
9,515 Mitglieder
282 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 6 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
72
von Joe Haldeman
9,441 Mitglieder
253 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
73
von C. S. Lewis
8,340 Mitglieder
88 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113,sturlington
74
von N. K. Jemisin
8,100 Mitglieder
365 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : DNF
75
von William Gibson
7,311 Mitglieder
55 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
76
von Larry Niven
6,360 Mitglieder
109 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
77
von Margaret Atwood
6,235 Mitglieder
225 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2020-02-18, 07:23 AM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
78
von Dave Eggers
5,929 Mitglieder
422 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:53 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
79
von M. R. Carey
5,371 Mitglieder
406 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
80
von M. T. Anderson
5,169 Mitglieder
434 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
81
von Richard Matheson
4,845 Mitglieder
191 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
82
von Larry Niven
4,326 Mitglieder
70 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 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
von Josh Malerman
3,285 Mitglieder
257 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-08-27, 01:56 PM
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
84
von Peter Heller
2,908 Mitglieder
221 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-06-06, 04:25 PM
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
85
von Marge Piercy
2,587 Mitglieder
52 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 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
von Ben H. Winters
2,126 Mitglieder
185 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
87
von Jo Walton
1,588 Mitglieder
114 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
88
von Leni Zumas
1,133 Mitglieder
61 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2018-04-16, 12:15 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
89
von M. K. Wren
435 Mitglieder
17 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 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
von James Dashner
16,506 Mitglieder
779 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
91
von Alan Moore
10,565 Mitglieder
190 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
92
von Ray Bradbury
8,955 Mitglieder
144 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-17, 01:00 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
93
von C. S. Lewis
8,852 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:33 PM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington
94
von Scott Westerfeld
8,176 Mitglieder
222 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
95
von Kurt Vonnegut
6,851 Mitglieder
81 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:20 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
96
6,567 Mitglieder
197 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 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
von David Mitchell
5,009 Mitglieder
290 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-10-06, 08:27 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
98
von Frederik Pohl
4,670 Mitglieder
101 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-17, 09:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
99
von Philip K. Dick
4,365 Mitglieder
73 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
100
von Jasper Fforde
4,115 Mitglieder
266 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie