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
53,880 Mitglieder
997 Rezensionen
4
37 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
von George Orwell
81,915 Mitglieder
1,270 Rezensionen
4.2
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Schöne neue Welt
von Aldous Huxley
53,878 Mitglieder
772 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
Der Report der Magd
von Margaret Atwood
42,251 Mitglieder
1,138 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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
Farm der Tiere
von George Orwell
59,987 Mitglieder
883 Rezensionen
4
27 Members
BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Erklärungen
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
Herr der Fliegen
von William Golding
49,570 Mitglieder
745 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
22 Members
BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
Erklärungen
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
Oryx und Crake
von Margaret Atwood
17,013 Mitglieder
536 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.
8
Das letzte Gefecht
von Stephen King
4,581 Mitglieder
99 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.
9
The Giver
von Lois Lowry
40,035 Mitglieder
1,585 Rezensionen
4.2
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
Die Straße
von Cormac McCarthy
34,405 Mitglieder
1,406 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
19,267 Mitglieder
473 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
17,678 Mitglieder
338 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
Uhrwerk Orange
von Anthony Burgess
25,876 Mitglieder
389 Rezensionen
4
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
Lobgesang auf Leibowitz
von Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,741 Mitglieder
308 Rezensionen
3.9
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, 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*
15
Das Licht der letzten Tage
von Emily St. John Mandel
11,691 Mitglieder
779 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.
16
Katzenwiege
von Kurt Vonnegut
22,311 Mitglieder
300 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.
17
Die Tribute von Panem – Tödliche Spiele
von Suzanne Collins
64,440 Mitglieder
3,484 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
20 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
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*
18
Die Tribute von Panem – Gefährliche Liebe
von Suzanne Collins
49,092 Mitglieder
1,792 Rezensionen
4.2
16 Members
amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
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Planet der Habenichtse
von Ursula K. Le Guin
10,694 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
41,105 Mitglieder
1,046 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
22,813 Mitglieder
938 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
13,823 Mitglieder
357 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
Die Parabel vom Sämann
von Octavia E. Butler
8,104 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.
24
Das letze Ufer
von Nevil Shute
4,883 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.
25
Die Mars-Chroniken
von Ray Bradbury
16,623 Mitglieder
323 Rezensionen
4.1
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.
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Wir
von Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,460 Mitglieder
214 Rezensionen
3.8
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
27
Die Triffids
von John Wyndham
7,451 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.
28
Silo: Roman
von Hugh Howey
6,573 Mitglieder
379 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.
29
Die Tribute von Panem – Flammender Zorn
von Suzanne Collins
45,149 Mitglieder
1,741 Rezensionen
3.9
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
Neuromancer
von William Gibson
23,056 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
14,027 Mitglieder
658 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
9,390 Mitglieder
633 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
3,538 Mitglieder
153 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
20,156 Mitglieder
398 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
10,196 Mitglieder
230 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
3,560 Mitglieder
167 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
7,280 Mitglieder
362 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.
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Im Land der leeren Häuser
von P. D. James
5,792 Mitglieder
200 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
3,064 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
25,366 Mitglieder
1,436 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
13,037 Mitglieder
390 Rezensionen
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Erklärungen
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
Die Gabe
von Naomi Alderman
4,744 Mitglieder
254 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
4,739 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
3,549 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
1,032 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
34,762 Mitglieder
788 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
19,147 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
18,444 Mitglieder
1,275 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
17,673 Mitglieder
682 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
15,468 Mitglieder
713 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
13,557 Mitglieder
761 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
11,637 Mitglieder
452 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
6,219 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
4,160 Mitglieder
90 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
3,412 Mitglieder
127 Rezensionen
4
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
Herland
von Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,602 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
1,786 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
1,535 Mitglieder
49 Rezensionen
3.9
7 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
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sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
Der Krieg der Welten
von H. G. Wells
18,383 Mitglieder
309 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
5,591 Mitglieder
397 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
5,197 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
4,936 Mitglieder
144 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
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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
3,940 Mitglieder
259 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
2,587 Mitglieder
150 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
2,183 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
2,158 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
1,806 Mitglieder
94 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
1,536 Mitglieder
117 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
Hainish
von Ursula K. Le Guin
1,523 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
Pretty - Erkenne dein Gesicht. Ugly-Pretty-Special 2
von Scott Westerfeld
9,453 Mitglieder
281 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
Der Ewige Krieg
von Joe Haldeman
9,418 Mitglieder
252 Rezensionen
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
Zerrissene Erde
von N. K. Jemisin
7,994 Mitglieder
364 Rezensionen
4.2
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Erklärungen
73
Mona Lisa Overdrive
von William Gibson
7,293 Mitglieder
55 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
Der Splitter im Auge Gottes
von Larry Niven
6,338 Mitglieder
108 Rezensionen
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
Der Circle
von Dave Eggers
5,880 Mitglieder
420 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Erklärungen
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
Die Berufene
von M. R. Carey
5,319 Mitglieder
401 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
77
Feed
von M. T. Anderson
5,155 Mitglieder
433 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
Ich bin Legende
von Richard Matheson
4,832 Mitglieder
190 Rezensionen
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Erklärungen
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
Luzifers Hammer
von Larry Niven
4,311 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.
80
Bird Box - Schließe deine Augen
von Josh Malerman
3,251 Mitglieder
254 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
The Dog Stars
von Peter Heller
2,880 Mitglieder
221 Rezensionen
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
Frau am Abgrund der Zeit
von Marge Piercy
2,580 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.
83
Der letzte Polizist: Roman
von Ben H. Winters
2,118 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.
84
Die Stunde der Rotkehlchen
von Jo Walton
1,583 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.
85
Red Clocks
von Leni Zumas
1,128 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.
86
A Gift Upon the Shore
von M. K. Wren
432 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.
87
Schwarz
von Stephen King
22,750 Mitglieder
493 Rezensionen
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
Die Auserwählten: Im Labyrinth
von James Dashner
16,371 Mitglieder
778 Rezensionen
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Erklärungen
sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
V wie Vendetta: Der Kult-Comic zum Film
von Alan Moore
10,507 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.
90
Der illustrierte Mann
von Ray Bradbury
8,908 Mitglieder
143 Rezensionen
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Erklärungen
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
Die böse Macht
von C. S. Lewis
8,280 Mitglieder
88 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
Ugly - Pretty - Special, Band 3: Special - Zeig dein wahres Gesicht
von Scott Westerfeld
8,124 Mitglieder
222 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
Das höllische System
von Kurt Vonnegut
6,824 Mitglieder
81 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
Die Geißel des Himmels
von Ursula K. Le Guin
6,514 Mitglieder
195 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
95
Die Zeuginnen
von Margaret Atwood
6,133 Mitglieder
225 Rezensionen
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
Die Knochenuhren
von David Mitchell
4,985 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.
97
Gateway
von Frederik Pohl
4,651 Mitglieder
100 Rezensionen
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
Die drei Stigmata des Palmer Eldritch
von Philip K. Dick
4,341 Mitglieder
73 Rezensionen
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
Grau: Ein Eddie-Russett-Roman
von Jasper Fforde
4,074 Mitglieder
266 Rezensionen
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
Menschenjagd
von Stephen King
3,835 Mitglieder
76 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Erklärungen
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.