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
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von Ray Bradbury
53,955 Mitglieder
999 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 37
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 37 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
von George Orwell
82,026 Mitglieder
1,272 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 30
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 30 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
von Aldous Huxley
53,928 Mitglieder
772 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 Margaret Atwood
42,332 Mitglieder
1,141 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 29
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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
von George Orwell
60,079 Mitglieder
885 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 27
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 27 Members
- BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
von William Golding
49,631 Mitglieder
746 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 22
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 22 Members
- BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
von Margaret Atwood
16,967 Mitglieder
536 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.
8
von Stephen King
4,591 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.
9
von Lois Lowry
40,126 Mitglieder
1,587 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 20
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 21 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
von Cormac McCarthy
34,447 Mitglieder
1,406 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
19,302 Mitglieder
474 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
17,714 Mitglieder
338 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
von Anthony Burgess
25,875 Mitglieder
389 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 16
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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
11,758 Mitglieder
308 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 16
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- 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
11,720 Mitglieder
780 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.
16
von Kurt Vonnegut
22,330 Mitglieder
300 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.
17
von Suzanne Collins
64,527 Mitglieder
3,486 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Bewertung 14
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 20 Members
- KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
- 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
von Suzanne Collins
49,175 Mitglieder
1,793 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 14
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 16 Members
- amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
19
10,715 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
41,159 Mitglieder
1,046 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
22,860 Mitglieder
938 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
13,815 Mitglieder
357 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
8,117 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.
24
von Nevil Shute
4,886 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.
25
von Ray Bradbury
16,649 Mitglieder
323 Rezensionen
4.1
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.
26
von Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,467 Mitglieder
214 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 12
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 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
von John Wyndham
7,461 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.
28
von Hugh Howey
6,592 Mitglieder
380 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.
29
von Suzanne Collins
45,234 Mitglieder
1,742 Rezensionen
3.9
Bewertung 11
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
von William Gibson
23,066 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
14,055 Mitglieder
662 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
9,400 Mitglieder
634 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
3,541 Mitglieder
153 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
20,181 Mitglieder
398 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
10,215 Mitglieder
230 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
3,562 Mitglieder
167 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
7,285 Mitglieder
362 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
5,804 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
3,065 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
25,421 Mitglieder
1,437 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
13,049 Mitglieder
390 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
4,761 Mitglieder
254 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
4,745 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
3,553 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
1,035 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 Neil Gaiman
34,733 Mitglieder
788 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.
47
von Alan Moore
19,147 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
18,485 Mitglieder
1,278 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
17,704 Mitglieder
682 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
15,475 Mitglieder
713 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
13,598 Mitglieder
762 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
11,664 Mitglieder
452 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
6,230 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
4,166 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
3,424 Mitglieder
128 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
2,607 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
1,787 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
1,537 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
18,415 Mitglieder
309 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
5,599 Mitglieder
397 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
5,204 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
4,945 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
3,947 Mitglieder
259 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
2,595 Mitglieder
150 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
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
2,185 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
2,162 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
1,806 Mitglieder
94 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
1,543 Mitglieder
117 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
1,526 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 Scott Westerfeld
9,462 Mitglieder
281 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.
71
von Joe Haldeman
9,413 Mitglieder
252 Rezensionen
4
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
von N. K. Jemisin
8,025 Mitglieder
364 Rezensionen
4.2
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : DNF
73
von William Gibson
7,297 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.
74
von Larry Niven
6,346 Mitglieder
108 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.
75
von Dave Eggers
5,889 Mitglieder
420 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.
76
von M. R. Carey
5,329 Mitglieder
403 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
77
von M. T. Anderson
5,163 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.
78
von Richard Matheson
4,831 Mitglieder
190 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.
79
von Larry Niven
4,318 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.
80
von Josh Malerman
3,259 Mitglieder
254 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.
81
von Peter Heller
2,886 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
82
von Marge Piercy
2,581 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.
83
von Ben H. Winters
2,118 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.
84
von Jo Walton
1,582 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.
85
von Leni Zumas
1,129 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.
86
von M. K. Wren
433 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.
87
von Stephen King
22,777 Mitglieder
494 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-15, 04:34 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
von James Dashner
16,379 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
89
von Alan Moore
10,519 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.
90
von Ray Bradbury
8,920 Mitglieder
143 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.
91
von C. S. Lewis
8,291 Mitglieder
88 Rezensionen
3.8
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
von Scott Westerfeld
8,130 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.
93
von Kurt Vonnegut
6,827 Mitglieder
81 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:20 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
6,526 Mitglieder
196 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
95
von Margaret Atwood
6,158 Mitglieder
225 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2020-02-18, 07:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
von David Mitchell
4,988 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.
97
von Frederik Pohl
4,658 Mitglieder
100 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.
98
von Philip K. Dick
4,351 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.
99
von Jasper Fforde
4,081 Mitglieder
266 Rezensionen
4.1
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
von Stephen King
3,839 Mitglieder
76 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:23 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.