Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Descripción
- 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
por Ray Bradbury
54,751 miembros
1,011 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 38
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
- 31 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
por Aldous Huxley
54,520 miembros
778 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 30
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
por George Orwell
60,916 miembros
886 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 28
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
por Margaret Atwood
42,990 miembros
1,155 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 28
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
6
por William Golding
50,280 miembros
740 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 23
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
- 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
8
por Margaret Atwood
17,106 miembros
539 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 21
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
9
- 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
10
por Cormac McCarthy
34,885 miembros
1,405 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 19
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- 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
por Philip K. Dick
19,584 miembros
476 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 18
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
por H. G. Wells
17,942 miembros
340 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 17
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
11,891 miembros
314 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 17
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- 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
12,044 miembros
783 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 16
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
15
por Suzanne Collins
65,566 miembros
3,499 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 15
Añadido 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 ,
- Explicaciones
- 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
por Suzanne Collins
50,079 miembros
1,801 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 15
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
17
por Anthony Burgess
26,133 miembros
387 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 15
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
18
por Kurt Vonnegut
22,572 miembros
299 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 15
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
19
10,873 miembros
264 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 14
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
por Orson Scott Card
41,578 miembros
1,052 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
21
por Kazuo Ishiguro
23,183 miembros
939 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
por Philip K. Dick
13,987 miembros
361 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
23
- 14 Members
- ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
24
8,267 miembros
239 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Explicaciones
- 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
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
26
- 14 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
27
por Ray Bradbury
16,852 miembros
323 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 12
Añadido 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
28
por John Wyndham
7,550 miembros
208 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 12
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
29
- 12 Members
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
30
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
32
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
por Neal Stephenson
20,321 miembros
401 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 10
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
por Arthur C. Clarke
10,315 miembros
231 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 10
Añadido 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 11 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
36
- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
por Margaret Atwood
7,366 miembros
362 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 9
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
por P. D. James
5,858 miembros
202 reseñas
½ 3.6
Puntuacion 9
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
39
por Ira Levin
3,104 miembros
91 reseñas
½ 3.6
Puntuacion 9
Añadido 2014-03-09, 05:22 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which
suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
- 10 Members
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
por José Saramago
13,203 miembros
394 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 8
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
43
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
3,669 miembros
96 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 8
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
46
por Terry Pratchett
35,267 miembros
795 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
por Ernest Cline
18,847 miembros
1,285 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
49
por David Mitchell
17,897 miembros
681 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:45 PM
- 8 Members
- PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
- Explicaciones
- 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
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
- 8 Members
- sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Time travel and alternate history.
Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
52
- 8 Members
- sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
53
por Paolo Bacigalupi
6,282 miembros
302 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
RapeX1000. *shudder*
54
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- 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
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
2,636 miembros
68 reseñas
½ 3.5
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-11-03, 11:54 AM
- 7 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
por Kate Wilhelm
1,800 miembros
66 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
por H. G. Wells
18,722 miembros
311 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2014-05-19, 11:06 AM
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
- 6 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- 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
- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
por Margaret Atwood
2,619 miembros
151 reseñas
½ 3.4
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2015-12-01, 04:36 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
por Joanna Russ
2,212 miembros
57 reseñas
½ 3.5
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2014-06-21, 10:17 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
66
por Sheri S. Tepper
2,175 miembros
56 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 6 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
por Paolo Bacigalupi
1,836 miembros
94 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2015-11-21, 11:53 AM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
1,552 miembros
23 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
70
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
71
por Scott Westerfeld
9,587 miembros
283 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 6 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
72
por Joe Haldeman
9,520 miembros
254 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
73
por C. S. Lewis
8,414 miembros
88 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113,sturlington
74
por N. K. Jemisin
8,288 miembros
362 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : DNF
75
por William Gibson
7,359 miembros
54 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
76
por Larry Niven
6,394 miembros
109 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
77
por Margaret Atwood
6,373 miembros
224 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2020-02-18, 07:23 AM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
78
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
79
por M. R. Carey
5,423 miembros
401 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
80
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
81
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
82
por Larry Niven
4,343 miembros
70 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- 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
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
84
por Peter Heller
2,936 miembros
224 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-06-06, 04:25 PM
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
85
por Marge Piercy
2,598 miembros
50 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
86
por Ben H. Winters
2,137 miembros
186 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
87
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
88
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
89
por M. K. Wren
437 miembros
17 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- 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
por James Dashner
16,792 miembros
782 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
91
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
92
por C. S. Lewis
9,131 miembros
106 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:33 PM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington
93
por Ray Bradbury
9,042 miembros
146 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-05-17, 01:00 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
94
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
96
6,623 miembros
196 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia
97
por David Mitchell
5,073 miembros
289 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-10-06, 08:27 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
98
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
99
por Philip K. Dick
4,392 miembros
71 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
100
por Jasper Fforde
4,130 miembros
266 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
