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
52,357 miembros
972 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 36
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 36 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
- 29 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, 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
52,710 miembros
754 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 29
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 29 Members
- ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, 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 Margaret Atwood
41,363 miembros
1,116 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 29
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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
por George Orwell
58,518 miembros
856 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 26
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 26 Members
- BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
por William Golding
48,550 miembros
736 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 22
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
- 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.
8
- 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
9
por Margaret Atwood
16,885 miembros
526 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 20
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 21 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, 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.
10
por Cormac McCarthy
33,631 miembros
1,388 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
18,755 miembros
467 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
17,243 miembros
330 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
por Anthony Burgess
25,465 miembros
380 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 16
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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
11,466 miembros
305 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 16
Añadido 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
- 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*
15
11,058 miembros
756 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.
16
por Suzanne Collins
62,255 miembros
3,450 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 14
Añadido 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 ,
- 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*
17
por Suzanne Collins
47,100 miembros
1,771 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 14
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
18
por Orson Scott Card
40,305 miembros
1,032 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 14
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 16 Members
- BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1, Chiyan,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.
19
por Kurt Vonnegut
21,908 miembros
293 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 14
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 14 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
20
por Kazuo Ishiguro
22,323 miembros
926 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.
21
por Philip K. Dick
13,435 miembros
349 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.
22
10,422 miembros
262 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 14 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
23
7,641 miembros
222 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.
24
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
por John Wyndham
7,285 miembros
202 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.
26
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
27
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
28
por Ray Bradbury
16,262 miembros
311 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 11
Añadido 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
29
- 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.
30
por Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,238 miembros
209 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 11
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 12 Members
- ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
31
- 11 Members
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
32
- 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.
33
- 10 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
34
por Arthur C. Clarke
9,966 miembros
223 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.
35
- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
36
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
37
por P. D. James
5,683 miembros
198 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.
38
por Ira Levin
2,992 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.
39
- 10 Members
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
40
por José Saramago
12,761 miembros
378 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.
41
por Margaret Atwood
7,152 miembros
360 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 8
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 10 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
42
- 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.
43
3,396 miembros
92 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.
44
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
45
por Ernest Cline
17,678 miembros
1,242 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.
46
por David Mitchell
17,288 miembros
671 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.
47
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
48
- 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.
49
- 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.
50
por Paolo Bacigalupi
6,082 miembros
297 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*
51
- 7 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
52
- 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.
53
2,534 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.
54
por Kate Wilhelm
1,748 miembros
65 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.
55
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
56
- 7 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
57
por Terry Pratchett
33,798 miembros
776 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
58
por H. G. Wells
17,876 miembros
301 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.
59
- 6 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
60
- 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.
61
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, 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.
62
por Margaret Atwood
2,512 miembros
148 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.
63
por Joanna Russ
2,129 miembros
54 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.
64
por Sheri S. Tepper
2,119 miembros
54 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.
65
por Paolo Bacigalupi
1,756 miembros
93 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.
66
1,466 miembros
22 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.
67
por Scott Westerfeld
9,227 miembros
277 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.
68
por Joe Haldeman
9,217 miembros
244 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
69
por William Gibson
7,185 miembros
53 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.
70
por Larry Niven
6,200 miembros
107 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.
71
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
72
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
73
por Larry Niven
4,234 miembros
67 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.
74
- 5 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
75
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
76
por Peter Heller
2,797 miembros
219 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
77
por Marge Piercy
2,530 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.
79
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
80
por M. K. Wren
431 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.
81
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
82
por James Dashner
15,706 miembros
769 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
83
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
84
por Ray Bradbury
8,678 miembros
140 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.
85
por C. S. Lewis
8,085 miembros
88 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
86
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
87
por N. K. Jemisin
7,530 miembros
346 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : DNF
89
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, Jarandel, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
90
por M. R. Carey
5,100 miembros
389 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 5 Members
- nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
91
- 4 Members
- sturlington, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
92
por David Mitchell
4,835 miembros
286 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.
93
por Philip K. Dick
4,242 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.
94
por Jasper Fforde
3,999 miembros
260 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
95
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
96
3,558 miembros
114 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, SonoranDreamer, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic post-apocalyptic novel. One of the few survivors of a plague attempts to rebuild society but instead must watch it erode to a primitive state.
97
3,259 miembros
333 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
98
por Pierre Boulle
2,709 miembros
71 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 03:05 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, SENSpence
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia. Evolved apes, de-evolved people.
99
por Ben H. Winters
2,058 miembros
183 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
100
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie, awarren1
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopian city dominated by a genetically engineered giant bear.
