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
Fahrenheit 451 (Ave Fenix)
por Ray Bradbury
53,908 miembros
998 reseñas
4
37 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
por George Orwell
81,955 miembros
1,272 reseñas
4.2
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Un mundo feliz
por Aldous Huxley
53,884 miembros
772 reseñas
3.9
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, klcallahan13, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
El cuento de la criada
por Margaret Atwood
42,275 miembros
1,139 reseñas
4.1
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, Dilara86, alex68, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07,Rosenort
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
Rebelión en la granja
por George Orwell
60,013 miembros
885 reseñas
4
27 Members
BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Explicaciones
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
El señor de las moscas
por William Golding
49,589 miembros
745 reseñas
½ 3.7
22 Members
BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
Oryx y Crake
por Margaret Atwood
17,023 miembros
536 reseñas
3.9
22 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84,Rosenort
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
8
Apocalipsis
por Stephen King
4,583 miembros
99 reseñas
4.2
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
9
The Giver
por Lois Lowry
40,071 miembros
1,586 reseñas
4.2
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
La carretera
por Cormac McCarthy
34,421 miembros
1,406 reseñas
4.1
19 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, megschristina, JoyKP, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
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
¿Sueñan los Androides con Ovejas Eléctricas?
por Philip K. Dick
19,278 miembros
473 reseñas
4
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
La máquina del tiempo
por H. G. Wells
17,690 miembros
338 reseñas
½ 3.7
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
La naranja mecánica
por Anthony Burgess
25,860 miembros
389 reseñas
4
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.
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Cántico a San Leibowitz
por Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,744 miembros
308 reseñas
3.9
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
Station Eleven
por Emily St. John Mandel
11,697 miembros
779 reseñas
4.1
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.
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Cuna de gato
por Kurt Vonnegut
22,316 miembros
300 reseñas
4.1
15 Members
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Explicaciones
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
17
Los juegos del hambre
por Suzanne Collins
64,480 miembros
3,485 reseñas
½ 4.3
20 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
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*
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En llamas
por Suzanne Collins
49,120 miembros
1,793 reseñas
4.2
16 Members
amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
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Los desposeídos
por Ursula K. Le Guin
10,699 miembros
268 reseñas
4.1
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
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El juego de Ender
por Orson Scott Card
41,121 miembros
1,046 reseñas
½ 4.3
15 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
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Nunca me abandones
por Kazuo Ishiguro
22,827 miembros
938 reseñas
3.8
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.
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El Hombre en el Castillo
por Philip K. Dick
13,802 miembros
357 reseñas
½ 3.7
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Explicaciones
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
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Parable of the Sower
por Octavia E. Butler
8,106 miembros
239 reseñas
4.1
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.
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On the Beach
por Nevil Shute
4,886 miembros
177 reseñas
3.9
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
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Crónicas marcianas
por Ray Bradbury
16,632 miembros
323 reseñas
4.1
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.
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Nosotros
por Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,459 miembros
214 reseñas
3.8
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
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El día de los trífidos
por John Wyndham
7,451 miembros
207 reseñas
4
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.
28
Espejismo
por Hugh Howey
6,576 miembros
379 reseñas
4.1
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.
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Sinsajo
por Suzanne Collins
45,172 miembros
1,742 reseñas
3.9
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
Neuromante
por William Gibson
23,057 miembros
379 reseñas
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
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Traición
por Scott Westerfeld
14,042 miembros
660 reseñas
3.9
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
El pasaje
por Justin Cronin
9,390 miembros
633 reseñas
3.9
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.
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MaddAddam
por Margaret Atwood
3,540 miembros
153 reseñas
3.9
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
Snow crash
por Neal Stephenson
20,159 miembros
398 reseñas
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
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El fin de la infancia
por Arthur C. Clarke
10,202 miembros
230 reseñas
3.9
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
The Twelve
por Justin Cronin
3,561 miembros
167 reseñas
3.8
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
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The Year of the Flood
por Margaret Atwood
7,281 miembros
362 reseñas
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
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Hijos de hombres
por P. D. James
5,794 miembros
200 reseñas
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
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Las poseídas de Stepford
por Ira Levin
3,064 miembros
91 reseñas
½ 3.6
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
Divergente
por Veronica Roth
25,385 miembros
1,437 reseñas
4
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
Ensayo sobre la ceguera
por José Saramago
13,042 miembros
390 reseñas
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explicaciones
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
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The Power
por Naomi Alderman
4,747 miembros
254 reseñas
½ 3.7
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
Las crisálidas
por John Wyndham
4,739 miembros
122 reseñas
3.9
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
Parable of the Talents
por Octavia E. Butler
3,553 miembros
96 reseñas
4.1
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
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The Unit
por Ninni Holmqvist
1,032 miembros
106 reseñas
½ 3.7
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.
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Buenos presagios
por Terry Pratchett
34,778 miembros
788 reseñas
½ 4.3
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
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Watchmen
por Alan Moore
19,158 miembros
494 reseñas
½ 4.3
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Explicaciones
sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
Ready Player One
por Ernest Cline
18,463 miembros
1,276 reseñas
4.1
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
El atlas de las nubes
por David Mitchell
17,685 miembros
682 reseñas
4.1
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
Guerra Mundial Z
por Max Brooks
15,474 miembros
713 reseñas
4
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Explicaciones
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
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22/11/63
por Stephen King
13,564 miembros
762 reseñas
4.2
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.
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La Cúpula
por Stephen King
11,644 miembros
452 reseñas
3.8
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.
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The Windup Girl
por Paolo Bacigalupi
6,222 miembros
304 reseñas
½ 3.7
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*
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El Cartero
por David Brin
4,162 miembros
90 reseñas
½ 3.7
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.
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Amanecer
por Octavia E. Butler
3,413 miembros
127 reseñas
4
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.
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Dellas: un mundo femenino
por Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,605 miembros
70 reseñas
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
por Kate Wilhelm
1,786 miembros
66 reseñas
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
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Into the Forest
por Jean Hegland
1,536 miembros
49 reseñas
3.9
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
La guerra de los mundos
por H. G. Wells
18,394 miembros
309 reseñas
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Explicaciones
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
Little Brother
por Cory Doctorow
5,592 miembros
397 reseñas
4
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
La Larga Marcha
por Stephen King
5,198 miembros
119 reseñas
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
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Alas, Babylon
por Pat Frank
4,937 miembros
144 reseñas
4
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
Ella Minnow Pea
por Mark Dunn
3,943 miembros
259 reseñas
3.9
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
The Heart Goes Last
por Margaret Atwood
2,591 miembros
150 reseñas
½ 3.4
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
El Hombre Hembra [novel]
por Joanna Russ
2,184 miembros
57 reseñas
½ 3.5
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
La Puerta al país de las mujeres
por Sheri S. Tepper
2,159 miembros
56 reseñas
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Explicaciones
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
The Water Knife
por Paolo Bacigalupi
1,806 miembros
94 reseñas
3.8
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
Vox
por Christina Dalcher
1,537 miembros
117 reseñas
½ 3.5
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume
por Ursula K. Le Guin
1,525 miembros
24 reseñas
4.1
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.
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PERFECCION (Spanish Edition)
por Scott Westerfeld
9,457 miembros
281 reseñas
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
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La guerra interminable
por Joe Haldeman
9,408 miembros
252 reseñas
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
La quinta estación
por N. K. Jemisin
8,000 miembros
364 reseñas
4.2
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explicaciones
73
Mona Lisa acelerada
por William Gibson
7,293 miembros
55 reseñas
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
La paja en el ojo de Dios
por Larry Niven
6,340 miembros
108 reseñas
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
El círculo
por Dave Eggers
5,881 miembros
420 reseñas
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Explicaciones
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
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The Girl with All the Gifts
por M. R. Carey
5,323 miembros
401 reseñas
4
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
77
Feed
por M. T. Anderson
5,157 miembros
433 reseñas
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
Soy leyenda
por Richard Matheson
4,833 miembros
190 reseñas
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Explicaciones
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
El martillo de Lucifer
por Larry Niven
4,313 miembros
70 reseñas
3.9
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.
80
Bird Box
por Josh Malerman
3,255 miembros
254 reseñas
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
La constelación del Perro
por Peter Heller
2,880 miembros
221 reseñas
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
Woman on the Edge of Time
por Marge Piercy
2,581 miembros
52 reseñas
3.9
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.
83
The Last Policeman
por Ben H. Winters
2,119 miembros
185 reseñas
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explicaciones
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
Farthing
por Jo Walton
1,584 miembros
114 reseñas
3.9
5 Members
aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explicaciones
sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
Red Clocks
por Leni Zumas
1,128 miembros
61 reseñas
½ 3.7
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
A Gift Upon the Shore
por M. K. Wren
432 miembros
17 reseñas
3.8
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.
87
El Pistolero
por Stephen King
22,756 miembros
493 reseñas
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
El corredor del laberinto
por James Dashner
16,384 miembros
779 reseñas
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explicaciones
sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
V de Vendetta
por Alan Moore
10,508 miembros
190 reseñas
4.2
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
El hombre ilustrado
por Ray Bradbury
8,909 miembros
143 reseñas
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Explicaciones
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
Esa horrible fortaleza (Trología III)
por C. S. Lewis
8,288 miembros
88 reseñas
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
Specials
por Scott Westerfeld
8,127 miembros
222 reseñas
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
La pianola
por Kurt Vonnegut
6,822 miembros
81 reseñas
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
La rueda celeste
por Ursula K. Le Guin
6,517 miembros
195 reseñas
4
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
95
Los testamentos
por Margaret Atwood
6,136 miembros
225 reseñas
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
The Bone Clocks
por David Mitchell
4,982 miembros
290 reseñas
3.8
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
Pórtico
por Frederik Pohl
4,654 miembros
100 reseñas
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
Los Tres estigmas de Palmer Eldritch
por Philip K. Dick
4,344 miembros
73 reseñas
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
Shades of Grey
por Jasper Fforde
4,074 miembros
266 reseñas
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
El Fugitivo
por Stephen King
3,836 miembros
76 reseñas
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explicaciones
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.