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
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The Power
por Naomi Alderman
4,744 miembros
254 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 42
8 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
por Kate Wilhelm
1,786 miembros
66 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 57
7 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
3
The Water Knife
por Paolo Bacigalupi
1,806 miembros
94 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 67
6 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
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The Unit
por Ninni Holmqvist
1,032 miembros
106 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 45
8 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
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A Gift Upon the Shore
por M. K. Wren
432 miembros
17 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 86
5 Members
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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.
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Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume
por Ursula K. Le Guin
1,524 miembros
24 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 69
6 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.