Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Beschrijving
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
door Ray Bradbury
54,001 leden
999 besprekingen
4
37 Members
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Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
door George Orwell
82,086 leden
1,274 besprekingen
4.2
30 Members
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Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Heerlijke nieuwe wereld
door Aldous Huxley
53,971 leden
773 besprekingen
3.9
30 Members
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Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd
door Margaret Atwood
42,384 leden
1,141 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
De boerderij der dieren
door George Orwell
60,116 leden
885 besprekingen
4
27 Members
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Verklaringen
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
Heer der vliegen
door William Golding
49,670 leden
746 besprekingen
½ 3.7
22 Members
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Verklaringen
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
Oryx en Crake
door Margaret Atwood
16,978 leden
536 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
8
De beproeving
door Stephen King
4,594 leden
101 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
9
The Giver
door Lois Lowry
40,164 leden
1,587 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
De weg roman
door Cormac McCarthy
34,468 leden
1,406 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
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
Dromen androïden over elektrische schapen?
door Philip K. Dick
19,299 leden
475 besprekingen
4
18 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
Verklaringen
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
De tijdmachine
door H. G. Wells
17,732 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 3.7
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
Boze jongens
door Anthony Burgess
25,890 leden
389 besprekingen
4
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
Een loflied voor Leibowitz
door Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,764 leden
308 besprekingen
3.9
17 Members
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Verklaringen
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 elf
door Emily St. John Mandel
11,736 leden
780 besprekingen
4.1
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Verklaringen
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
16
Geen kind en geen wieg
door Kurt Vonnegut
22,341 leden
300 besprekingen
4.1
15 Members
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Verklaringen
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
17
De Hongerspelen
door Suzanne Collins
64,608 leden
3,486 besprekingen
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 ,
Verklaringen
sturlington: Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : "We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*
18
Vlammen
door Suzanne Collins
49,220 leden
1,793 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
19
De ontheemde
door Ursula K. Le Guin
10,725 leden
268 besprekingen
4.1
15 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Verklaringen
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
De tactiek van Ender
door Orson Scott Card
41,202 leden
1,047 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
21
Laat me nooit alleen
door Kazuo Ishiguro
22,889 leden
938 besprekingen
3.8
14 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Verklaringen
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
De man in het hoge kasteel
door Philip K. Dick
13,835 leden
357 besprekingen
½ 3.7
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Verklaringen
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
23
Parable of the Sower
door Octavia E. Butler
8,129 leden
239 besprekingen
4.1
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Verklaringen
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
On the beach
door Nevil Shute
4,892 leden
177 besprekingen
3.9
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
De laatste Martiaan en andere verhalen
door Ray Bradbury
16,655 leden
324 besprekingen
4.1
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen
sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
26
Wij
door Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,473 leden
214 besprekingen
3.8
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
27
De Triffids komen
door John Wyndham
7,470 leden
207 besprekingen
4
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
Verklaringen
sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
28
Silo
door Hugh Howey
6,605 leden
380 besprekingen
4.1
12 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Verklaringen
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
29
Spotgaai
door Suzanne Collins
45,282 leden
1,742 besprekingen
3.9
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
Zenumagiër
door William Gibson
23,078 leden
379 besprekingen
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
Uglies
door Scott Westerfeld
14,067 leden
662 besprekingen
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
32
De Oversteek
door Justin Cronin
9,405 leden
634 besprekingen
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Verklaringen
sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
MaddAddam
door Margaret Atwood
3,544 leden
153 besprekingen
3.9
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
Het babelvirus
door Neal Stephenson
20,194 leden
398 besprekingen
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
Het einde van het begin
door Arthur C. Clarke
10,227 leden
230 besprekingen
3.9
11 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
36
De Twaalf
door Justin Cronin
3,564 leden
167 besprekingen
3.8
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
Het jaar van de vloed
door Margaret Atwood
7,293 leden
362 besprekingen
3.9
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
De verloren generatie
door P. D. James
5,808 leden
200 besprekingen
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
39
De vrouwen van Stepford
door Ira Levin
3,071 leden
91 besprekingen
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
Verklaringen
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
Inwijding
door Veronica Roth
25,353 leden
1,438 besprekingen
4
10 Members
KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
Verklaringen
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
De stad der blinden
door José Saramago
13,044 leden
390 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Verklaringen
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
The Power
door Naomi Alderman
4,771 leden
254 besprekingen
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Verklaringen
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
43
De getekenden
door John Wyndham
4,749 leden
122 besprekingen
3.9
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Verklaringen
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
Parable of the Talents
door Octavia E. Butler
3,558 leden
96 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
The Unit
door Ninni Holmqvist
1,035 leden
106 besprekingen
½ 3.7
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
46
Hoge Omens: de Oprechte en Secure voorspellingen van Agnes Nutter, een Heks
door Terry Pratchett
34,764 leden
789 besprekingen
½ 4.3
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Verklaringen
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
Watchmen
door Alan Moore
19,161 leden
494 besprekingen
½ 4.3
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Verklaringen
sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
Ready Player One
door Ernest Cline
18,520 leden
1,278 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
49
Wolkenatlas
door David Mitchell
17,722 leden
682 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
Verklaringen
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
World War Z
door Max Brooks
15,491 leden
713 besprekingen
4
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Verklaringen
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
22-11-1963
door Stephen King
13,611 leden
762 besprekingen
4.2
8 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
52
Gevangen
door Stephen King
11,674 leden
452 besprekingen
3.8
8 Members
sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
53
The Windup Girl
door Paolo Bacigalupi
6,233 leden
304 besprekingen
½ 3.7
8 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : RapeX1000. *shudder*
54
Tussen twee werelden (The Postman)
door David Brin
4,164 leden
90 besprekingen
½ 3.7
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Verklaringen
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
Dawn
door Octavia E. Butler
3,428 leden
128 besprekingen
4
7 Members
ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
Verklaringen
sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
Moederland
door Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,609 leden
70 besprekingen
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Verklaringen
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
door Kate Wilhelm
1,786 leden
66 besprekingen
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
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sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
Het woud der belofte
door Jean Hegland
1,537 leden
49 besprekingen
3.9
7 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
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sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
De planetenoorlog
door H. G. Wells
18,435 leden
309 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
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sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
Little brother
door Cory Doctorow
5,603 leden
397 besprekingen
4
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
De marathon
door Stephen King
5,210 leden
119 besprekingen
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
Alas, Babylon
door Pat Frank
4,945 leden
144 besprekingen
4
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
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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
door Mark Dunn
3,954 leden
259 besprekingen
3.9
6 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
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sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
Als laatste het hart
door Margaret Atwood
2,597 leden
150 besprekingen
½ 3.4
6 Members
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
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sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
De vrouw-man
door Joanna Russ
2,185 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 3.5
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
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sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
66
The Gate to Women's Country
door Sheri S. Tepper
2,161 leden
56 besprekingen
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
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sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
The Water Knife
door Paolo Bacigalupi
1,809 leden
95 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
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sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
Vox
door Christina Dalcher
1,547 leden
117 besprekingen
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
door Ursula K. Le Guin
1,529 leden
24 besprekingen
4.1
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Verklaringen
sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
70
Pretties
door Scott Westerfeld
9,472 leden
281 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
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sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
De eeuwige oorlog
door Joe Haldeman
9,423 leden
252 besprekingen
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
Het vijfde seizoen
door N. K. Jemisin
8,039 leden
364 besprekingen
4.2
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Verklaringen
73
Mona Lisa Overdrive
door William Gibson
7,301 leden
55 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
Splinter
door Larry Niven
6,347 leden
108 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
De Cirkel
door Dave Eggers
5,897 leden
420 besprekingen
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Verklaringen
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
Het meisje met alle gaven
door M. R. Carey
5,333 leden
403 besprekingen
4
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Verklaringen
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
77
Feed
door M. T. Anderson
5,164 leden
434 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
Ik ben een legende
door Richard Matheson
4,835 leden
190 besprekingen
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Verklaringen
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
De hamer van Lucifer
door Larry Niven
4,318 leden
70 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
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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
De kooi
door Josh Malerman
3,265 leden
254 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
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sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
De Hondsster
door Peter Heller
2,891 leden
221 besprekingen
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Verklaringen
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
Vrouw op het scherp van de tijd
door Marge Piercy
2,579 leden
52 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
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sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
83
The Last Policeman
door Ben H. Winters
2,121 leden
185 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
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sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
Farthing
door Jo Walton
1,583 leden
114 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
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sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
Red Clocks
door Leni Zumas
1,129 leden
61 besprekingen
½ 3.7
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
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sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
A Gift Upon the Shore
door M. K. Wren
433 leden
17 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
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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
De scherpschutter
door Stephen King
22,802 leden
494 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
De labyrintrenner
door James Dashner
16,401 leden
779 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
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sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
V voor vendetta
door Alan Moore
10,529 leden
190 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Verklaringen
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
De geïllustreerde man
door Ray Bradbury
8,921 leden
143 besprekingen
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Verklaringen
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
Thulcandra : confrontatie op Aarde : een eigentijds sprookje voor grote mensen
door C. S. Lewis
8,302 leden
88 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
Specials
door Scott Westerfeld
8,140 leden
222 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Verklaringen
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
De grote pianola
door Kurt Vonnegut
6,829 leden
81 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
Meester dromer
door Ursula K. Le Guin
6,533 leden
196 besprekingen
4
6 Members
PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
Verklaringen
sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.
Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia
95
De testamenten
door Margaret Atwood
6,168 leden
225 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Verklaringen
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
Tijdmeters
door David Mitchell
4,999 leden
290 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Verklaringen
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
Gateway
door Frederik Pohl
4,661 leden
100 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
De drie stigmata van Palmer Eldritch
door Philip K. Dick
4,357 leden
73 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Verklaringen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
Shades of Grey
door Jasper Fforde
4,088 leden
266 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
Vlucht naar de top
door Stephen King
3,842 leden
76 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Verklaringen
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.