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
door Ray Bradbury
54,044 leden
999 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 1
Score 37
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
door Margaret Atwood
42,415 leden
1,142 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 4
Score 29
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
3
door George Orwell
82,130 leden
1,274 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 2
Score 30
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
door George Orwell
60,147 leden
887 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 5
Score 27
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
door William Golding
49,708 leden
745 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 6
Score 22
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
6
door Cormac McCarthy
34,489 leden
1,407 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 10
Score 19
Toegevoegd 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
- 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.
7
door Philip K. Dick
19,313 leden
475 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 11
Score 18
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
8
door Margaret Atwood
16,983 leden
537 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 7
Score 21
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 22 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84,Rosenort
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
9
door Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,765 leden
308 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 14
Score 16
Toegevoegd 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
- 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*
10
door John Wyndham
7,475 leden
207 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 27
Score 12
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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.
11
door Anthony Burgess
25,907 leden
389 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 13
Score 16
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
12
door William Gibson
23,092 leden
379 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 30
Score 11
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
13
door H. G. Wells
17,718 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 12
Score 17
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
14
door Suzanne Collins
49,260 leden
1,793 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 18
Score 14
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
15
door Ray Bradbury
16,663 leden
324 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 25
Score 12
Toegevoegd 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 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.
16
door Ursula K. Le Guin
10,727 leden
268 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 19
Score 14
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 15 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
17
11,758 leden
780 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 15
Score 16
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
18
door John Wyndham
4,752 leden
122 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 43
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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.
19
door Margaret Atwood
7,301 leden
363 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 37
Score 9
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
20
door Margaret Atwood
3,544 leden
154 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 33
Score 11
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 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.
21
door Suzanne Collins
64,664 leden
3,486 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 17
Score 14
Toegevoegd 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 ,
- 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*
22
door Suzanne Collins
45,329 leden
1,742 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 29
Score 11
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
23
door Kurt Vonnegut
22,350 leden
300 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 16
Score 15
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
24
door Philip K. Dick
13,840 leden
357 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 22
Score 13
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
25
door Arthur C. Clarke
10,235 leden
232 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 35
Score 10
Toegevoegd 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 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.
26
door Octavia E. Butler
8,143 leden
239 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 23
Score 13
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 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.
27
door William Gibson
7,302 leden
55 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 73
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
28
door Larry Niven
6,348 leden
108 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 74
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
29
door Octavia E. Butler
3,568 leden
96 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 44
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
30
door Sheri S. Tepper
2,161 leden
56 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 66
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 6 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
31
door Justin Cronin
3,568 leden
167 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 36
Score 10
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
32
door Kazuo Ishiguro
22,906 leden
938 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 21
Score 13
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
33
door Joe Haldeman
9,425 leden
252 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 71
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
34
door Paolo Bacigalupi
6,234 leden
304 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 53
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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*
35
door Larry Niven
4,319 leden
70 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 79
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- 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.
36
door M. K. Wren
433 leden
17 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 86
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Verklaringen
- 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.
37
door David Mitchell
17,739 leden
683 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 49
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:45 PM
- 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.
38
door H. G. Wells
18,455 leden
309 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 59
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2014-05-19, 11:06 AM
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
39
door Frederik Pohl
4,663 leden
100 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 97
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-05-17, 09:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
40
door Joanna Russ
2,185 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 65
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2014-06-21, 10:17 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
41
door Claire Vaye Watkins
664 leden
38 besprekingen
½ 3.3
Algemene Rangorde 116
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2015-11-21, 12:00 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, Dreesie
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Due to climate change, a gigantic sand dune has covered the Southwestern US.
42
door Thomas M. Disch
693 leden
18 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 171
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom
43
door Sheri S. Tepper
771 leden
8 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 168
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-07-10, 02:01 PM
- 3 Members
- ShellyS, sallypursell, gypsysmom
44
door Thomas M. Disch
1,125 leden
30 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 153
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:38 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom
45
door Kim Stanley Robinson
1,423 leden
47 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 109
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-05-18, 07:53 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, pan0ramix
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: First in a trilogy. Climate change apocalypse.
46
door Margaret Atwood
2,595 leden
150 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 64
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2015-12-01, 04:36 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
47
door John Brunner
3,213 leden
52 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 207
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:38 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, PDE, gypsysmom,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Overpopulation dystopia. DNF
48
door Jane Rogers
377 leden
33 besprekingen
3.2
Algemene Rangorde 188
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: All women who get pregnant die. On the YA border.
49
door Ben H. Winters
937 leden
99 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 112
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Last Policeman.
50
door Jo Walton
766 leden
51 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 114
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Farthing.
51
door Paolo Bacigalupi
1,810 leden
95 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 67
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2015-11-21, 11:53 AM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
52
door Ursula K. Le Guin
1,530 leden
24 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 69
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 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.
53
door Jo Walton
1,584 leden
114 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 84
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
54
door Ben H. Winters
2,122 leden
185 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 83
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
55
door Peter Heller
2,892 leden
221 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 81
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-06-06, 04:25 PM
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
56
door Vonda N. McIntyre
1,889 leden
58 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 217
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-05-15, 05:12 PM
- 3 Members
- ShellyS, rretzler, gypsysmom,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
57
door N. K. Jemisin
8,049 leden
364 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 72
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : DNF
58
door Charlie Jane Anders
2,875 leden
178 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 134
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2016-03-07, 10:30 AM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy,rretzler
- Verklaringen
- rretzler : Ugh - I think magic and sci-fi in the same book ruined it for me.
59
door Walter J. Williams
469 leden
10 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 247
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-07-10, 02:17 PM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, gypsysmom
60
door Naomi Alderman
4,777 leden
254 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 42
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2017-07-03, 12:38 PM
- 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.
61
door Robert A. Heinlein
2,987 leden
42 besprekingen
½ 3.3
Algemene Rangorde 327
Score -1
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:37 PM
- Member
- gypsysmom,aulsmith ,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic time travel and one of the worst novels I've ever read.
62
door Madeline Ashby
489 leden
31 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 118
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2017-02-19, 01:17 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom
63
door Aldous Huxley
54,003 leden
773 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 3
Score 30
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 30 Members
- ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, klcallahan13, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
64
door Kate Wilhelm
1,786 leden
66 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 57
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
65
door Tyrell Johnson
320 leden
30 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 257
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2018-03-30, 08:28 AM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, gypsysmom
66
door Terry Pratchett
34,796 leden
789 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 46
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
67
door E. M. Forster
676 leden
41 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 115
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Early dystopian/apocalyptic story. Technocracy collapses.
68
3,880 leden
158 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 129
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-07-11, 10:20 AM
- 3 Members
- Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
69
door Thea Lim
338 leden
22 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 120
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2019-05-05, 09:32 AM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
70
door Neal Stephenson
20,204 leden
398 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 34
Score 10
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).