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
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Algemene Rangorde 61
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youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
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Algemene Rangorde 62
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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.
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Algemene Rangorde 79
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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.
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Algemene Rangorde 69
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sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
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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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Algemene Rangorde 65
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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.
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114 besprekingen
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Algemene Rangorde 84
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aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
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sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
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Algemene Rangorde 58
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.
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47 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 109
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sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, pan0ramix
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sturlington: First in a trilogy. Climate change apocalypse.
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Algemene Rangorde 104
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sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie, awarren1
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sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopian city dominated by a genetically engineered giant bear.
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1,832 leden
96 besprekingen
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Algemene Rangorde 106
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sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy
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sturlington: Dystopian future in which outlawing of fossil fuels has sparked a second American Civil War.
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Algemene Rangorde 85
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sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
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sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
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Algemene Rangorde 117
4 Members
BookWallah, sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera
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sturlington: Post-climate change dystopia in which water has become scarce.
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½ 3.3
Algemene Rangorde 116
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, Dreesie
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sturlington: Due to climate change, a gigantic sand dune has covered the Southwestern US.
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Algemene Rangorde 115
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
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sturlington: Early dystopian/apocalyptic story. Technocracy collapses.
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Algemene Rangorde 120
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Algemene Rangorde 88
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Algemene Rangorde 60
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Algemene Rangorde 127
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie
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sturlington: Children's futuristic dystopia. Cloning.
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420 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 75
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sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
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sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
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Algemene Rangorde 98
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PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
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218 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 130
5 Members
mkbird, sallypursell, sturlington, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Alternate history steampunk. Seattle overtaken by zombies. First in a series.
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Algemene Rangorde 100
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ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
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sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
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335 besprekingen
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Algemene Rangorde 102
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sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
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sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
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Algemene Rangorde 136
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merrystar, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Dystopian near-future. Climate change, misuse of technology.
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½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 137
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington,aulsmith
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with a noir theme.
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Algemene Rangorde 80
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INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
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sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
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Algemene Rangorde 139
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Algemene Rangorde 142
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sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
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sturlington: Post-apocalyptic anarchist utopia. It is the far, far future, and the only remnants of the past are a network of computers. This book collects the stories, poetry and rituals of the Kesh, who have built a primitive utopia on the ashes of civilization.
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Algemene Rangorde 143
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sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
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sturlington: Collection of short stories with dystopian themes.
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Algemene Rangorde 146
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Overpopulation, starvation, scarcity of resources.
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Algemene Rangorde 151
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness
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sturlington: Near-future society that can be interpreted as dystopian. Gulf between have's and have-not's.
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Algemene Rangorde 153
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Algemene Rangorde 157
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ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Far future post-apocalyptic utopia in which humanity has almost died out from a bio-engineered plague.
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Algemene Rangorde 158
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel questions the nature of reality.
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Algemene Rangorde 110
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler
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sturlington: Futuristic urban fantasy. Collapse of inner city Toronto, voodoo cults.
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Algemene Rangorde 159
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera
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sturlington: Environmental collapse and "peak oil" lead to regression to pre-Industrial Age society.
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Algemene Rangorde 160
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sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness
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sturlington: Zombie apocalypse
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Algemene Rangorde 161
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera
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sturlington: Biblical apocalypse--global flood.
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Algemene Rangorde 156
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Algemene Rangorde 164
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Algemene Rangorde 162
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Environmental collapse on Earth forces a family to relocate to an alien planet. Space Western themes.
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Algemene Rangorde 168
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Algemene Rangorde 166
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Algemene Rangorde 152
3 Members
mkbird, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Surreal story in which the world is being encased in ice.
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½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 172
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness
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sturlington: Feminist dystopia. Climate change, scarcity of resources, population control.
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Algemene Rangorde 171
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660 leden
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Algemene Rangorde 174
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618 leden
52 besprekingen
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Algemene Rangorde 175
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Set in Siberia after general collapse following climate change.
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Algemene Rangorde 181
3 Members
ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Set in post-apocalyptic San Francisco after a plague has wiped out most of the world's population; magical realism.
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Algemene Rangorde 184
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Algemene Rangorde 179
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Algemene Rangorde 182
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Algemene Rangorde 180
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KimarieBee, sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Several girls are imprisoned in a remote compound on the Outback by a corporation for being involved in public sex scandals.
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½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 178
3 Members
sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington
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sturlington: Early vision of fall of civilization following an epidemic.
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Algemene Rangorde 177
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sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie
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sturlington: Prequel to Who Fears Death about a genetically engineered immortal who brings about the destruction of the world.
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Algemene Rangorde 165
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
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sturlington: Time travel to an apocalyptic future.
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Algemene Rangorde 185
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Algemene Rangorde 170
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Algemene Rangorde 118
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Algemene Rangorde 187
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Algemene Rangorde 119
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sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Flooded London leads to a refugee situation.
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405 leden
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Algemene Rangorde 186
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Algemene Rangorde 190
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
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sturlington: Following a superflu epidemic and nuclear attack, St. Louis walls itself off from the rest of the world and keeps citizens imprisoned inside.
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Algemene Rangorde 193
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Algemene Rangorde 194
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½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 280
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Reads like a script for B horror flick. Quite possibly the worst book King has written.
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Algemene Rangorde 93
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Algemene Rangorde 124
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ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with noir themes. First in a series.
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7,994 leden
364 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 72
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383 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 128
4 Members
sallypursell, Lucy_Skywalker, Verkruissen, awarren1,sturlington
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sturlington : YA zombie apocalypse.
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3,371 leden
279 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 206
3 Members
youthfulzombie, sallypursell, awarren1,sturlington
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youthfulzombie: Awesome post-apocalyptic zombies
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse. DNF
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Algemene Rangorde 282
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½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 134
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sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy,rretzler
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rretzler : Ugh - I think magic and sci-fi in the same book ruined it for me.
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2,034 leden
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4.1
Algemene Rangorde 216
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Algemene Rangorde 211
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sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Epidemic of spontaneous combustion leads to collapse of society.
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2,064 leden
56 besprekingen
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Algemene Rangorde 214
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sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy,aulsmith
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sturlington: Repression of religion on a dystopian alien planet.
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Algemene Rangorde 140
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sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen
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sturlington: Far future post-apocalyptic Africa.
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Algemene Rangorde 147
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, allyrod113
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sturlington: A retrospective of possible post-apocalyptic scenarios, ranging from the immediate aftermath to far, far in the future. Authors include Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Paolo Bacigalupi, etc.
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Algemene Rangorde 149
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mkbird, sallypursell, dianeham, awarren1,sturlington
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sturlington : YA dystopia
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Algemene Rangorde 223
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1,297 leden
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Algemene Rangorde 222
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sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Futuristic technocracy.
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Algemene Rangorde 219
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Algemene Rangorde 224
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mkbird, sallypursell, awarren1,sturlington
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sturlington : YA dystopian series.
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Algemene Rangorde 154
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Algemene Rangorde 155
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aulsmith, sallypursell, allyrod113
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aulsmith: The apocalypse was only in the US, but that's all we get to see.
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Algemene Rangorde 226
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Algemene Rangorde 228
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Algemene Rangorde 68
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Algemene Rangorde 163
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sallypursell, sturlington, Charon07
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sturlington: Near-future technological dystopia; culture clash in Asian village.
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Algemene Rangorde 229
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Algemene Rangorde 145
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sallypursell, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Ambiguous apocalyptic scenario. A few people in an isolated cabin must make a dreadful choice to save the world.
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Algemene Rangorde 230
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sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overpopulation, mass consumerism. One of a trilogy of alternative futures of California, which also include a post-apocalyptic future and a utopian future.
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Algemene Rangorde 236
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Algemene Rangorde 231
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sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Start of Biblical apocalypse.
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Algemene Rangorde 169
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sallypursell, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic satire.
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Algemene Rangorde 239
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Algemene Rangorde 237
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Algemene Rangorde 235
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sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Reality game show taking place as a viral pandemic occurs; contestants don't know what's real.
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Algemene Rangorde 244
2 Members
sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Apocalyptic dystopia. Insomnia epidemic, breakdown of society.
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Algemene Rangorde 242
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sallypursell, sturlington
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sturlington: Collection of dystopian stories, including several must-read classics.