Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Beskrivning
- 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
- Medlemmar
- 68 medlemmar som deltar
sturlington ,sallypursell ,ShelfMonkey ,gypsysmom ,BLBera ,kara.shamy ,allyrod113 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ShellyS ,Dreesie ,ahef1963 ,rretzler ,Verkruissen ,nagasravika.bodapati ,SonoranDreamer ,EvolvedMan ,awarren1 ,PDE ,JoyKP ,alex68 ,pan0ramix ,Charon07 ,dianeham ,Fiamme ,SylviaC ,Jarandel ,TheRealLouise ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,Dilara86 ,cej1027 ,Bluewolf0411 ,mkbird ,thecoroner ,zfak102 ,KimarieBee ,greydoll ,SENSpence ,hipdeep ,megschristina ,eclecticdodo ,amz310783 ,nicoleop ,BookWallah ,pieperp ,flemertown ,Rosenort ,skid0612 ,izzy45 ,NateK ,youthfulzombie ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,cataloga ,midget84 ,BlueHeaven1969 ,Vit.Z ,Chiyan ,AlWheeler ,INTPLibrarian ,inge87 ,jasmaynard ,klcallahan13 ,thehappyteacher ,AyannaKW ,avm1863 ,Bookslesstravelled
1
av Ray Bradbury
51,678 medlemmar
978 recensioner
4
Rankning 35
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 35 medlemmar
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
40,698 medlemmar
1,113 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 29
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:22 PM
- 30 medlemmar
- 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
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
3
78,976 medlemmar
1,242 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 28
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 28 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
52,098 medlemmar
749 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 28
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 28 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, klcallahan13, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
- 26 medlemmar
- BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
48,004 medlemmar
730 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 21
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 21 medlemmar
- BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
- 20 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
8
av Lois Lowry
38,360 medlemmar
1,555 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 19
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 20 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113,Lucy_Skywalker
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
9
- 19 medlemmar
- KimarieBee, amz310783, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, megschristina, JoyKP, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- 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.
10
16,648 medlemmar
523 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 19
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 20 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07,Rosenort
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
11
18,498 medlemmar
465 recensioner
4
Rankning 18
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 18 medlemmar
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
av H. G. Wells
17,024 medlemmar
327 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 17
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
- 17 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
25,203 medlemmar
379 recensioner
4
Rankning 16
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 16 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
11,331 medlemmar
303 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 16
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 17 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- 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
10,780 medlemmar
749 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 16
Tillagt 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 16 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
16
61,509 medlemmar
3,440 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 14
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 20 medlemmar
- 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 ,
- Förklaringar
- 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*
17
46,305 medlemmar
1,765 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 14
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 16 medlemmar
- amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
18
39,890 medlemmar
1,030 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 14
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 16 medlemmar
- BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1, Chiyan,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
19
- 14 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
20
22,031 medlemmar
921 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 13
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 14 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
21
13,267 medlemmar
343 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 13
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
22
10,265 medlemmar
259 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 13
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 14 medlemmar
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
23
7,422 medlemmar
217 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 13
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 13 medlemmar
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Förklaringar
- 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
- 13 medlemmar
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
av John Wyndham
7,218 medlemmar
199 recensioner
4
Rankning 12
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
26
42,821 medlemmar
1,709 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 11
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 13 medlemmar
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
27
22,562 medlemmar
363 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 11
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 11 medlemmar
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
28
av Ray Bradbury
16,083 medlemmar
307 recensioner
4
Rankning 11
Tillagt 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 11 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
29
9,151 medlemmar
621 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 11
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 12 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
30
8,139 medlemmar
205 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 11
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 12 medlemmar
- ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
31
- 11 medlemmar
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
32
3,369 medlemmar
153 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 11
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 12 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
33
- 10 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
34
9,864 medlemmar
220 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 10
Tillagt 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 11 medlemmar
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
35
3,429 medlemmar
160 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 10
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 10 medlemmar
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
36
19,632 medlemmar
383 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 9
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 9 medlemmar
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
37
av P. D. James
5,621 medlemmar
198 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 9
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 9 medlemmar
- sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
38
av Ira Levin
2,955 medlemmar
88 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 9
Tillagt 2014-03-09, 05:22 PM
- 9 medlemmar
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which
suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
39
- 10 medlemmar
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
40
12,625 medlemmar
379 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 8 medlemmar
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
41
7,055 medlemmar
362 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 10 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
42
av John Wyndham
4,508 medlemmar
114 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 8 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
43
3,314 medlemmar
89 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 medlemmar
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
44
- 8 medlemmar
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
45
av Ernest Cline
17,353 medlemmar
1,229 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 8 medlemmar
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
46
17,119 medlemmar
664 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:45 PM
- 8 medlemmar
- PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
- Förklaringar
- 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.
47
av Max Brooks
15,073 medlemmar
697 recensioner
4
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 9 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
48
- 8 medlemmar
- sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Time travel and alternate history.
Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
49
av Stephen King
11,246 medlemmar
446 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 8 medlemmar
- sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
50
6,018 medlemmar
291 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 8 medlemmar
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
RapeX1000. *shudder*
51
- 7 medlemmar
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
52
- 7 medlemmar
- ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
53
2,510 medlemmar
69 recensioner
½ 3.5
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-11-03, 11:54 AM
- 7 medlemmar
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
54
av Kate Wilhelm
1,733 medlemmar
65 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 medlemmar
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
55
av Jean Hegland
1,498 medlemmar
47 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 7 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
56
- 7 medlemmar
- sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
57
- 6 medlemmar
- hipdeep, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
58
av H. G. Wells
17,589 medlemmar
300 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 6
Tillagt 2014-05-19, 11:06 AM
- 6 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
59
av Stephen King
4,997 medlemmar
112 recensioner
4
Rankning 6
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 6 medlemmar
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
60
- 6 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- 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.
61
- 7 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Förklaringar
- 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.
62
2,474 medlemmar
142 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 6
Tillagt 2015-12-01, 04:36 PM
- 6 medlemmar
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
63
2,102 medlemmar
53 recensioner
4
Rankning 6
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 6 medlemmar
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
64
- 6 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
65
1,729 medlemmar
93 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 6
Tillagt 2015-11-21, 11:53 AM
- 6 medlemmar
- hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
66
1,439 medlemmar
22 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 6
Tillagt 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 6 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
67
9,145 medlemmar
276 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 6 medlemmar
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
68
av Joe Haldeman
9,121 medlemmar
241 recensioner
4
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
69
7,134 medlemmar
53 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
70
av Larry Niven
6,137 medlemmar
107 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
71
- 5 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
72
- 7 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
73
av Larry Niven
4,201 medlemmar
66 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Förklaringar
- 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.
74
- 5 medlemmar
- SylviaC, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
75
- 5 medlemmar
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
76
av Peter Heller
2,762 medlemmar
214 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-06-06, 04:25 PM
- 6 medlemmar
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
77
av Marge Piercy
2,504 medlemmar
49 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
79
- 5 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
80
av M. K. Wren
428 medlemmar
17 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Förklaringar
- 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.
81
av Stephen King
22,019 medlemmar
479 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-05-15, 04:34 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
82
15,296 medlemmar
763 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 6 medlemmar
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
83
av Alan Moore
10,221 medlemmar
189 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
84
av Ray Bradbury
8,599 medlemmar
140 recensioner
4
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-05-17, 01:00 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
86
- 5 medlemmar
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
87
7,292 medlemmar
340 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : DNF
88
6,573 medlemmar
77 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:20 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
89
5,470 medlemmar
389 recensioner
4
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2015-03-26, 10:52 AM
- 6 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, Jarandel, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
90
- 4 medlemmar
- sturlington, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
91
av M. R. Carey
5,001 medlemmar
384 recensioner
4
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 5 medlemmar
- nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
92
4,793 medlemmar
283 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-10-06, 08:27 AM
- 4 medlemmar
- PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
93
4,208 medlemmar
69 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 medlemmar
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
94
3,959 medlemmar
257 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
95
av Stephen King
3,678 medlemmar
72 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:23 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
96
3,529 medlemmar
113 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- sturlington, SonoranDreamer, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic post-apocalyptic novel. One of the few survivors of a plague attempts to rebuild society but instead must watch it erode to a primitive state.
97
3,236 medlemmar
332 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
98
2,671 medlemmar
71 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 03:05 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, SENSpence
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia. Evolved apes, de-evolved people.
99
2,040 medlemmar
183 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 4 medlemmar
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
100
- 4 medlemmar
- sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie, awarren1
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopian city dominated by a genetically engineered giant bear.
