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140 Favorite Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Books (According to SDM Listman)

/Dystopia/ "an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one." It's a genre that is becoming increasingly popular, especially among young adults. Drawing on a range of genres, from sci-fi & fantasy to graphic novels, here are my top 140 dystopian books that I've read in the last 20-odd years...
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The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
1
John Wyndham
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
3
Cormac McCarthy
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
4
William Golding
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
5
George R Stewart
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
6
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
7
John Wyndham
This Perfect Day
This Perfect Day
8
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
9
Margaret Atwood
The Kraken Awakes (John Wyndham)
The Kraken Awakes
10
John Wyndham
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
11
Suzanne Collins
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
12
Ernest Cline
Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
Non-Stop
13
Brian Aldiss
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
14
Isaac Asimov
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
15
Roger Zelazny
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
16
Hugh Howey
The Purple Cloud (M. P. Shiel)
The Purple Cloud
17
M. P. Shiel
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
18
Frank Herbert
Grass
Grass
19
The Halfmen of O (Maurice Gee)
The Halfmen of O
20
Maurice Gee
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
21
Joe Haldeman
Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
Gathering Blue
22
Lois Lowry
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
23
Sheri S. Tepper
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
24
Suzanne Collins
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
25
Ayn Rand
The Taking (Dean Koontz)
The Taking
26
Dean Koontz
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
27
Patrick Ness
The Boy on the Bridge (M.R. Carey)
The Boy on the Bridge
28
M.R. Carey
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
29
JG Ballard
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
30
M R Carey
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
31
H.G. Wells
Towing Jehovah (James Morrow)
Towing Jehovah
32
James Morrow
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
33
Emily St John Mandel
Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle)
Planet of the Apes
34
Pierre Boulle
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
35
Africa Zero (Neil Asher)
Africa Zero
36
Neil Asher
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
37
Lois Lowry
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
38
P.D. James
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
39
Philip K. Dick
Of Men and Monsters (William Tenn)
Of Men and Monsters
40
William Tenn
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