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140 Favorite Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Books (According to SDM Listman) - Page 2

/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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Grendel
Grendel
41
The Fifth Wave (Rick Yancey)
The Fifth Wave
42
Rick Yancey
A Wrinkle in the Skin (John Christopher)
A Wrinkle in the Skin
43
John Christopher
Greybeard (Brian Aldiss)
Greybeard
44
Brian Aldiss
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
45
Jeff Vandermeer
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
46
Ursula K. Le Guin
Mockingbird (Walter Tevis)
Mockingbird
47
Walter Tevis
Old Man Logan
Old Man Logan
48
The Running Man (Richard Bachman)
The Running Man
49
Richard Bachman
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
50
Wasp (Eric Frank Russell)
Wasp
51
Eric Frank Russell
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
52
L. Ron Hubbard
Fugue for a Darkening Island (Christopher Priest)
Fugue for a Darkening Island
53
Christopher Priest
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
54
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Pines (Wayward Pines #1) (Blake Crouch)
Pines (Wayward Pines #1)
55
Blake Crouch
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
56
Stephen King
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
57
Frederik Pohl
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
58
Blake Crouch
Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
Till We Have Faces
59
C.S. Lewis
Logan's Run (William F Nolan)
Logan's Run
60
William F Nolan
Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) (Blake Crouch)
Wayward (Wayward Pines #2)
61
Blake Crouch
Jem (Frederik Pohl)
Jem
62
Frederik Pohl
Lord of the World (Robert Hugh Benson)
Lord of the World
63
Robert Hugh Benson
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
64
George Orwell
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
65
Veronica Roth
Monsters of Men (Patrick Ness)
Monsters of Men
66
Patrick Ness
Emphyrio (Jack Vance)
Emphyrio
67
Jack Vance
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
68
James Dashner
Hellstrom's Hive (Frank Herbert)
Hellstrom's Hive
69
Frank Herbert
Swastika Night (Katherine Burdekin)
Swastika Night
70
Katherine Burdekin
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
71
William Gibson
Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
Authority
72
Jeff Vandermeer
The Last Town (Wayward Pines #3) (Blake Crouch)
The Last Town (Wayward Pines #3)
73
Blake Crouch
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
74
Anthony Burgess
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
75
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Scorch Trials (James Dashner)
The Scorch Trials
76
James Dashner
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
77
Alan Moore
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers
78
Jack Finney
Facial Justice (L. P. Hartley)
Facial Justice
79
L. P. Hartley
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
80
Richard K. Morgan
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