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140 Favorite Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Books (According to SDM Listman) - Page 3

/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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BLACK EASTER: THE DAY AFTER JUDGEMENT James Blish
BLACK EASTER: THE DAY AFTER JUDGEMENT James Blish
81
A Maze of Death (Philip K. Dick)
A Maze of Death
82
Philip K. Dick
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
83
Alfred Bester
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
84
Ray Bradbury
Hello America (J.G.Ballard)
Hello America
85
J.G.Ballard
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
86
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword and Citadel (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword and Citadel
87
Gene Wolfe
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
88
Gene Wolfe
The Lost Continent (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The Lost Continent
89
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
90
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
91
Arthur C Clarke
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
92
Christopher Priest
Half Past Human (T.J. Bass)
Half Past Human
93
T.J. Bass
The Priests of Ferris (Maurice Gee)
The Priests of Ferris
94
Maurice Gee
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
95
Aldous Huxley
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
96
Arthur C. Clarke
A Dream of Wessex (Christopher Priest)
A Dream of Wessex
97
Christopher Priest
Logan's World (William F. Nolan)
Logan's World
98
William F. Nolan
Pavane (Keith Roberts)
Pavane
99
Keith Roberts
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
100
Kurt Vonnegut
Smith's Dream (C. K. Stead)
Smith's Dream
101
C. K. Stead
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
102
Suzanne Collins
The Penultimate Truth
The Penultimate Truth
103
The Dream Master, Roger Zelazny (1966)
The Dream Master, Roger Zelazny (1966)
104
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
105
Philip K. Dick
Cloud on Silver (John Christopher)
Cloud on Silver
106
John Christopher
Deathworld (Harry Harrison)
Deathworld
107
Harry Harrison
Damnation Alley (Roger Zelazny)
Damnation Alley
108
Roger Zelazny
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
109
H.G. Wells
Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer
110
John Crowley
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
111
Jonathan Swift
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
112
Franz Kafka
That Hideous Strength (C.S. Lewis)
That Hideous Strength
113
C.S. Lewis
The Minority Report
The Minority Report
114
SS-GB (Len Deighton)
SS-GB
115
Len Deighton
Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man
116
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
117
Dave Eggers
Batman: Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Dark Knight Returns
118
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
119
Shirley Jackson
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
120
Dr. Seuss
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