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140 Favorite Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Books (According to SDM Listman) - Page 4

/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 Child Garden (Geoff Ryman)
The Child Garden
121
Geoff Ryman
America (John Wagner)
America
122
John Wagner
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
123
Ray Bradbury
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
124
Richard Matheson
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
125
James Hilton
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
126
Neil Gaiman
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1
127
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
128
Robert A. Heinlein
City (Clifford D. Simak)
City
129
Clifford D. Simak
More Than This (Patrick Ness)
More Than This
130
Patrick Ness
The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
131
Ursula K. Le Guin
Chocky (John Wyndham)
Chocky
132
John Wyndham
Random Acts of Senseless Violence (Jack Womack)
Random Acts of Senseless Violence
133
Jack Womack
Judge Dredd the Apocalypse War (John Wagner and Alan Grant)
Judge Dredd the Apocalypse War
134
John Wagner and Alan Grant
Under the Dome (Stephen King)
Under the Dome
135
Stephen King
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
136
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
137
Michael Moorcock
Broken Angels (Richard Morgan)
Broken Angels
138
Richard Morgan
Tomorrow When the War Began (John Marsden)
Tomorrow When the War Began
139
John Marsden
Darwinia (Robert Charles Wilson)
Darwinia
140
Robert Charles Wilson
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