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Dystopian Books for Adults

Dystopian fiction has come to dominate the YA market in publishing; so much so that we often forget that it has also been a mainstay of adult mainstream and genre fiction. Here are
80 works of dystopian fiction that were specifically targeted to adult readers and that exemplify originality of thought and excellence in writing. I should also note that I make a distinction between dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction, although there are some works here that are both. Dystopian fiction should specifically present an operating society that is in some major way flawed and detrimental to the people who live in it.
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The 10th Victim (Bob Sheckley)
The 10th Victim
1
Bob Sheckley
1984 (Orwell)
1984
2
Orwell
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
3
Haruki Murakami
2054 : A Novel of the Next Civil War (Elliot Ackerman)
2054 : A Novel of the Next Civil War
4
Elliot Ackerman
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
5
Neal Stephenson
And Chaos Died (Joanna Russ)
And Chaos Died
6
Joanna Russ
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
7
George Orwell
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
8
Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
9
Ayn Rand
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
10
Josh Malerman
A Boy and His Dog (Harlan Ellison)
A Boy and His Dog
11
Harlan Ellison
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
Brave New World Revisited (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World Revisited
13
Aldous Huxley
The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth Trilogy
14
N.K. Jemisin
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
15
Miller
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
16
John Wyndham
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
17
China Mieville
A Clockwork Orange (Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
18
Burgess
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
19
David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
20
David Mitchell
Count Zero (William Gibson)
Count Zero
21
William Gibson
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
22
Neal Stephenson
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
23
Samuel R. Delany
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
25
Philip K. Dick
Earthblood (Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer)
Earthblood
26
Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer
Endymion (Dan Simmons)
Endymion
27
Dan Simmons
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
28
Ray Bradbury
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
29
Dan Simmons
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
30
Robert Harris
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
31
Joanna Russ
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
32
Philip K. Dick
Forever Free (Joe Haldeman)
Forever Free
33
Joe Haldeman
Forever Peace (Joe Haldeman)
Forever Peace
34
Joe Haldeman
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
35
Joe Haldeman
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
36
Kurt Vonnegut
Good Morning Midnight (Lily Brooks-Dalton)
Good Morning Midnight
37
Lily Brooks-Dalton
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
38
Margaret Atwood
How It Is (Samuel Beckett)
How It Is
39
Samuel Beckett
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
40
Dan Simmons
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