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Dystopian Books for Adults - Page 2

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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I Will Fear No Evil (Robert A. Heinlein)
I Will Fear No Evil
41
Robert A. Heinlein
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
42
Anna Kavan
The Jagged Orbit (Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
43
Brunner
Kampus (James Gunn)
Kampus
44
James Gunn
Logan's Run (William F Nolan)
Logan's Run
45
William F Nolan
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
46
Leigh Brackett
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
47
Philip K. Dick
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive
48
William Gibson
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
49
Robert A. Heinlein
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
50
William Gibson
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
51
Kazuo Ishiguro
Norstrilia (Cordwainer Smith)
Norstrilia
52
Cordwainer Smith
Only Lovers Left Alive (Wallis)
Only Lovers Left Alive
53
Wallis
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
54
Margaret Atwood
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
55
Octavia E Butler
Past Master (R. A. Lafferty)
Past Master
56
R. A. Lafferty
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
57
Albert Camus
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
58
David Brin
Revolt in 2100 (Heinlein)
Revolt in 2100
59
Heinlein
The Rise of Endymion (Dan Simmons)
The Rise of Endymion
60
Dan Simmons
Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman
61
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
62
Philip K. Dick
The Second Sleep (Robert Harris)
The Second Sleep
63
Robert Harris
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
64
Emily St.John Mandel
The Shape of Things to Come (Wells)
The Shape of Things to Come
65
Wells
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
66
John Brunner
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
67
John Brunner
Slapstick (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slapstick
68
Kurt Vonnegut
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
69
Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth
The Squares of the City (John Brunner)
The Squares of the City
70
John Brunner
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
71
John Brunner
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
72
Emily St John Mandel
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
73
Agustina Bazterrica
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
74
Margaret Atwood
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
75
H.G. Wells
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
76
Franz Kafka
Trouble on Triton (Samuel Delany)
Trouble on Triton
77
Samuel Delany
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
78
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
79
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
80
Margaret Atwood
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