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Dystopian Books for Dystopian Times

A non-exhaustive list of dystopian (or dystopian adjacent) novels. Some echo our current flu pandemic and others strike an eerie chord. How many have you read?
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Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
1
Emily St John Mandel
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
2
Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
3
Margaret Atwood
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
4
Margaret Atwood
The Book of Phoenix (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Book of Phoenix
5
Nnedi Okorafor
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
6
Nnedi Okorafor
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
7
Shirley Jackson
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
8
Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
9
Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
10
Suzanne Collins
War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
War of the Worlds
11
H.G. Wells
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
12
H.G. Wells
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
13
Aldous Huxley
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
14
Ray Bradbury
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
15
George Orwell
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
16
Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
17
Margaret Atwood
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
18
Lois Lowry
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
19
Anthony Burgess
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
20
Veronica Roth
Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
21
Veronica Roth
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
22
Veronica Roth
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
23
Cormac McCarthy
The Dreamers (Karen Thomas Walker)
The Dreamers
24
Karen Thomas Walker
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
25
Omar El Akkad
Greenwood (Michael Christie)
Greenwood
26
Michael Christie
Migration (Helen Marshall)
Migration
27
Helen Marshall
An Ocean of Minutes (Thea Lim)
An Ocean of Minutes
28
Thea Lim
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
29
Max Brooks
Notes From an Apocalypse (Mark O'Connell)
Notes From an Apocalypse
30
Mark O'Connell
Fourth Dimension (Eric Walters)
Fourth Dimension
31
Eric Walters
The Water Cure (Sophie MacKintosh)
The Water Cure
32
Sophie MacKintosh
The Amateurs (Liz Harmer)
The Amateurs
33
Liz Harmer
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
The End We Start From
34
Megan Hunter
Wilder Girls (Rory Power)
Wilder Girls
35
Rory Power
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
36
Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
37
Philip K. Dick
Red Clocks (Leni Zumas)
Red Clocks
38
Leni Zumas
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
39
Naomi Alderman
Future Home of the Living God (Louise Erdrich)
Future Home of the Living God
40
Louise Erdrich
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