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Dystopian/Apocalyptic - NO YA or Teen Books!

If you, like me, are a fan of this style of fiction but are tired of lists that are over-run with teen series, then this list is for you. Some of the Young Adult dystopia is very good - don't get me wrong. But let's face it, there is SO MUCH of it now that they can quickly hijack a list. I wanted to make one for those of us that haven't dipped too far back into all that teen angst.
A few caveats:
* A lot of this I haven't gotten to, and some I've read and disliked. This list is by no means a recommendation for all the books included. Nor is it "complete" - I got tired at 140, looking at more and more obscure titles.
* I have not included some books that I don't feel fit the genres (*cough* Dune, Hyperion *cough*). Feel free to disagree, or better yet make your own List that I can enjoy.
* Yes, I know Phillip K. Dick has more. I gave up on finding them all.
* When you get into apocalyptica, an entire list could be made of zombie fiction. I included a representative few.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
2
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
3
Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
4
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
6
Omar El Akkad
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
7
George Orwell
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
8
Jeff Vandermeer
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
9
Ayn Rand
Armaggedon's Children (Terry Brooks)
Armaggedon's Children
10
Terry Brooks
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
11
Ayn Rand
Bend Sinister (Vladimir Nabokov)
Bend Sinister
12
Vladimir Nabokov
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
13
Josh Malerman
Blind Faith (Ben Elton)
Blind Faith
14
Ben Elton
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
15
José Saramago
The Book of Joan (Lidia Yuknavitch)
The Book of Joan
16
Lidia Yuknavitch
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
17
Aldous Huxley
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
18
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
19
Kurt Vonnegut
The Caves of Steel (Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
20
Asimov
Cell (Stephen King)
Cell
21
Stephen King
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
22
Arthur C. Clarke
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
23
P.D. James
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
24
John Wyndham
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
25
China Mieville
The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke (1956)
The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke (1956)
26
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
27
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
28
David Mitchell
The Conqueror Worms (Brian Keene)
The Conqueror Worms
29
Brian Keene
Consider Her Ways (John Wyndham)
Consider Her Ways
30
John Wyndham
Damnation Alley (Roger Zelazny)
Damnation Alley
31
Roger Zelazny
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
32
Blake Crouch
Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
Dark Tower Series
33
Stephen King
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
34
John Wyndham
Dayworld (Philip Jose Farmer)
Dayworld
35
Philip Jose Farmer
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass
36
John Christopher
Definitely Maybe
Definitely Maybe
37
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
38
Neal Stephenson
Dies the Fire
Dies the Fire
39
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Phillip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
40
Phillip K. Dick
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