This is a list of dystopian literature. A dystopia is an unpleasant (typically repressive) society, often propagandized as being utopian. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction states that dystopian works depict a negative view of "the way the world is supposedly going in order to provide urgent propaganda for a change in direction."[1] It is a common literary theme.
16th century
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19th century
20th century
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Fiction
- The Children of Men (1992) by P.D. James (Faber and Faber, 1992)[10][63]
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Bantam Spectra, 199[64]
- Fatherland by Robert Harris (Hutchinson, 1992)[65]
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993)[citation needed]
- Virtual Light (1993) by William Gibson (Bantam Spectra, 1993)[citation needed]
- The Diamond Age, or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (Bantam Spectra, 1994)[66]
- Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem (Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994)[67]
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (Little, Brown, 1996)[citation needed]
- Underworld by Don DeLillo (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997)[26]
- Battle Royale by Koushun Takami (Ohta Publishing, 1999)[68]
- The Ice People by Maggie Gee (Richard Cohen Books, 1999)[citation needed]
Young Adult Fiction
21st century
2000s
Fiction
- Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (MacAdam/Cage, 2001)[citation needed]
- Scorch by A.D. Nauman (Soft Skull Press, 2001)[70]
- Feed by M. T. Anderson (Candlewick Press, 2002)[71]
- Jennifer Government by Max Barry (Doubleday, 2003)[citation needed]
- Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday, 2003)[72]
- Asphalt by Carl Hancock Rux (Simon & Schuster, 2004)[citation needed]
- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (Sceptre, 2004)[73]
- Gingerbread Economy by Lee McGeorge (Speartip, 2004)[74]
- The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin, 2004)[citation needed]
- Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thomson (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005)[75]
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber and Faber, 2005)[75][76][not specific enough to verify]
- Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks (Del Rey Books, 2006)[citation needed]
- The Book of Dave by Will Self (Viking Press, 2006)[77][not specific enough to verify]
- Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir Sorokin (Zakharov Books, 2006)[78]
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Alfred A. Knopf, 2006)[citation needed]
- Blind Faith by Ben Elton (Bantam Press, 2007)[citation needed]
- Last Light by Alex Scarrow (Orion Publishing Group, 2007)[citation needed]
- The Pesthouse by Jim Crace (Pan Macmillan UK, 2007)[79][not specific enough to verify]
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown and Compan], 2008)[80][non-primary source needed]
- Nontraditional Love by Rafael Grugman (Liberty Publishing House, 2008) [81] [82]
- World Made By Hand by James Howard Kunstler (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008)[citation needed]
- Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde (Viking Press, 2009)[citation needed]
- The Windup Girl (2009) by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade Books, 2009)[citation needed]
- The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart, 2009)[83][non-primary source needed]
- Z213: Exit by Dimitris Lyacos (Shoestring Press, 2009)[citation needed]
Young Adult Fiction
- Mortal Engines (The Hungry City Chronicles #1) by Philip Reeve (Scholastic, 2001)[citation needed]
- Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman (Random House, 2001)[84]
- Among the Betrayed (Shadow Children #3) by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster, 2003)[citation needed]
- The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (Atheneum Books, 2002)[citation needed]
- Among the Barons (Shadow Children #4) by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster, 2003)[citation needed]
- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (Random House, 2003)[citation needed]
- Among the Brave (Shadow Children #5) by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster, 2004)[citation needed]
- The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn (Scholastic, 2004)[citation needed]
- Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman (Doubleday, 2004)[85]
- The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau (Yearling, 2004)[citation needed]
- Checkmate by Malorie Blackman (Random House, 2005)[86]
- Among the Enemy (Shadow Children #6) by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster, 2005)[citation needed]
- Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse, 2005)[citation needed]
- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse, 2005)[87]
- Among the Free (Shadow Children #7) by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster, 2006)[citation needed]
- Bar Code Rebellion by Suzanne Weyn (Scholastic, 2006)[citation needed]
- Genesis by Bernard Beckett (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006)[88][unreliable source?]
- Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Harcourt Children's Books, 2006)[citation needed]
- Specials by Scott Westerfeld (Simon & Schuster, 2006)[citation needed]
- Extras by Scott Westerfeld (Simon & Schuste], 2007)[citation needed]
- Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (Hodder & Stoughton, 2007)[citation needed]
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman (Simon & Schuster, 2007)[citation needed]
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (Henry Holt and Company, 2008)[citation needed]
- The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Harcourt Children's Books, 2008)[citation needed]
- The Declaration by Gemma Malley (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008)[89]
- Double Cross by Malorie Blackman (Random House, 2008)[90]
- From the New World by Yusuke Kishi (Kodansha Novels, 2008)[citation needed]
- Gone by Michael Grant (HarperCollins, 2008)[citation needed]
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, 2008)[citation needed]
- The Resistance by Gemma Malley (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008)[91]
- Sapphique (2007) by Catherine Fisher (Hodder & Stoughton, 2008)[citation needed]
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, 2009)[citation needed]
- The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (Random House, 2009)[92]
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner (Delacorte Press, 2009)[citation needed]
2010s
Fiction
- Abandon the Night (Envy Chronicles #3) by Joss Ware (Avon, 2010)[citation needed]
- Beyond the Night (Envy Chronicles #1) by Joss Ware (HarperCollins, 2010)[citation needed]
- Embrace the Night Eternal (Envy Chronicles #2) by Joss Ware (Avon, 2010)[citation needed]
- The Passage by Justin Cronin (Ballantine Books, 2010)[citation needed]
- Rondo: The Memoirs of Dr Josef Divonne, Late of 2me Lyon by John Maher (Pilgrim Press Publishing, 2010)[citation needed]
- Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (Random House, 2010)[citation needed]
- Against Nature (2011) by John Nelson (Wild Child Publishing, 2011)[citation needed]
- Dreams Unleashed (The Prophecies Trilogy #1 by Linda Hawley (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011)[citation needed]
- Guardian of Time (The Prophecies Trilogy #2 by Linda Hawley (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011)[citation needed]
- Night Betrayed (Envy Chronicles #4) by Joss Ware (Avon, 2011)[citation needed]
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Random House, 2011)[citation needed]
- The Miracle Inspector by Helen Smith (Tyger Books, 2012)[93]
- Night Forbidden (Envy Chronicles #5) by Joss Ware (Avon, 2012)[citation needed]
- Shimoneta by Hirotaka Akagi (Shogakukan, 2012)[94]
- Wisdom Keepers (The Prophecies Trilogy #3 by Linda Hawley (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012)[citation needed]
- Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press, 2013)[95]
- The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (Bloomsbury, 2013)[96]
- The Circle by Dave Eggers (Alfred A. Knopf, 2013)[97]
- MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese, 2013)[98]
- Night Resurrected (Envy Chronicles #6) by Joss Ware (Avon, 2013)[citation needed]
- Wool by Hugh Howey (Simon & Schuster, 2013)[99]
- Dominion by C.J. Sansom (Mulholland Books, 2014)[citation needed]
- J by Howard Jacobson (Hogarth Press, 2014)[100]
- The Race by Nina Allan (NewCon Press, 2014)[101]
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Thomas Sweterlitsch (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2014)[102]
- Broken Worlds by Thomas Brown (Almond Press, 2014)[103]
- Tempted by the Night (Envy Chronicles #6.5) by Colleen Gleason (Avon, 2015)[citation needed]
- The Liars (The PostPlague Trilogy #1) by D.L. Eagan (Indie: Create Space - Kindle-Kobo-Nook-September 2015)[citation needed]
Young Adult Fiction
- Matched by Ally Condie (Dutton Children's Books, 2010)[104]
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Corporation, 2010)[105]
- Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness (Candlewick Press, 2010)[106]
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (Delacorte Press, 2010)[citation needed]
- This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Harcourt, 2010)[citation needed]
- Across The Universe by Beth Revis (Razorbill Books, 2011)[citation needed]
- Crossed by Ally Condie (Dutton Children's Books, 2011)[104]
- The Death Cure by James Dashner (Delacorte Press, 2011)[citation needed]
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins, 2011)[citation needed]
- Divergent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books, 2011)[citation needed]
- Legend by Marie Lu (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2011)[citation needed]
- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (HarperCollins, 2011)[citation needed]
- Wither by Lauren DeStefano (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2011)[citation needed]
- Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (Tor Teen, 2012)[citation needed]
- Blood Zero Sky by J. Gabriel Gates (HCI Books, 2012)[citation needed]
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books, 2012)[citation needed]
- Reached by Ally Condie (Dutton Children's Books, 2012)[citation needed]
- Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt (Sand Dollar Press, Inc., 2012)[citation needed]
- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (HarperCollins, 2012)[107]
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books, 2013)[citation needed]
- The Ishim Underground (Immortal Coffee Novel) by Carrie Bailey (Peevish Penman Press, 2015)[108]
- Champion by Marie Lu (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2013)[citation needed]
- The Apocalypse by T.M. Williams, 2013)[citation needed]
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See also
References
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