Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (1517 books)

Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

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1	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 1,588,743 ratings score: 478,122, and 4,825 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	1984 by George Orwell 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 915,719 ratings score: 305,408, and 3,086 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 533,559 ratings score: 243,460, and 2,474 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 550,188 ratings score: 195,070, and 1,987 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 515,306 ratings score: 185,062, and 1,896 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 297,844 ratings score: 177,210, and 1,807 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 251,785 ratings score: 147,077, and 1,501 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 991,324 ratings score: 138,525, and 1,433 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 912,303 ratings score: 113,899, and 1,184 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 275,128 ratings score: 93,957, and 968 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 406,598 ratings score: 90,104, and 933 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 172,613 ratings score: 71,521, and 746 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 114,490 ratings score: 70,692, and 734 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 191,324 ratings score: 67,986, and 709 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Stand by Stephen King 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 212,903 ratings score: 64,830, and 669 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 85,984 ratings score: 58,568, and 612 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 90,550 ratings score: 53,046, and 556 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Unwind (Unwind, #1) by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 52,907 ratings score: 52,505, and 544 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 144,926 ratings score: 51,679, and 542 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Oryx and Crake(MaddAddamTrilogy, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 62,821 ratings score: 50,182, and 519 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 85,250 ratings score: 48,523, and 510 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Watchmen by Alan Moore 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 194,842 ratings score: 45,245, and 474 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 112,280 ratings score: 35,720, and 378 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Anthem by Ayn Rand 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 56,427 ratings score: 35,026, and 367 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	I am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 57,788 ratings score: 33,655, and 356 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 97,559 ratings score: 33,525, and 354 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 43,446 ratings score: 31,646, and 333 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 115,714 ratings score: 30,400, and 325 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 472,131 ratings score: 29,280, and 313 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 18,779 ratings score: 26,637, and 277 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 17,040 ratings score: 25,438, and 266 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano (Goodreads Author) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 41,290 ratings score: 22,668, and 240 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 150,648 ratings score: 21,051, and 223 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Blindness (Blindness, #1) by José Saramago 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 62,027 ratings score: 20,982, and 221 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) by Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 28,972 ratings score: 19,363, and 207 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 37,581 ratings score: 19,261, and 202 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 66,531 ratings score: 18,818, and 197 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Wool Omnibus (Wool, #1-5) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 19,314 ratings score: 18,745, and 191 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 149,357 ratings score: 18,361, and 195 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 55,607 ratings score: 17,990, and 191 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Children of Men by P.D. James 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 16,703 ratings score: 17,856, and 193 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 100,452 ratings score: 17,755, and 188 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 40,931 ratings score: 16,958, and 181 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 129,577 ratings score: 16,750, and 180 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 31,261 ratings score: 16,420, and 175 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Legend (Legend, #1) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 46,757 ratings score: 16,192, and 172 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 114,138 ratings score: 16,104, and 173 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Feed by M.T. Anderson 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 20,909 ratings score: 15,443, and 164 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 22,547 ratings score: 15,009, and 159 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Trial by Franz Kafka 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 65,156 ratings score: 14,898, and 161 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Utopia by Thomas More 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 20,102 ratings score: 14,321, and 155 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Long Walk by Stephen King 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 35,694 ratings score: 13,964, and 149 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 40,885 ratings score: 13,470, and 146 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 158,181 ratings score: 13,375, and 142 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 27,347 ratings score: 11,947, and 130 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 10,932 ratings score: 11,496, and 121 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 60,030 ratings score: 10,990, and 115 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Incarceron (Incarceron, #1) by Catherine Fisher 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 28,593 ratings score: 10,452, and 114 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 28,690 ratings score: 10,151, and 112 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Chrysalids by John Wyndham 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 14,130 ratings score: 9,434, and 102 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 34,755 ratings score: 9,213, and 98 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Postman by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 13,062 ratings score: 8,768, and 97 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Enclave (Razorland, #1) by Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 21,784 ratings score: 7,966, and 87 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) by Veronica Rossi (Goodreads Author) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 26,090 ratings score: 7,771, and 83 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 17,665 ratings score: 7,569, and 80 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 14,499 ratings score: 7,193, and 76 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1) by Caragh M. O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 18,156 ratings score: 7,187, and 77 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 32,976 ratings score: 7,183, and 77 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) by Jasper Fforde 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 12,793 ratings score: 6,751, and 71 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Wool (Wool, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 8,125 ratings score: 6,747, and 70 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 12,938 ratings score: 6,389, and 70 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 14,412 ratings score: 6,224, and 69 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 20,618 ratings score: 6,208, and 68 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) by Moira Young 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 20,966 ratings score: 5,952, and 63 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 4,944 ratings score: 5,508, and 60 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Stolen: Two Short Stories by Michelle Browne (Goodreads Author) 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 5,485, and 55 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #1) by Mary E. Pearson (Goodreads Author) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 20,067 ratings score: 5,442, and 61 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Island by Aldous Huxley 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 7,314 ratings score: 5,429, and 59 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Logan's Run by William F. Nolan (Goodreads Author) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 3,067 ratings score: 4,950, and 55 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Running Man by Stephen King 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 31,473 ratings score: 4,744, and 53 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Lost Horizon by James Hilton 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 6,171 ratings score: 4,695, and 52 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 15,701 ratings score: 4,645, and 52 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 28,991 ratings score: 4,589, and 52 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 9,890 ratings score: 4,265, and 47 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Cell by Stephen King 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 71,678 ratings score: 4,188, and 46 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 17,917 ratings score: 4,183, and 45 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 8,551 ratings score: 4,180, and 46 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Inside Out (Insider, #1) by Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 10,936 ratings score: 4,173, and 48 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 4,003 ratings score: 3,975, and 44 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 37,642 ratings score: 3,877, and 44 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Into the Forest by Jean Hegland 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 3,531 ratings score: 3,629, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee (Goodreads Author) 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 18,205 ratings score: 3,457, and 36 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Jennifer Government by Max Barry (Goodreads Author) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 6,486 ratings score: 3,136, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	This Perfect Day by Ira Levin 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 2,290 ratings score: 3,046, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Brookhaven (Web of Fate, #1) by J.C. Eggleton 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 2,978, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 20,165 ratings score: 2,700, and 29 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 128,838 ratings score: 2,637, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Awaken (Awaken, #1) by Katie Kacvinsky 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 5,563 ratings score: 2,587, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1) by Mira Grant 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 15,350 ratings score: 2,438, and 26 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy, #2) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 27,045 ratings score: 2,433, and 26 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Michael (new)

Jul 17, 2008 11:41am

foundation definitely deserves a higher rating

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message 2: by Chanel (new)

Jul 29, 2008 03:25pm

The Color Purple? Not utopian, dystopian or other worldly.

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message 3: by Summer (new)

Jul 29, 2008 04:38pm

Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.

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message 4: by Steffi (new)

Jul 31, 2008 01:35am

How are Tolkien's books utopian or dystopian??

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message 5: by Genericusername (new)

Aug 03, 2008 11:29pm

how is it that not one phillip k. dick novel made it to this list?

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message 6: by Carolyn (new)

Aug 11, 2008 10:01am

Why clutter this list with the 'other world' fiction class? "Best" Utopia/Dystopia is a good enough rumble without muddying the waters so much.
Also, who the heck put 'The Color Purple', 'Lemony Snicket', and the L'Engle stuff on here? Seems to be the wrong group for them.

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message 7: by Emily (new)

Aug 28, 2008 10:56am

Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings do not belong on this list.

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message 8: by Ubik (new)

Nov 22, 2008 10:56pm

I highly recommend Land under England to anyone who has not yet read it. Amazing utopian/dystopian novel...my favorite in fact.

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message 9: by Zarakoda (last edited Feb 04, 2009 05:06pm) (new)

Feb 04, 2009 05:06pm

I think one of L'Engle's books belongs on there, least A Wrinkle in Time, with the whole planet (Camatroz? something like that) where they're ruled and controlled by It - definitely dystopia.

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message 10: by Clara (new)

Feb 05, 2009 04:06pm

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings were probably put on the list in the "other world" category.

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message 11: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:54am

Steffi wrote: "How are Tolkien's books utopian or dystopian??"

i guess they are under the other worldy heading...

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message 12: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:55am

Summer wrote: "Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.
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"Utopia, dystopia, other world, sci-fi, etc. What drops you off into another world?"

I guess the phrase "what drops you off into another world?" can be very broad as far as fiction goes

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message 13: by arianna (new)

Feb 24, 2009 10:55am

Genericusername wrote: "how is it that not one phillip k. dick novel made it to this list?"

Add it~!

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message 14: by Luz (new)

Jun 23, 2009 06:24pm

I recomend the book Ender's Game for those who have not read it. Its a book must read because it shows it doesnt matter smart you are but if you have the skills to play the game right.

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message 15: by Patrizia (new)

Aug 09, 2009 08:56pm

A Gift Upon the Shore

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message 16: by Oscar (new)

Oct 13, 2009 12:26pm

How is "gormeghast" not up there?

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message 17: by Becca (last edited Oct 13, 2009 08:42pm) (new)

Oct 13, 2009 08:41pm

I think its funny that people are asking why Harry Potter and LOTR are up there, and not asking why Twilight is up there...

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message 18: by Courtney (new)

Nov 16, 2009 07:47pm

It says Utopian, dystopian or "other worldly." I tried to stick to other versions of this world, but that can be interpreted many ways.

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message 19: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:30am

since when are twilight and harry potter utopia or dystopia?

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message 20: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:31am

the giver, the city of ember, the hunger games, uglies..... um.. the last dog on earth, gethering blue, messenger,and running out of time

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message 21: by Adam (new)

Nov 25, 2009 08:32am

and trials of death, lion witch and the wardrobe and unwind

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message 22: by Julie (new)

Feb 14, 2010 04:30pm

add to Best Utopia,etc list: Swastika Night Katharine Burdekin (Murray Constantine)

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message 23: by Heather (new)

Mar 13, 2010 08:20pm

How is Twilight a utopia or a dystopia???

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message 24: by Heather (new)

Mar 13, 2010 08:21pm

Do people just not know what a Utopia and a Dystopia are?

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message 25: by Njeyeguy (new)

Mar 14, 2010 05:40pm

Oryx and Crake should be close to the top. Outstanding Book.

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message 26: by Amber (new)

Mar 23, 2010 12:23am

The Wanting Seed

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message 27: by Alienne (new)

May 04, 2010 09:45am

I'd recommend the book 'The Goodness Gene' by Sonia Levitin for the list.

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message 28: by Katie (new)

Aug 16, 2010 12:13pm

So how is it books like twilight and the color purple are on here? I know it said other worldly but those are in our world... they just have supernatural elements... I think of other worldly as Narnia or Middle Earth or like Hitchhikers guide... those make more sense... Take out the other worldly stuff... someone should make a new list

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message 29: by Imani ♥ ☮ (new)

Sep 04, 2010 09:39pm

I'm confused. Why are books like Breaking Dawn on here???

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message 30: by D.W. (new)

Sep 05, 2010 01:00pm

Chanel wrote: "The Color Purple? Not utopian, dystopian or other worldly."

I agree, wholeheartedly.

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message 31: by Sara (new)

Oct 23, 2010 04:50am

How is one hundred years of solitude Utopian, Dystopian or other worldly?
I wish someone could illuminate me.

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message 32: by Sarah (new)

Dec 12, 2010 01:32pm

How is Harry Potter a world function book?
Or twilight?

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message 33: by Silver (new)

Dec 19, 2010 10:01pm

Sara wrote: "How is one hundred years of solitude Utopian, Dystopian or other worldly?
I wish someone could illuminate me."

Because of its surreal elements and the way in which it does bend the bonds of reality, I would consider it otherworldly, becasue it is a sort of alternative reality.

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message 34: by Heather (new)

Dec 30, 2010 09:03pm

The Twilight series is not in any way, shape, or form dystopian or utopian. They are fantasy.

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message 35: by Julianna (new)

Jan 26, 2011 09:17pm

My interpretation of "other world" was that it was a way our world could exist, like the Utopian or dystopian society. I don't see another way of describing "other world" that would fit this book list.

And with that said there a several books on this list that I would not categorize here.. Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events, Twilight...

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message 36: by Leah Rachel (new)

Jan 27, 2011 11:33am

I agree with a lot of these comments- Harry Potter's a great, great, (amazing) series, but it's certainly not about a utopian or dystopian world- and neither is Twilight!

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message 37: by Emily (new)

Feb 14, 2011 07:32am

This list makes very little sense... The most striking mistake being Twilight.....

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message 38: by Ali_p (new)

Feb 16, 2011 02:21pm

Heather wrote: "Do people just not know what a Utopia and a Dystopia are?"

no

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message 39: by Silver (new)

Mar 07, 2011 11:23am

The Color Purple doesn't belong here... and while we're at it, Twilight doesn't really either...

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message 40: by Lukia *Oh. My. Word.* (new)

Mar 07, 2011 07:37pm

Summer wrote: "Great list. I have gleaned a few books for my TBR. Although, The Color Purple does not belong at all and I'm not sure I understand why L'Engle and Tolkein are on here.
"

L'engle technicly counts (in my opinion)

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message 41: by Camilla (new)

Apr 06, 2011 02:05pm

love these books

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message 42: by Katie (new)

Apr 27, 2011 01:24am

Uh, Twilight? Really? Does not compute. I think this list would have been better as just Best Utopian/Dystopian, but nice list none the less.

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message 43: by Marcus (new)

May 07, 2011 06:25am

Twilight?

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message 44: by Jordan (new)

May 10, 2011 07:03pm

Adam The Awesome, Extremly Good Looking and Humble wrote: "since when are twilight and harry potter utopia or dystopia?"

Since people decided to vote for them on any list they could find =P

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message 45: by Lynn (new)

May 28, 2011 02:06pm

"This Perfect Day" by Ira Levin isn't here? It should be in the top five!

NOTHING by Stephenie Meyer should be here!

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message 46: by Jessica (new)

Jun 03, 2011 07:46pm

Agreed, I don't know how some of these books have anything with the utopian or dystopian genre. I suppose if you twisted things around enough and put your glasses on backwards, maybe. But otherwise, pretty okay list.

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message 47: by Cameron (new)

Jun 14, 2011 02:19pm

I think the definition of Utopia/Dystopia needs to be altered for this list. Some of these books do build interesting worlds, but are not Utopian/dystopian fiction. Let's just compare 2 novels on the first page. 1984 belongs on this list, The Lion, The witch and the wardrobe does not. The plot of 1984 is completely inseparable from the dystopia described in the book. If you tried to describe the setting of 1984, you'd probably talk about big brother, telescreens, the party or the thought police. These things are completely inseparable from the story of 1984. Now if you describe Narnia's setting, you'd probably talk about the talking animals, the magical forest, the mansion and all that shit. The fact is, Narnia's setting isn't that important to the plot, it just happens to be the place the author chose to set the story. A lot of these fantasy stories really need to be removed for the same reason. The only Harry Potter book that could make this list is possibly the last one,and if it did it shouldn't be ranked high. Also, The Host at #15? THERE IS NOTHING ORIGINAL ABOUT THAT NOVEL! All you can take from it is that Stephanie Meyer has probably seen invasion of the body snatchers (or more likely animorphs). Twilight has already been brought up, it should not appear on a list with the word "best" in the title.

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message 48: by Andrew (new)

Jun 14, 2011 06:06pm

You guys remember the end of the Princess Bride, when Inigo dies of his wounds, Fezzik turns Westley in to the secret police, and Buttercup kills herself after discovering that she's pregnant with Humperdinck's baby and realizes that she can never escape?

Me neither.

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message 49: by Brian (new)

Jun 17, 2011 12:08pm

Cameron wrote: "Twilight has already been brought up, it should not appear on a list with the word "best" in the title. "

amen

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message 50: by Saracooper (new)

Jun 30, 2011 02:59pm

Harry Potter I can see, the chaos of the evil wizards trying to take over would lead to dystopian society, LotR as well. Twilight I'm having slight issues with, but I can kind of see it, more to the point that the evil Vampires are causing turmoil in the world of the main characters. Though, I have to say, my favorites are the His Dark Material series by Philip Pulman, Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, and Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. Though, once again, I see an issue there. The only element is of Fallen Angels and the chaos between friends, family, and the Nephilim causing it to be dystopian. A lot of these I haven't read, but I've heard about them, and agree that they are listed there.

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