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The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Best YA Dystopian/Utopian/Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic
788 books — 1,650 voters
The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
This Is the End...
994 books — 1,590 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Apocalyptic or Post-Apocalyptic YA Fiction
347 books — 751 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothPraying for Rain by B.B. EastonCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsAngelfall by Susan Ee
Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance Books
302 books — 579 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
681 books — 402 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Post-Apocalyptia
487 books — 400 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Short Reads
843 books — 378 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellDivergent by Veronica RothCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian & Post Apocalyptic Novels
315 books — 362 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Apocalypse by Epidemic
260 books — 297 voters
The Moon Dwellers by David EstesFire Country by David EstesRoute 666 by J.D. ToepferThe Woodlands by Lauren Nicolle TaylorA Different Alchemy by Chris Dietzel
Little Known Dystopias
260 books — 273 voters

The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Adult Dystopian Books
143 books — 244 voters
Magic Bites by Ilona AndrewsAngelfall by Susan EeMagic Bleeds by Ilona AndrewsMagic Strikes by Ilona AndrewsMagic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Post-Apocalyptic/Apocalyptic Romance novels
166 books — 232 voters

One Second After by William R. ForstchenSwan Song by Robert McCammonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Nuclear Apocalypse
70 books — 175 voters
Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn GalaWhen You Were Pixels by Julio Alexi GenaoBone Rider by J. FallyAfter Midnight by Santino HassellPrisoner 374215 by Angel Martinez
Best M/M Science Fiction/Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic Books of 2013
46 books — 164 voters

Strain by Amelia C. GormleyFallocaust by Quil CarterForget Me Not by Jordan Castillo PriceAssimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities by Lyn GalaThe Ghost and the Darkness Volume 1 by Quil Carter
Best M/M Science Fiction/Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic Books of 2014
47 books — 140 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica RothAngelfall by Susan EeCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Apocalypse Now
167 books — 135 voters

Kick at the Darkness by Keira AndrewsChaos Station by Jenn BurkeDarker Space by Lisa HenrySong of the Navigator by Astrid AmaraThe Long Fall of Night by A.J. Rose
Best M/M Science Fiction/Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic Books of 2015
52 books — 124 voters
Sins of the Fathers by J.D. ToepferIn the Devil's Own Words by Elizabeth WixleyOrigins by S.E. MeyerMusic City Macabre by Bob WilliamsDown to a Sunless Sea by David Graham
Lesser Known End of the World Fiction
139 books — 122 voters

The First Days by Rhiannon FraterUntil the End of the World by Sarah Lyons FlemingBroken World by Kate L. MaryTaking on the Dead by Annie WallsHollowland by Amanda Hocking
Zombie Books With Strong Female Characters
192 books — 104 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Dystopics, Utopics, & Apocalyptics
386 books — 92 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerWinter by Marissa MeyerScarlet by Marissa MeyerCress by Marissa MeyerFairest by Marissa Meyer
Sci-Fi Fairytale Retellings
68 books — 84 voters
One Second After by William R. ForstchenGoing Home by A. AmericanOne Year After by William R. Forstchen77 Days in September by Ray GorhamAshes by Ilsa J. Bick
Fiction: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) & Solar Flare/Storms
115 books — 79 voters

The Suicide King Volume 2 by Quil CarterThe Suicide King Volume 1 by Quil CarterPrelude to Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn GalaWithered + Sere by T.J. KluneGarden of Spiders Volume 1 by Quil Carter
Best M/M Science Fiction/Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic Books of 2016
40 books — 69 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsThe Colour of Magic by Terry PratchettPink Eye by Tom Norton
Zaphod's Science Fiction & Fantasy - Hilarious List!
80 books — 68 voters

Seeking Asylum by S.M. OlivierLawless by Crystal AshDying to Love by Reese RiversBook of the Dead by V.E.S. PullenFor the Blood by Debbie Cassidy
Reverse Harem set in Dystopian/Apocalyptic worlds
58 books — 66 voters
Adaptation by Malinda LoSurvival Instincts by May DawneyCharon Docks at Daylight by Zoe ReedInheritance by Malinda Lo2º by Bev Prescott
Lesbian and Bi Women Dystopians
79 books — 56 voters

La Nuit des temps by René BarjavelVingt mille lieues sous les mers by Jules VerneEmpire of the Ants by Bernard WerberLa Planète des singes by Pierre BoulleContact Immédiat Nous Ne Sommes Pas Seuls Dans L'Univers by Bryant Johnson
French Science-Fiction / Science-Fiction Française
88 books — 52 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineMoon 514 by Drew BrineySinnabar by Richard WolkomirThe 40-Minute War by Janet E. MorrisAfter the Fall - Tales of the Apocalypse by Kelly Gardner
YA Standalones in Science Fiction, Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic
68 books — 49 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Road by Cormac McCarthySwan Song by Robert McCammonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Waiting for the End of the World
132 books — 44 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Silence Dividend by Izzy Bond
Novellas, Novelettes and Short Fiction That Are Great
62 books — 32 voters

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