Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Descrizione
This is my preset list of dystopian/utopian literature, which includes apocalyptic literature, for the purposes of this list. Feel free to vote up your recommendations and thumbs down books that are not worth reading. Keywords: dystopia, utopia, apocalypse, postapocalyptic
Utenti
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1
Fahrenheit 451
di Ray Bradbury
50,462 utenti
942 recensioni
4
35 membri
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
di George Orwell
77,216 utenti
1,223 recensioni
4.2
28 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Il mondo nuovo
di Aldous Huxley
51,160 utenti
740 recensioni
3.9
28 membri
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, klcallahan13, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
Il racconto dell'ancella
di Margaret Atwood
39,623 utenti
1,089 recensioni
4.1
29 membri
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, Dilara86, alex68, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07,Rosenort
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
La fattoria degli animali
di George Orwell
56,428 utenti
839 recensioni
4
26 membri
BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
Il signore delle mosche
di William Golding
46,910 utenti
718 recensioni
½ 3.7
21 membri
BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
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L' ombra dello scorpione
di Stephen King
4,130 utenti
86 recensioni
½ 4.3
20 membri
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
8
Il donatore
di Lois Lowry
37,489 utenti
1,543 recensioni
4.2
20 membri
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
9
La strada
di Cormac McCarthy
32,686 utenti
1,379 recensioni
4.1
19 membri
KimarieBee, amz310783, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, megschristina, JoyKP, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. A man and his son wander through a desolated landscape of ashes, eking out their survival from the little that's left remaining, while trying to get... well, nowhere in particular, really.
10
Ma gli androidi sognano pecore elettriche?
di Philip K. Dick
18,148 utenti
458 recensioni
4
18 membri
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
11
L'ultimo degli uomini
di Margaret Atwood
16,294 utenti
519 recensioni
3.9
19 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07,Rosenort
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
12
La macchina del tempo
di H. G. Wells
16,649 utenti
327 recensioni
½ 3.7
17 membri
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
13
Arancia meccanica
di Anthony Burgess
24,746 utenti
375 recensioni
4
16 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
Un cantico per Leibowitz
di Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,149 utenti
301 recensioni
3.9
17 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic theological novel. Six hundred years after the Simplification -- total nuclear annihilation -- a cloister of monks in Utah preserve the little that remains of the world's knowledge, and wonder whether mankind is perpetually doomed to destroy itself.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : I've tried to read this several times and just can't get past the monk wandering around in the desert digging holes. *yawn*
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Stazione undici
di Emily St. John Mandel
10,311 utenti
742 recensioni
4.1
16 membri
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
16
Hunger games
di Suzanne Collins
59,648 utenti
3,418 recensioni
½ 4.3
20 membri
KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : "We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*
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La ragazza di fuoco
di Suzanne Collins
45,033 utenti
1,756 recensioni
4.2
16 membri
amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
18
Ghiaccio nove
di Kurt Vonnegut
21,395 utenti
287 recensioni
4.1
14 membri
ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
19
Il gioco di Ender
di Orson Scott Card
39,187 utenti
1,023 recensioni
½ 4.3
15 membri
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1, Chiyan,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
20
Non lasciarmi
di Kazuo Ishiguro
21,569 utenti
917 recensioni
3.8
14 membri
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
21
La svastica sul sole
di Philip K. Dick
12,949 utenti
336 recensioni
½ 3.7
13 membri
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Spiegazioni
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
22
I reietti dell'altro pianeta
di Ursula K. Le Guin
10,000 utenti
252 recensioni
4.1
14 membri
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
23
La parabola del seminatore
di Octavia E. Butler
7,076 utenti
213 recensioni
4.1
13 membri
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist dystopia. Society has completely collapsed, and a young woman is driven from her home after her neighborhood is burned and her family murdered. Despite the violence and hopelessness that surrounds her, she is determined to spread her spiritual message.
24
L'ultima spiaggia
di Nevil Shute
4,680 utenti
170 recensioni
3.9
13 membri
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
Il giorno dei Trifidi
di John Wyndham
7,073 utenti
201 recensioni
4
12 membri
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
26
Il ‰canto della rivolta
di Suzanne Collins
41,364 utenti
1,705 recensioni
3.9
13 membri
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
27
Neuromante
di William Gibson
22,126 utenti
361 recensioni
3.9
11 membri
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
28
Cronache marziane
di Ray Bradbury
15,739 utenti
304 recensioni
4
11 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
29
Il passaggio
di Justin Cronin
8,957 utenti
620 recensioni
3.9
12 membri
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
30
Noi
di Yevgeny Zamyatin
7,957 utenti
207 recensioni
3.9
12 membri
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
31
Wool
di Hugh Howey
5,918 utenti
342 recensioni
4.1
11 membri
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
32
L'altro inizio
di Margaret Atwood
3,284 utenti
154 recensioni
3.9
12 membri
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
33
Brutti
di Scott Westerfeld
13,702 utenti
637 recensioni
3.9
10 membri
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
34
Le guide del tramonto
di Arthur C. Clarke
9,666 utenti
215 recensioni
3.9
11 membri
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
35
I Dodici
di Justin Cronin
3,354 utenti
163 recensioni
3.8
10 membri
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
36
Snow Crash
di Neal Stephenson
19,368 utenti
373 recensioni
4.1
9 membri
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
37
I figli degli uomini
di P. D. James
5,532 utenti
202 recensioni
½ 3.6
9 membri
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
38
La fabbrica delle mogli
di Ira Levin
2,895 utenti
87 recensioni
½ 3.6
9 membri
sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
39
Divergent (Italian Edition)
di Veronica Roth
22,978 utenti
1,403 recensioni
4
10 membri
KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
40
Cecità
di José Saramago
12,396 utenti
373 recensioni
4.1
8 membri
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
41
L'anno del diluvio
di Margaret Atwood
6,972 utenti
358 recensioni
3.9
10 membri
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
42
I trasfigurati
di John Wyndham
4,424 utenti
114 recensioni
3.9
8 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
43
La parabola dei talenti
di Octavia E. Butler
3,180 utenti
89 recensioni
4.1
8 membri
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
44
Watchmen
di Alan Moore
18,416 utenti
478 recensioni
½ 4.3
8 membri
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
45
L'atlante delle nuvole
di David Mitchell
16,899 utenti
662 recensioni
4.1
8 membri
PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
Spiegazioni
sturlington: This novel takes place in many different time periods, one of which is a mega-corporation dystopia with cloning, and another is a post-apocalyptic scenario featuring a fictional dialect.
46
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
16,769 utenti
1,214 recensioni
4.1
8 membri
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
47
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
di Max Brooks
14,758 utenti
698 recensioni
4
9 membri
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
48
22/11/'63
di Stephen King
12,367 utenti
721 recensioni
4.2
8 membri
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
49
The Dome
di Stephen King
11,017 utenti
440 recensioni
3.8
8 membri
sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
50
The Windup Girl
di Paolo Bacigalupi
5,906 utenti
286 recensioni
½ 3.7
8 membri
aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : RapeX1000. *shudder*
51
Ragazze elettriche
di Naomi Alderman
4,135 utenti
230 recensioni
3.8
7 membri
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
52
Ultima genesi
di Octavia E. Butler
3,104 utenti
121 recensioni
4
7 membri
ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
53
Herland
di Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,475 utenti
67 recensioni
½ 3.5
7 membri
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Spiegazioni
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
54
Gli eredi della terra
di Kate Wilhelm
1,703 utenti
64 recensioni
3.8
7 membri
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
55
Into the Forest
di Jean Hegland
1,481 utenti
47 recensioni
3.9
7 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
56
The Unit
di Ninni Holmqvist
996 utenti
106 recensioni
3.8
7 membri
sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
57
Buona Apocalisse a tutti!
di Terry Pratchett
32,545 utenti
759 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 membri
hipdeep, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
58
La guerra dei mondi
di H. G. Wells
17,181 utenti
295 recensioni
3.8
6 membri
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
59
La lunga marcia
di Stephen King
4,862 utenti
110 recensioni
4
6 membri
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
60
Addio Babilonia
di Pat Frank
4,708 utenti
150 recensioni
4
6 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic post-nuclear war apocalyptic fiction. The residents of a small Florida town, having been alerted just prior to an all-out nuclear war, must struggle with the vagaries of small-town politics after the apocalypse.
61
Il postino
di David Brin
4,016 utenti
85 recensioni
½ 3.7
7 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. When the end of America comes, what is the one thing that can bring us back from the brink of complete anarchy? That's right: the U.S. Postal Service.
62
The Heart Goes Last
di Margaret Atwood
2,379 utenti
143 recensioni
½ 3.4
6 membri
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
63
The Gate to Women's Country
di Sheri S. Tepper
2,076 utenti
53 recensioni
4
6 membri
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
64
The Female Man
di Joanna Russ
2,046 utenti
52 recensioni
½ 3.5
6 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
65
The Water Knife
di Paolo Bacigalupi
1,677 utenti
92 recensioni
3.8
6 membri
hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
66
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions
di Ursula K. Le Guin
1,393 utenti
22 recensioni
4.1
6 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
67
Perfetti
di Scott Westerfeld
8,969 utenti
278 recensioni
3.8
6 membri
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
68
Guerra eterna - Urania Collezione 010
di Joe Haldeman
8,966 utenti
239 recensioni
4
5 membri
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
69
Monna Lisa cyberpunk
di William Gibson
7,008 utenti
53 recensioni
3.8
5 membri
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
70
La strada delle stelle
di Larry Niven
6,020 utenti
107 recensioni
3.9
5 membri
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
71
Il cerchio
di Dave Eggers
5,452 utenti
401 recensioni
½ 3.4
5 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
72
Lucifer's Hammer
di Larry Niven
4,133 utenti
66 recensioni
3.9
5 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: A comet has slammed into the Earth, destroying all governing structures, and within weeks all of the survivors have reverted to feudalism, cannibalism and worse. Fun times.
73
Ella Minnow Pea
di Mark Dunn
3,676 utenti
247 recensioni
3.9
5 membri
SylviaC, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
74
The Dog Stars
di Peter Heller
2,704 utenti
216 recensioni
3.9
6 membri
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
75
Woman on the Edge of Time
di Marge Piercy
2,462 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
5 membri
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
76
Vox
di Christina Dalcher
1,397 utenti
108 recensioni
½ 3.5
6 membri
sallypursell, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
77
Red Clocks
di Leni Zumas
1,028 utenti
58 recensioni
3.8
5 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
78
A Gift upon the Shore
di M. K. Wren
421 utenti
17 recensioni
3.8
5 membri
sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-nuclear war. Once the apocalypse is over with, two women survive on a farm on the Oregon coast while trying to preserve the remainder of mankind's knowledge and sparring with the ultra-Christian religious cult down the beach.
79
L'ultimo cavaliere
di Stephen King
21,503 utenti
471 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
80
Il labirinto
di James Dashner
14,698 utenti
760 recensioni
3.8
6 membri
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia series
81
V per vendetta
di Alan Moore
10,110 utenti
192 recensioni
4.2
5 membri
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
82
Il gioco dei pianeti
di Ray Bradbury
8,421 utenti
139 recensioni
4
5 membri
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
83
Quell'orribile forza. Una favola moderna per adulti
di C. S. Lewis
7,817 utenti
88 recensioni
3.8
5 membri
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
84
Speciali
di Scott Westerfeld
7,659 utenti
217 recensioni
3.8
5 membri
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
85
The Fifth Season
di N. K. Jemisin
6,881 utenti
332 recensioni
4.2
5 membri
sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Spiegazioni
86
Piano meccanico
di Kurt Vonnegut
6,483 utenti
74 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 membri
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
87
X
di Cory Doctorow
5,407 utenti
388 recensioni
4
6 membri
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, Jarandel, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
88
Feed
di M. T. Anderson
4,943 utenti
430 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
sturlington, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
89
The Girl with All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
4,823 utenti
378 recensioni
4
5 membri
nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
90
Le ore invisibili
di David Mitchell
4,656 utenti
280 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
91
Io sono leggenda
di Richard Matheson
4,579 utenti
176 recensioni
4
6 membri
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
92
Le tre stimmate di Palmer Eldritch: romanzo
di Philip K. Dick
4,132 utenti
69 recensioni
3.9
4 membri
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
93
Shades of Grey
di Jasper Fforde
3,902 utenti
254 recensioni
4.1
4 membri
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
94
L'uomo in fuga
di Stephen King
3,589 utenti
69 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 membri
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
95
La Terra sull'abisso
di George R. Stewart
3,476 utenti
114 recensioni
3.9
4 membri
sturlington, SonoranDreamer, Rosenort, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic post-apocalyptic novel. One of the few survivors of a plague attempts to rebuild society but instead must watch it erode to a primitive state.
96
L'età dei miracoli
di Karen Thompson Walker
3,196 utenti
331 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 membri
sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
97
Bird Box
di Josh Malerman
2,917 utenti
241 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
98
Il pianeta delle scimmie
di Pierre Boulle
2,617 utenti
71 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, SENSpence
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Satirical dystopia. Evolved apes, de-evolved people.
99
The Last Policeman
di Ben H. Winters
1,980 utenti
179 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
100
Borne
di Jeff VanderMeer
1,874 utenti
83 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
sallypursell, sturlington, Dreesie, awarren1
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopian city dominated by a genetically engineered giant bear.