Best Dystopian Novels For Adults - April 2024

Recruitment: A Dystopian Novel (The Resistance Trilogy Book 1)

In the Valta, no matter what month you were born, everyone is assigned the same birthday. November 1st. It's the anniversary of the day when the government declared war on the Eastern Order. The day you turn seventeen, the Recruiters come to take you away. And no one ever hears from you again. It’s October 31st. Today, Kress is sixteen years old. Tomorrow, she’ll be taken. The good news? So will her best friend Cardyn, and Brohn, the handsome, enigmatic boy she’s avoided all her life. The bad news? Recruitment isn’t what any of them expected.Weeks of training await. Military and psycho... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07GZ9MBP8
• ASIN: B07GZ9MBP8

The Amber Project: A Dystopian Sci-fi Novel (The Variant Saga Book 1)

200 years after the world ends, their future begins.In 2157, a mysterious gas known as Variant spreads across the globe, killing or mutating most organic life. The surviving humans take refuge in an underground city, determined to return home. But after generations of failures and botched attempts, hope is beginning to dwindle. That is, until a young scientist makes a unique discovery--and everything changes. Suddenly, there's reason to hope again, and it rests within a group of genetically engineered children that are both human and Variant.Terry is one of these children, modified and trained... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00W2AQ1KO
• ASIN: B00W2AQ1KO
• Manufacturer: Variant Publications

Configured: Book #1 in the Configured Trilogy

Fans of Divergent, Hunger Games and the Maze Runner will crave this world of dark secrets, intrigue, and thirst for a better tomorrow. Winner of the best indie book of 2016 at ReadFreely and a top Young Adult Dystopian book on Amazon. Praise for Configured: "Can I rate it 7 stars? This book is awesome!" "Better than Hunger Games and Divergent" "Hooked from the first chapter!"There will come a day... when love will mark you as a traitor.In a society where emotions are nothing and function is everything, Avlyn Lark is just trying to blend in.She's lucky to be alive, unlike her twin brother Ben... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M0XHNFX
• ASIN: B01M0XHNFX
• Manufacturer: Torment Publishing

The Darkest Minds Series Boxed Set [4-Book Paperback Boxed Set] (A Darkest Minds Novel)

All four novels in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds series--The Darkest Minds, Never Fade, In the Afterlight, and Through the Dark--are now available in one thrilling paperback boxed set. With gorgeous, fresh designs and exclusive bonus short stories from the perspectives of fan-favorite characters Liam, Vida, and Clancy, this collection will delight loyal fans and new readers alike, just in time for the major motion picture starring Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore.Praise for the Darkest Minds series:"Meet your next dystopian obsession."--Entertainment Weekly"Haunting... Bracken ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1368023371
• ASIN: 1368023371
• ISBN: 1368023371
• Manufacturer: Disney-Hyperion

The Girl in the Box Series, Books 1-3: Alone, Untouched and Soulless

From Million-Selling Author Robert J. Crane...Her mother is missing. A psychotic beast is stalking her. How will she escape?AloneSienna Nealon was a 17 year-old girl who had been held prisoner in her own house by her mother for twelve years. Then one day her mother vanished, and Sienna woke up to find two strange men in her home. On the run, unsure of who to turn to and discovering she possesses mysterious powers, Sienna finds herself pursued by a shadowy agency known as the Directorate and hunted by a vicious, bloodthirsty psychopath named Wolfe, each of which is determined to capture her for... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00IJYII4E
• ASIN: B00IJYII4E
• Manufacturer: Ostiagard Press

The Unknown

For fans of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and Stranger Things who want to discover something new ..."I have read hundreds of books and it is extremely rare for me to be surprised or give 5 stars. I almost always anticipate the plot twists. I thought I had this one all figured out from the very beginning ... [I] couldn't have been more wrong! ... An exhilarating, emotional, fast paced read that I couldn't put down ... This story was utterly unique." - Justine, Book Catharsis ★★★★★EIGHT CHILDREN WERE KIDNAPPED.BUT WHY?Eight kids, ages nine to seventeen, awaken to find that almost every... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1082472972
• ASIN: 1082472972
• ISBN: 1082472972
• Manufacturer: Independently published

The One: A Novel

A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018“Just try to put this gripping thriller down once you pick it up.” —AARP“A shock on every other page.” —Wall Street JournalHow far would you go to find The One?A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner—the one you’re genetically made for.That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1335998853
• ASIN: 1335998853
• ISBN: 1335998853
• Manufacturer: Hanover Square Press

The Rule of One

In their world, telling the truth has become the most dangerous crime of all.In the near-future United States, a one-child policy is ruthlessly enforced. Everyone follows the Rule of One. But Ava Goodwin, daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division, has a secret—one her mother died to keep and her father has helped to hide for her entire life.She has an identical twin sister, Mira.For eighteen years Ava and Mira have lived as one, trading places day after day, maintaining an interchangeable existence down to the most telling detail. But when their charade is exposed, their wor... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1503953173
• ASIN: 1503953173
• ISBN: 9781503953178
• Manufacturer: Skyscape

Ready Player One: A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The cult classic—now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. “Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today • “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307887448
• ASIN: 0307887448
• ISBN: 0307887448
• Brand: Brand: Broadway Books
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

CyberStorm (Cyber Series Book 1)

The incredibly realistic story of one family's struggle to survive the destruction of New York in a massive terror attack. Million-copy bestseller now in development for film by 20th Century Fox."I couldn't put it down...shows how dangerous our transition to an interconnected infrastructure has become." Karic Allega, Joint Military Cyber Command, US NAVYNEW YORK GOES DARK IN THE DEAD OF WINTER...A TERRIFYING MYSTERY BEGINS...BUT WHO IS THE ENEMY? AND WILL THEY STRIKE AGAIN?Mike Mitchell is an average New Yorker struggling just to keep his family together when a string of disasters shreds the b... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00BT4QRHG
• ASIN: B00BT4QRHG
• Brand: Matthew Mather ULC
• Manufacturer: Matthew Mather ULC

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• ASIN: B003JTHWKU
• ASIN: B003JTHWKU
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mind Plague: Vincent L. Scarsella

A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO LOSE...Imagine a world in which nearly everyone has lost their ability to think. That’s exactly the world Franklin Strock wakes up into one morning. His wife and his neighbors .... and seemingly everyone else, appears afflicted by a total inability to remember who they are and worse, how to do even the simplest things. He soon realizes that something has erased the minds of most everyone except he and a small handful of others. The mind plague struck America just before dawn eastern standard time when most everyone across the country was asleep. When those affli... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1989414109
• ASIN: 1989414109
• ISBN: 1989414109
• Manufacturer: Digital Science Fiction, an imprint of Digital Fiction Publishing Corp.

The Sky: A Complete Post-Apocalyptic Series with Twists and Turns (The Sky Series, Books 1-4)

For readers of Divergent and The Hunger Games who want to discover something new ..."5 MILLION STARS!!!!! ... My new all-time favorite [series] ... Heart-stopping ... Jaw-dropping ... You need to read these books." -- Megan, i fall in love book blog ★★★★★HER FIRST EIGHTEEN YEARS WERE FILLED WITH LIES.SHE IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH.Eighteen-year-old Seven and her best friend, Ten, live where all is peaceful ... except for the violent war raging above the sky. Lifelike humanoid robots and self-operated drones tend to everyone's needs, leaving people free to spend their time stimula... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01I3EHA2A
• ASIN: B01I3EHA2A

Above the Sky

For readers of Divergent and The Hunger Games who want to discover something new ..."5 Stars!!!!!! Unputdownable!! ... My new favorite book ... If YOU love a good dystopian + romance ... Then you need this book in your life." --Megan, i fall in love book blog ★★★★★HER FIRST EIGHTEEN YEARS WERE FILLED WITH LIES.SHE IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH.Eighteen-year-old Seven and her best friend, Ten, live where all is peaceful ... except for the violent war raging above the sky. Lifelike humanoid robots and self-operated drones tend to everyone's needs, leaving people free to spend their ti... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1523274964
• ASIN: 1523274964
• ISBN: 1523274964
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Hope Everlasting: A Dystopian Sci-fi Novel (The Variant Saga Book 3)

Terry is on the run, having escaped from prison and killed its overseer. He has no choice but to head north to the distant border. That's where Ludo's wife is being held, but time is of the essence. If they don't hurry, she'll be sacrificed to the gods as part of an ancient barbaric ceremony. With an army at their heels and a continent to cross, Terry and Ludo have precious little time if they ever hope to succeed. Meanwhile, Mei Curie has opened a portal to another world…and it isn’t what she expected. There are worms the size of cars, animals with bulletproof hides, and an advanced alien... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01LWRIXVG
• ASIN: B01LWRIXVG
• Manufacturer: Variant Publications

Break Pointe (Marked Ones Series): A New Adult Dystopian Dance Romance Novel - eBook

As a Marked One doomed by bad genes to die early, Edel has a limited amount of time to make her mark on stage as a professional dancer and pay off her student loans. But

• UPC: 920305174

Skeleton Blues : A Dystopian Thriller Set in Edinburgh

Edinburgh, spring 2034. The weather's balmy, there's a referendum on whether to join a reconstituted Scotland coming up - and a tourist is found strangled. As usual, maverick detective Quint Dalrymple is called in to

• UPC: 54702836
• Rating: 2.0

The Best Awful : A Novel

Inspired by Fisher's own emotional battles, "The Best Awful" relates the story of a woman who is on the verge of, in the depths of, and in recovery from a psychotic

• UPC: 25949709
• Rating: 4.0

Earth's Requiem : Dystopian Urban Fantasy

Resilient, kickass, and determined, Aislinn's walled herself off from anything that might make her feel again. Until a wolf picks her for a bond mate and a Celtic god rises out of legend to claim

• UPC: 744959550

The Best Goodbye : A Rosemary Beach Novel

"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next sizzling novel in the Rosemary Beach series, featuring well-known playboy and Blaire's half brother,

• UPC: 45966195
• Rating: 3.0

The Man/Woman War: A Dystopian Science-fiction Novel - eBook

As for Jasper, he had proven to be an erudite and charming host in spite of his great age, and had regaled her with tales from before the Pogrom and before what men called the

• UPC: 171372701

The Blazing World (Dystopian Novel) - eBook

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Blazing World is a utopian kingdom in another world (with different stars in the sky) that can be

• UPC: 208285888

Best Self: Be You, Only Better (hardcover)

ASK YOURSELF…ARE YOU TRULY WHO YOU WANT TO BE? IS THIS THE LIFE YOU REALLY WANT? ARE YOU LIVING EACH DAY AS YOUR BEST SELF? WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE, TODAY? How would you answer those

• UPC: 313984986
• Rating: 4.4

The Nightingale : A Novel

Includes a reading group guide with an interview with the author, recommended reading list, and discussion

• UPC: 51798233
• Rating: 4.422

The Farm: Dystopian Fantasy (Paperback)

Books : The Farm: Dystopian Fantasy

• UPC: 297106540
• Rating: 3.75