Best Dystopian Novels Of All Time - April 2024

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

1984

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

CyberStorm: A Novel

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
• Manufacturer: Matthew Mather ULC

The Giver (Giver Quartet, Book 1)

• ASIN: B003MC5N28
• ASIN: B003MC5N28
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

Red Queen

The #1 New York Times bestselling series!Red Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, is a sweeping tale of power, intrigue, and betrayal, perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series. Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own.To cover... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00KFG156C
• ASIN: B00KFG156C
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future.Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451673310
• UPC: 642688055004
• ASIN: 1451673310
• ISBN: 9781451673319
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

One Second After (A John Matherson Novel Book 1)

• ASIN: B002LATV16
• ASIN: B002LATV16
• Manufacturer: Forge Books

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: B075CQSTGT
• ASIN: B075CQSTGT
• Manufacturer: Hanover Square Press

All Rights Reserved: A New YA Science Fiction Book (Word$)

“A chilling, unnerving, and timely debut novel about what it means to speak out, even in silence.” —Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of The Thousandth Floor In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, one girl elects to remain silent rather than pay to speak, and her defiant and unexpected silence threatens to unravel the very fabric of society. Speth Jime is anxious to deliver her Last Day speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. The moment she turns fifteen, Speth must pay for every word she speaks ("Sorry" is a fla... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0373212445
• ASIN: 0373212445
• ISBN: 0373212445
• Manufacturer: Harlequin Teen

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1)

• ASIN: B005KJJ4F8
• ASIN: B005KJJ4F8
• Manufacturer: Feiwel & Friends

All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel

There's no such thing as the life you're "supposed" to have.You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined we'd have? Well, it happened. In Tom Barren's 2016, humanity thrives in a techno-utopian paradise of flying cars, moving sidewalks and moon bases, where avocados never go bad and punk rock never existed . . . because it wasn't necessary.     Except Tom just can't seem to find his place in this dazzling, idealistic world, and that's before his life gets turned upside down. Utterly blindsided by an accident of fate, Tom makes a rash decision that drastically changes not only his ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385686846
• ASIN: 0385686846
• ISBN: 0385686846
• Manufacturer: Doubleday Canada

All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel

“Entertainingly mixes thrills and humor.”—Entertainment Weekly “[An] amazing debut novel....Dazzling and complex....Fearlessly funny storytelling.”—The Washington Post “Instantly engaging....A timeless, if mind-bending, story about the journeys we take, populated by friends, family, lovers, and others, that show us who we might be, could be—and maybe never should be—that eventually leads us to who we are.”—USA TodayElan Mastai's acclaimed debut novel is a story of friendship and family, of unexpected journeys and alternate paths, and of love in its multitude of forms.It'... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101985151
• ASIN: 1101985151
• ISBN: 1101985151
• Manufacturer: Dutton

Glass Sword (Red Queen Book 2)

The #1 New York Times bestselling series!Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series, Glass Sword is the high-stakes follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen. Mare Barrow's blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.Pursued by Maven, now ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00XU6D9M2
• ASIN: B00XU6D9M2
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel

- A New York Times and USA Today bestseller - Book of the Month Club 2016 Book of the Year - Second Place Goodreads Best Fiction of 2016A beautiful and provocative love story between two unlikely people and the hard-won relationship that elevates them above the Midwestern meth lab backdrop of their lives.As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250074134
• ASIN: 1250074134
• ISBN: 1250074134
• Brand: Thomas Dunne Books
• Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books

An Ember in the Ashes

• ASIN: B00KWG5RSC
• ASIN: B00KWG5RSC
• Manufacturer: Razorbill

Grave Predictions : Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny

Sixteen compelling tales of post-apocalyptic societies and dystopian worlds include stories by Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, W. E. B. Du Bois, Harlan Ellison, and

• UPC: 49622605
• Rating: 3.6

The Last Man (Dystopian Novel) - eBook

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic novel which tells of a future world that has been ravaged by

• UPC: 188872887
• Rating: 2.8

ANTHEM (Dystopian Classic) - eBook

Anthem takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated where instead of names people are

• UPC: 384555609
• Rating: 3.673

Transient : (The Transient Trilogy, Book #1) (Teen Dystopian Time Travel)

Seventeen-year-old Roxy Eisen has been told her entire life she is the only hope left for her people. But she's just a normal teenager, except without parents ... or freedom. In 2074 New York City,

• UPC: 53419822

Immurement : A Young Adult Science Fiction Dystopian Novel

The Sweepers are coming. They hunt the young.Sixteen-year-old Derry Connolly lives in perpetual fear of capture. The year is 2069. A scorched post-apocalyptic earth overrun by merciless gangs offers little haven. From the skies, mysterious

• UPC: 53442700
• Rating: 4.7

Human Again: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel

Human Again: A Dystopian Sci-Fi

• UPC: 686918038
• Rating: 4.0

Betrayed : Dystopian Urban Fantasy

Karin's watched magic ebb and flow over her long life. A healer by nature, as well as a wolf Shifter, she fixes what she can and buries her personal needs

• UPC: 592743547

Twisted : Dystopian Urban Fantasy

Breaking the world is a hard act to follow. The wild, supernatural ride

• UPC: 544481047

Deceived : Dystopian Urban Fantasy

Breaking the world is a hard act to follow. A wild supernatural

• UPC: 862230624

Abandoned : Dystopian Urban Fantasy

Breaking the world is a hard act to follow. The wild, supernatural ride continues. Provocative.

• UPC: 146136077