Best Dystopian Novels For Young Adults - April 2024

The Amber Project (The Variant Saga)

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: 1511757914
• ASIN: 1511757914
• ISBN: 1511757914
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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 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 Seclusion

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner in Science Fiction-A Kirkus Reviews Best Science Fiction Book of September 2018!-io9's New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Put On Your Radar This Fall_________ In the year 2090, America has walled itself off from the rest of the world. While on a routine assignment scouting the country's dwindling natural resources, Patricia "Patch" and her best friend, Rexx, discover a cache of dangerous contraband-- printed books from before the Seclusion. These texts spark an unquenchable thirst for the truth that leads to the arrest of Patch's father by t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1947848518
• ASIN: 1947848518
• ISBN: 1947848518
• Manufacturer: Inkshares

Configured: Book #1 in the Configured Trilogy

There will come a day... when love will mark her 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 who died when they were four. And she's fortunate to have been taken from her biological parents and assigned to a Level Two family. But mastering her emotions? That's a problem, especially when a rebel bomb blows up a building right in front of her.Then on Configuration Day, Avlyn's official transition to adulthood, she starts seeing strange visions. And instead of being pla... [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

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: Broadway Books
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

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

The Selection 5-Book Box Set: The Complete Series

All five novels in Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series—now available in one beautiful box setFor thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The chance to live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn’t want.Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she’s made for herself—an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062651633
• UPC: 046594049957
• ASIN: 0062651633
• ISBN: 0062651633
• Brand: HARPERTEEN
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

Scythe (1) (Arc of a Scythe)

Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology.A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 144247243X
• ASIN: 144247243X
• ISBN: 144247243X
• Brand: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

The Giver (1) (Giver Quartet)

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 PickThe Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Lois Lowry has written three companion novels to The Giver, including Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

• ASIN: 0544336267
• UPC: 642688057725
• ASIN: 0544336267
• ISBN: 9780544336261
• Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

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.

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: 006231064X
• ASIN: 006231064X
• ISBN: 006231064X
• Brand: Harper Teen
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

Animal Farm and 1984

• ASIN: B003ZX868W
• ASIN: B003ZX868W
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The 100 Complete Boxed Set

Read the books that inspired the CW show! All four thrilling novels in The 100 series are now available in this paperback boxed set.Ever since nuclear war destroyed our planet, humanity has been living on city-like spaceships hovering above the toxic surface. As far as anyone knows, no one has stepped foot on Earth in centuries--that is, until one hundred juvenile delinquents are sentenced to return and recolonize the hostile land. The future of the human race rests in their hands, but nothing can prepare the 100 for what they find on this strange and savage planet. Don't miss the book series ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316551368
• ASIN: 0316551368
• ISBN: 0316551368
• Brand: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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

The Rising Storm : An Absolutely Gripping Young Adult Dystopian Fiction Novel

An addictive and gripping dystopian series, perfect for fans of The Girl Who Dared to Think, The Hunger Games and The Gender Game. What if the end of the world was just the beginning? 15-year-old

• UPC: 604894995

Judgement : A Young Adult Science Fiction Dystopian Novel

The mighty Craniopolis falls. But a darker shadow takes its place. A shocking revelation rocks the survivors to the core. With everything at stake, the factions unite, but motives are suspect and mistrust runs deep

• UPC: 901055798

Year’s Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2014 - eBook

Fans of Kaleidoscope will find more tales of wonder, adventure, diversity, and variety in this collection devoted to stories with teen protagonists.Table of ContentsLeft Foot, Right - Nalo HopkinsonSelfies - Lavie TidharThe Vitruvian Farmer -

• UPC: 642771736

Survival: A Young Adult Dystopian Novel

Survival: A Young Adult Dystopian

• UPC: 937626572

Bound to Rise (1873). by : Horatio Alger: Horatio Alger Jr. ( January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) Was a Prolific 19th-Century American Writer, Best Known for His Many Young Adult Novels.

Bound to Rise (1873). by: Horatio Alger: Horatio Alger Jr. ( January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) Was a Prolific 19th-Century American Writer,

• UPC: 245785062

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

With gorgeous, fresh designs and exclusive bonus short stories, all four novels in the "New York Times"-bestselling Darkest Minds series are collected in this boxed set. Contains paperback editions of "The Darkest Minds, Never Fade,

• UPC: 683781116
• Rating: 4.333

The Undoing : A Young Adult Dystopian Novel (Book 1 of The Undoing Trilogy)

A fresh take on a dystopian storyline, The Undoing is a page-turner with unforgettable characters and an intriguing plot that will keep you hooked from beginning to end. The Undoing is young adult dystopian literature

• UPC: 805208986

WILLIAM LE QUEUX: 15 Dystopian Novels & Espionage Thrillers (Illustrated Edition) - eBook

In the period that preceded the great wars most of the countries in Europe lived in a great fear of possible invasion of foreign powers or infiltration of enemy spies and secret service agents in

• UPC: 668190945

INVASION & ESPIONAGE Boxed Set – 15 Spy Thrillers & Dystopian Novels (Illustrated) - eBook

In the period that preceded the great wars most of the countries in Europe lived in a great fear of possible invasion of foreign powers or infiltration of enemy spies and secret service agents in

• UPC: 463695608