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• The Children of Men

  James, P. D. (Phyllis Dorothy), 1920-2014

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  A bleak and menacing look at the collapse of society in the face of imminent extinction. Fertility among humans has failed, and the last person to be born on Earth has just been killed in a bar fight in Buenos Aires aged 25 years, 2 months, 12 days.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oryx and Crake

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  A masterpiece of apocalyptic romance from one of the best authors of our time. Jimmie is lost in the new world, a world created by destruction and human tampering with genetics. What he misses most is his best friend Crake, and the one they both…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Station Eleven

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  ‘Station Eleven’ is a story of survival, recovery and connections. In an apocalyptic world a travelling band of Shakespearean actors move from camp to camp to bring light to the dark times for the remaining few. When a dangerous figure emerges as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Road

  McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023

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  Could this be the best dystopian story ever written? A man and his son travel the wastelands of America, trying to stay alive, up against the worst of mankind. It's warm and human at times, and at other times truly and terrifyingly believable. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Galapagos

  Vonnegut, Kurt, 1922-2007

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  Kurt Vonnegut is known for his tongue in cheek writing style and his literary observations. This very witty and insightful novel is a classic of the dystopian genre. ‘Galapagos’ is a thought-provoking story of evolution which follows a small group…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Euphoria

  Helle, Heinz, 1978-

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  A small group of Austrian friends meet for their annual get together in a log cabin in the woods - to drink, fish, hunt, and talk. While they're there the world undergoes a sudden catastrophic change and they are forced into the wilderness and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Handmaid's Tale

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  Fuelled by the wildly popular TV series of the same name and by political moves renewing attempts to control women's bodies and reproductive rights, 'The Handmaid's Tale' has again come to the fore of the collective consciousness as a dark,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Man in the High Castle

  Dick, Philip K., 1928-1982

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  Set in an alternative history in which the Nazis won the Second World War, and featuring a main character who is writing an alternative history in which the Allies won, this makes for a fascinating read. Densely and cleverly plotted, the ideas and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lathe of Heaven

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  This is a classic dystopian adventure from one of the genre’s best authors. George is a man who is at odds with the world. Too many people, too little space, not enough food to go around, it all builds up and George feels the pressure intensely.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brave New World

  Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963

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  Part adventure, part warning, this futuristic, thoughtful masterpiece is the ultimate read for all lovers of dystopian fiction, and remains as fresh and fascinating as it was when it was first written over 80 years ago. Bernard Marx lives in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Canticle for Leibowitz

  Miller, Walter M., 1923-1996

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  A classic dystopian read full of all the themes and tropes you would expect: the struggle for survival, search for meaning, and re-establishing societal structures. The world is ruined and years after the events that led to its destruction a group…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nineteen Eighty-four

  a Novel

  Orwell, George, pseud., 1903-1950

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  Possibly the most famous of all dystopian stories, ‘Nineteen Eighty-four’ follows a man trapped in a nightmarish political regime that may be more relevant than ever in our current times. It’s a bleak, character driven tale of an oppressive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last

  Jameson, Hanna

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  Nuclear warfare, an apocalyptic setting, and a locked room murder mystery - does this book have it all? Global nuclear war has broken out, and a group of twenty survivors set up camp in a Swiss hotel. But soon enough, disturbing discoveries (of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Farm

  a Novel

  Ramos, Joanne

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  Pregnant women are offered huge amounts of money to live in glamourous resort-style ‘Golden Oaks’ as surrogate hosts for wealthy but time-poor families. But when a trio of surrogates discover that something’s not quite right with the centre, they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blind Faith

  Elton, Ben, 1959-

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  Blind Faith conjures a place where every one knows exactly what everyone else is doing, and the slightest whisper of disrespect can cause an uprising of aggression towards you. A place where child mortality is at such a rate that the duty of every…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Circle

  a Novel

  Eggers, Dave, 1970-

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  The Circle is a giant tech company that has merged all platforms of social media into one space, a space that everyone can see into and that must be maintained, lest it appear you are hiding experiences everyone has a right to share with you. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Drowned World

  Ballard, J. G. (James Graham), 1930-2009

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  Written in 1962 and astonishingly ahead of its time, 'The Drowned World' is an imaginative look at the effects of global environmental collapse on the human psyche. Set in 2145, an intrepid group of scientists travel to London, now lost beneath the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cold People

  Smith, Tom Rob, 1979-

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  An unflinching and omnipotent force has claimed Earth and the only place humans are allowed to exists is Antarctica. Humans have 30 days to get there, but once there (if they make it), will they be able to adapt? Sustain life? Build a new society?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dead Lands

  Percy, Benjamin, 1979-

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  A dystopian road-trip adventure full of action and suspense. In a land destroyed by radioactive fallout, a group of survivors huddle in what was formerly St. Louis. When a strange woman arrives seeking the help of the resident museum curator, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation