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100 Great Works of Dystopian Fiction

Here's Vulture website's list of 100 great works of dystopian fiction. Included are graphic novels, YA books, literary fiction, books published long ago as well as ones published recently. If you want to read more about how they selected the books, take a look at the link below.
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Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
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The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
Mary Shelley
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Samuel Butler: Erewhon
Samuel Butler: Erewhon
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The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
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The Machine Stops (E. M. Forster)
The Machine Stops
E. M. Forster
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We
We
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis
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Swastika Night (Katherine Burdekin)
Swastika Night
Katherine Burdekin
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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Tales of the Dying Earth
Tales of the Dying Earth
12
Limbo (Bernard Wolfe)
Limbo
Bernard Wolfe
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester
16
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
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Inter Ice Age 4
Inter Ice Age 4
18
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
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The Drowned World, J. G. Ballard (1962)
The Drowned World, J. G. Ballard (1962)
20
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
21
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Harlan Ellison
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Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
John Brunner
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
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The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
Dr. Seuss
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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
28
Motorman (David Ohle)
Motorman
David Ohle
29
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
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The Girl Who Was Plugged in (James Tiptree Jr.)
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
James Tiptree Jr.
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Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany
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Girl Who Owned a City (O.T. Nelson)
Girl Who Owned a City
O.T. Nelson
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Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Kate Wilhelm)
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Kate Wilhelm
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The Twenty Days of Turin (Giorgio De Maria)
The Twenty Days of Turin
Giorgio De Maria
36
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
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Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
Russell Hoban
38
Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
Shadow of the Torturer
Gene Wolfe
39
Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Akira
Katsuhiro Otomo
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Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
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