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20 Best Dystopian Novels of All Time

By Robert English Updated on June 15, 2023 12:25PM EDT
While the world may feel hopelessly dystopian, these works of classic and modern fiction hold up a mirror with entertaining stories of our worst possible futures. Including The Hunger Games and The Handmaid's Tale, here are our top 20 favorite dystopian reads.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
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The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
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The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
12
The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed
13
The Wall (John Lanchester)
The Wall (John Lanchester)
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We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
15
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
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The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
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The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand (Stephen King)
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
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