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Best Dystopian Books of All Time

Here's a list of the top 59 dystopian books of all time according to Bookscrolling. Have you read many of these harrowing tales?
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Caesar's Column (Ignatius L.Donnelly)
Caesar's Column
Ignatius L.Donnelly
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Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
3
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
4
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
5
Gone (Michael Grant)
Gone
Michael Grant
6
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
Marie Lu
7
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
8
Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)
Player Piano
Kurt Vonnegut
9
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
Gary Shteyngart
10
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
Jeanne Duprau
11
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
12
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
13
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
14
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
15
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi
16
This Perfect Day
This Perfect Day
17
Wither (Lauren Destefano)
Wither
Lauren Destefano
18
Among the Hidden (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Among the Hidden
Margaret Peterson Haddix
19
Armageddon's Children
Armageddon's Children
20
Article 5 (Kristen Simmons)
Article 5
Kristen Simmons
21
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
Koushun Takami
22
Delirium (Lauren Oliver)
Delirium
Lauren Oliver
23
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis
24
Logan's Run (William F Nolan)
Logan's Run
William F Nolan
25
Obernewtyn
Obernewtyn
26
Shatter Me (Tahereh Mafi)
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
27
Across the Universe (Beth Revis)
Across the Universe
Beth Revis
28
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
Ayn Rand
29
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
30
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
31
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
32
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
33
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
34
Animal Farm – George Orwell
Animal Farm – George Orwell
35
Matched (Ally Condie)
Matched
Ally Condie
36
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
37
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
John Wyndham
38
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
39
The Running Man (Stephen King)
The Running Man
Stephen King
40
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
Veronica Roth
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