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Dystopian Books for Dystopian Times

A non-exhaustive list of dystopian (or dystopian adjacent) novels. Some echo our current flu pandemic and others strike an eerie chord. How many have you read?
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Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
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The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
Margaret Atwood
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Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
Margaret Atwood
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The Book of Phoenix (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Book of Phoenix
Nnedi Okorafor
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Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
Nnedi Okorafor
7
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
8
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
9
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
10
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
11
War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells
12
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
14
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
Veronica Roth
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Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
Veronica Roth
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Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
Veronica Roth
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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The Dreamers (Karen Thomas Walker)
The Dreamers
Karen Thomas Walker
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American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
Omar El Akkad
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Greenwood (Michael Christie)
Greenwood
Michael Christie
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Migration (Helen Marshall)
Migration
Helen Marshall
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An Ocean of Minutes (Thea Lim)
An Ocean of Minutes
Thea Lim
29
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
Max Brooks
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Notes From an Apocalypse (Mark O'Connell)
Notes From an Apocalypse
Mark O'Connell
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Fourth Dimension (Eric Walters)
Fourth Dimension
Eric Walters
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The Water Cure (Sophie MacKintosh)
The Water Cure
Sophie MacKintosh
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The Amateurs (Liz Harmer)
The Amateurs
Liz Harmer
34
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
The End We Start From
Megan Hunter
35
Wilder Girls (Rory Power)
Wilder Girls
Rory Power
36
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
37
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
38
Red Clocks (Leni Zumas)
Red Clocks
Leni Zumas
39
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
Naomi Alderman
40
Future Home of the Living God (Louise Erdrich)
Future Home of the Living God
Louise Erdrich
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