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Dystopian Books to Read Before the End of the World

I have a weakness for a good old survival drama, so I find myself shopping the Dystopian bookshelves frequently. Here are some of my favorites. Check off the ones you've read; and add the rest to your TBR list. Maybe we all can start up a Post-Apocalyptic Book Club later...
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The Last Tribe (Brad Manuel)
The Last Tribe
1
Brad Manuel
The Last One (Alexandra Oliva)
The Last One
2
Alexandra Oliva
Old Man and the Wasteland (Nick Cole)
Old Man and the Wasteland
3
Nick Cole
Swan Song (Robert McCammon)
Swan Song
4
Robert McCammon
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
5
Heinlein
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
6
Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
7
Margaret Atwood
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
8
Margaret Atwood
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
9
Meg Elison
The Book of Etta (Meg Elison)
The Book of Etta
10
Meg Elison
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
11
Hugh Howey
Shift (Hugh Howie)
Shift
12
Hugh Howie
Dust (Hugh Howie)
Dust
13
Hugh Howie
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
14
Ernest Cline
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
15
M R Carey
The Boy on the Bridge (M.R. Carey)
The Boy on the Bridge
16
M.R. Carey
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
17
Emily St John Mandel
A World Made by Hand
A World Made by Hand
18
The Witch of Hebron (James Howard Kunstler)
The Witch of Hebron
19
James Howard Kunstler
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
20
Justin Cronin
The Twelve (Cronin, Justin)
The Twelve
21
Cronin, Justin
City of Mirrors (Justin Cronin)
City of Mirrors
22
Justin Cronin
Positive (David Wellington)
Positive
23
David Wellington
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
24
Max Brooks
Warm Bodies (Isaac Marion)
Warm Bodies
25
Isaac Marion
The Last Girl (Joe Hart)
The Last Girl
26
Joe Hart
The Final Trade (Joe Hart)
The Final Trade
27
Joe Hart
The First City (Joe Hart)
The First City
28
Joe Hart
Mockingbird (Walter Tevis)
Mockingbird
29
Walter Tevis
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
30
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
31
Nnedi Okorafor
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
32
Naomi Alderman
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
33
Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
34
Margaret Atwood
Red Clocks (Leni Zumas)
Red Clocks
35
Leni Zumas
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
The Fireman
36
Joe Hill
The Brief History of the Dead (Kevin Brockmeier)
The Brief History of the Dead
37
Kevin Brockmeier
Metro 2033 (Dmitry Glukhovsky)
Metro 2033
38
Dmitry Glukhovsky
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
39
Nevil Shute
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
40
Cormac McCarthy
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