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SDM Listman's 50 Greatest Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian Novels

This is a list of my favourite 'life after an apocalyptic event' novels, or stories with a dystopian perspective.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
1
Margaret Atwood
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
2
George R Stewart
The Salt Line (Holly Jones)
The Salt Line
3
Holly Jones
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
4
John Wyndham
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
5
George Orwell
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
6
Cormac McCarthy
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
7
Chrysalids
Chrysalids
8
This Perfect Day (Ira Levin)
This Perfect Day
9
Ira Levin
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
10
Hugh Howey
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
11
Sheri S. Tepper
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
12
Ayn Rand
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
13
Suzanne Collins
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
14
J.G. Ballard
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
15
M R Carey
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
16
Emily St. John Mandel
Of Men and Monsters (William Tenn)
Of Men and Monsters
17
William Tenn
A Wrinkle in the Skin (John Christopher)
A Wrinkle in the Skin
18
John Christopher
Greybeard (Brian Aldiss)
Greybeard
19
Brian Aldiss
Mockingbird (Walter Tevis)
Mockingbird
20
Walter Tevis
Old Man Logan
Old Man Logan
21
Fugue for a Darkening Island (Christopher Priest)
Fugue for a Darkening Island
22
Christopher Priest
Logan's Run (William F Nolan)
Logan's Run
23
William F Nolan
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
24
Patrick Ness
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
25
James Dashner
Swastika Night (Katherine Burdekin)
Swastika Night
26
Katherine Burdekin
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
27
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
28
Alan Moore
Facial Justice (L. P. Hartley)
Facial Justice
29
L. P. Hartley
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
30
Anthony Burgess
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
31
Ray Bradbury
Hello America (J.G.Ballard)
Hello America
32
J.G.Ballard
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
33
Gene Wolfe
The Lost Continent (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The Lost Continent
34
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
35
Christopher Priest
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
36
Aldous Huxley
Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man
37
Smith's Dream (C. K. Stead)
Smith's Dream
38
C. K. Stead
The Penultimate Truth (Philip K. Dick)
The Penultimate Truth
39
Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
40
Philip K. Dick
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