It’s The End of the World As We Know It….

A dystopia is a Greek word meaning an imaginary society that is undesirable and frightening.

Literally, a "not-good place."

Dystopian literature explores the social and political fallout of this type of society. Whether it is the apocalypse, a nuclear disaster, or dystopian, PCPL brings you some of the best books and authors who have written in this genre, plus a bonus list of YA authors who write dystopias.

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Margaret Atwood
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Ray Bradbury, opens a new window "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles."
Max Brooks, opens a new window
Anthony Burgess, opens a new window
Hugh Howey, opens a new window
William Gibson, opens a new window
Aldous Huxley
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Brian Keene, opens a new window
Stephen King, opens a new window
Robert Kirkman, opens a new window
Tim LaHaye, opens a new window
Jack London, opens a new window
Cormac McCarthy, opens a new window
Mel Odom, opens a new window
George Orwell
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Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
, opens a new windowZeke Teflon, opens a new window "Free Radicals"
H.G. Wells, opens a new window "The Time Machine"

Teen Dystopia

Ilsa J. Bick
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Allyson Condie, opens a new window
James Dashner
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Lois Lowry, opens a new window "The Giver" and "The Messenger" and "Gathering Blue."
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Susan Beth Pfeffer, opens a new window
Veronica Roth
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