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Dystopian books explore the bleak worlds that await if society gives in to extremes.

We find these reads throughout literature: The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, and more recently, The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner. Here are the latest front runners in the genre:

Every year, new dystopian books warn us with terrifying visions. Check out these exciting new releases picked by BookBub:


The Adjustment

The Adjustment

Suzanne Young

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How do you go back to a life you can’t remember? Find out in this follow up to the New York Times...


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Perfect

Perfect

Cecelia Ahern

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Celestine North lives in a society that demands perfection. After she was branded Flawed by a...


Science fiction fantasy
The First City

The First City

Joe Hart

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In the thrilling conclusion to Joe Hart’s Dominion trilogy, Zoey discovers who she truly is —...

Alone: Generations Trilogy

Alone: Generations Trilogy

Scott Sigler

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In the final installment of an exhilarating sci-fi adventure trilogy in the vein of The Hunger...


Science fiction
The Book of Etta

The Book of Etta

Meg Elison

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In the gripping sequel to the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel The Book of the Unnamed Midwife,...

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Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)
Veronica Rossi | 2011 | Young Adult (YA)
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8.2 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
I've got to get straight onto the next with that ending.

I really liked this book; it's my first full length foray into dystopian/sci-fi and I really got into the story. Luckily I have the second and will be starting it shortly :)
  
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Station Eleven
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
7.9 (29 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Feeling like your world is currently imploding? Here’s an I-couldn’t-put-it-down dystopian novel that makes the end of days kind of cheery (in the end). I just finished reading it, and am glad to have a place to sing its praises."

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Oct 5, 2021  
"But none of them fathom the levels of paradox, incongruity, and twisted evil they will soon face, and the ride becomes something even Gypsy could have never imagined."

Tour & #Giveaway: The Willing by Lindsay Lees - @Archaeolibrary, @GoddessFish, @Lindslees42, #Dystopian,

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Merissa (12061 KP) created a post

Jan 9, 2023  
"Christmas can bring out all sorts of thoughts and feelings."

When the Glow Lights the Woods by Eule Grey - #MM, #Dystopian, #YA, #Romance, #Seasonal, #Fantasy, 4 out of 5 (very good)

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Meet You At The End Of The World
Meet You At The End Of The World
Natasha West | 2018 | Dystopia, LGBTQ+, Romance
8
6.7 (3 Ratings)
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This is a slow burn romance set after the end of the world. The way the two main characters meet and how their relationship develops makes this a different spin on the typical dystopian novel. This will appeal to both fans of post apocalyptic and lesbian fiction.
  
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Merissa (12061 KP) created a post

Jun 17, 2021  
"There is snark and sass, memory loss, action and adventure, plus steamy moments aplenty..."

Hers, Times Two (Hers #4) by Anna Adler - @Archaeolibrary, @AnnaAdlerWrites, #Erotic, #Dystopian, #ScienceFiction, #Romance, #Ménage, 4 out of 5 (very good)

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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
William S. Burroughs | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"More required reading for would-be beatniks. Every punk rocker moving to New York in the ‘70s had this book around; it became the Bible for the east village aesthetic and free-flowing “cut-ups.” Its dystopian views fit perfectly into the punk rock esthetic of nihilism."

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Merissa (12061 KP) created a post

Sep 9, 2021  
"What do you do when you find out your whole life's a lie?"

Tour & #Giveaway - A Girl From Forever (The Forever Institute #1) by Yolanda McCarthy - @Archaeolibrary, @XpressoTours, #Dystopian, #Romance, #ScienceFiction, #Thriller, #YoungAdult, 4 out of 5 (very good)

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