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Dystopian future novels

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alltouchedout · 23/10/2016 19:27

Anything in that vein that you'd recommend? Books I've enjoyed include The Stand, Atwood's Handmaid's Tale and Oryx & Crake trilogy, Justin Cronin's trilogy which starts with The Twelve... I'll give absolutely anything a go tbh. I loved Auster's In The Country of Last Things too, if that counts.

Also, alternate history novels- any you think are great? And maybe sci fi too- I love Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow and Children of God and the first book in The Forever War series, for example.

All suggestions will be tried outo. I live to read and I don't consider reading even a book I hate to be wasted time :)

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CoteDAzur · 23/10/2016 19:49

1984
Red Rising (trilogy)
The Children Of Men
Brave New World
Seveneves
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner)
The Time Machine
Ready Player One
Flood

Station Eleven is stupid not worthy.

atticusclaw2 · 23/10/2016 19:47

I really enjoyed station eleven.

About to start the Outlander series although annoyingly my library don't have it on ebook.

PushingElephantsUpStairs · 23/10/2016 19:44

You have to read the Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey, it's amazing Smile

alltouchedout · 23/10/2016 19:42

Thank you :) I'll look for all of those and definitely have a look at that thread.

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Coffeethrowtrampbitch · 23/10/2016 19:35

Dan Wells Partials series is great, although primarily aimed at young adults. I've read N.K. Jemasin's Broken Earth series, and it is brilliant so far, but very grim and dark.

The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is a great 'alternative history' story, which proves that changing history is harder than you would imagine.

And if you want to read the absolutely best dystopian novel ever, you have to read a book called 'Miasma' by Pete Alex Harris. Not only is it a great book, but he is my brother in law in real life Wink

To complete my shameless plug, here is a link to it on Kobo: store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/miasma-4

Whatever you choose to read, enjoy!

Enidblyton1 · 23/10/2016 19:32

I enjoyed Land by Alex Campbell
Dystopian/future

DamnCommandments · 23/10/2016 19:32

I just read Station Eleven. Bit teen fiction, but engaging. Bet it'll be a movie pretty shortly!

CosmicOwl · 23/10/2016 19:29

This is a good thread to take a look at:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/what_were_reading/2569155-Sci-fi-dystopian-fiction-recommendations

QueenLizIII · 23/10/2016 19:28

John Wyndham

The Chrysalids

alltouchedout · 23/10/2016 19:27

*out, love

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