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Your favourite Dystopian novels

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jerriblank · 02/02/2021 13:19

Hi, I love dystopian fiction and would love to read some new books.

Can I ask for any of your recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

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hazelnutlatte · 03/02/2021 14:13

Another vote for station eleven, its my absolute favorite and I've read most of the novels recommended on here!
One not to bother with - the passage by Justin Cronin, I think I read it based on a MN recommendation, it starts well but quickly becomes absolute drivel, and the worst part is that I didn't know it was the first of a trilogy so I suffered to the end only to find it didn't come to any conclusion!

Nisse1 · 03/02/2021 14:26

Another one for John Wyndham here. The Day of the Triffids is a fantastic book.

Frenchfancy · 03/02/2021 15:35

I agree about Day of the Triffids.

Just bought Station 11 thanks to this thread.

TheHound86 · 03/02/2021 16:29

I absolutely love The Passage. I’ve just read it for the second time and was just as gripped as the first time. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Cam2020 · 03/02/2021 16:32

How could I have forgotten about The Stand?!

BellaBella36 · 03/02/2021 16:44

Oh my days so many excellent book recommendations, see you on the other side! My gateway books when I was little we're Jean Ure's Plague 99 and John marsden's Tomorrow when the war began.

SleepingStandingUp · 04/02/2021 18:35

@TheHound86

I absolutely love The Passage. I’ve just read it for the second time and was just as gripped as the first time. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
Just read the sequels 😊😉
TheHound86 · 04/02/2021 19:29

I’ve just finished the last one for the second time. I love the whole trilogy Smile

bimbimbap · 04/02/2021 19:38

i’ve got a lot of ideas of books to check out now! surprised only one person has mentioned the death of grass - it’s EXCELLENT!

SleepingStandingUp · 04/02/2021 20:01

@TheHound86

I’ve just finished the last one for the second time. I love the whole trilogy Smile
Are they are good as the original? I have the second one here to read
DoctorYang · 04/02/2021 20:31

Age of Miracles
Before and After (quite weird but I enjoyed it!)

VienneseWhirligig · 04/02/2021 20:37

The Midwich Cuckoos

JustSaying101 · 04/02/2021 20:48

Kurt Vonnegut

amylou8 · 04/02/2021 20:56

Rama (all 4 books) - Arthur C Clarke/Stephen Baxter... strictly speaking it's sci-fi but becomes much more involved and dystopian from the second book. Absolutely my favourite series, but I'm a big sci-fi fan too.
Someone already mentioned Doomsday Book - Connie Wills. Again not strictly dystopian but definitely would appeal to people who like that genre.

Theredjellybean · 04/02/2021 21:08

Another vote for The Mandibles by Lionel shriver... Brilliant book.
The passage was good but the next two got ever more silly and I lost the plot rather...

TheHound86 · 07/02/2021 17:24

I really enjoyed the entire passage trilogy to be honest. I was gripped by all of them. I’m just reading Children of Time and loving it so far.

SlipperyLizard · 08/02/2021 18:34

My favourite John Wyndham is the Kraken Wakes but they’re all brilliant.

I need to check a lot of these out!

lazylinguist · 08/02/2021 18:44

The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman. Astonishing book!

Twisique · 08/02/2021 18:46

Another vote for Earth Abides!

Askance · 08/02/2021 18:49

The Wall, by Marlen Haushofer. Has stayed with me years after I read it.

BobbinThreadbare123 · 08/02/2021 18:53

Nevil Shute - On the Beach
Max Brooks - World War Z

mum2jakie · 14/02/2021 16:31

I enjoyed The Circle by Dave Eggers. It looks as though it's been made into a TV series due to be aired on Channel Four too.

mum2jakie · 14/02/2021 16:38

My mistake - the channel four series is a reality TV series not an adaption of the book

sneakysnoopysniper · 14/02/2021 18:12

Frank Herberts "Dune" series.

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