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Dystopian

Social structure defined by an Orwellian surveillance grid, extreme state control, and the desperate, asymmetric networks of human resistance.

The thrill of navigating a world where every action is monitored and dissent is brutally suppressed. The desperate, asymmetric networks of human resistance offer a glimmer of hope against overwhelming state power.

Books

Shatter MeTahereh Mafi
The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood
DivergentVeronica Roth
Ender's GameOrson Scott Card
Unravel MeTahereh Mafi
The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesSuzanne Collins
MockingjaySuzanne Collins
Ignite MeTahereh Mafi
Red RisingPierce Brown
Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro
Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler
Restore MeTahereh Mafi
The Darkest MindsAlexandra Bracken
The Man in the High CastlePhilip K. Dick
The Scorch TrialsJames Dashner
ArtemisAndy Weir
The Plot Against AmericaPhilip Roth
The TestamentsMargaret Atwood
Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchell
AnthemAyn Rand
Ready Player TwoErnest Cline
The Running ManStephen King
The Death CureJames Dashner
Golden SonPierce Brown
The Knife of Never Letting GoPatrick Ness
Imagine MeTahereh Mafi
The Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le Guin
Morning StarPierce Brown
Player PianoKurt Vonnegut
The CircleDave Eggers
CryptonomiconNeal Stephenson
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
The PowerNaomi Alderman
Fracture MeTahereh Mafi
SpecialsScott Westerfeld
The Children of MenP. D. James
The Year of the FloodMargaret Atwood
FeedM. T. Anderson
The Electric StateSimon Stålenhag
Flow My Tears, the Policeman SaidPhilip K. Dick
Iron GoldPierce Brown
Shadow of the HegemonOrson Scott Card
House of StairsWilliam Sleator
PinesBlake Crouch
The Will of the ManyJames Islington
The Water KnifePaolo Bacigalupi
The City and the StarsArthur C. Clarke
Virtual LightWilliam Gibson
NextMichael Crichton
Our Missing HeartsCeleste Ng
Rainbows EndVernor Vinge
Carve the MarkVeronica Roth
WarcrossMarie Lu
ExtrasScott Westerfeld
The Bone SeasonSamantha Shannon
City of Golden ShadowTad Williams
QualityLandMarc-Uwe Kling
High-RiseJ. G. Ballard

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