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Dare to Know
"A voraciously readable page-turner of a novel."--Cory Doctorow "A razor-smart sci-fi corporate noir nightmare. Dare to Know is what happens when Willy Loman sees through the Matrix."--Daniel Kraus, co-author of The Shape of Water This mind-bending and emotional speculative thriller is set in a...- $22.99
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A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
Winner of a 2020 ALA Alex Award!A "suspenseful, atmospheric tale...punctured by a gut-punch twist" (Entertainment Weekly), A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World is a story of survival, courage and hope amid the ruins of our world. My name's Griz....- $19.99
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The Temps
Station Eleven meets Office Space when desk workers become trapped in an office complex as a global catastrophe unfolds outside. The Temps combines apocalyptic and workplace satire when a small group of survivors bands together in the wreckage of their company to discover the...- $29.99
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Borne
Named one of the best books of 2017 by The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, PopSugar, Financial Times, Chicago Review of Books, Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Thrillist, Book Riot, National Post (Canada), Kirkus and Publishers WeeklyFrom the author of the Southern Reach...- $19.00
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The Electric State
*Soon to be a Netflix film starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt* A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Black Mirror. In late 1997, a runaway...- $39.99
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Hourglass
Two intrepid teenagers seek to survive a perilous world in which the risk of death is an everyday reality. While residing within a structure called the Mansion, the first young girl grows ever more restless as her heart longs for meaning and freedom outside...- $17.99
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The Arrest
From the award-winning author of The Feral Detective and Motherless Brooklyn comes an utterly original post-collapse yarn about two siblings, the man that came between them, and a nuclear-powered super car.The Arrest isn't post-apocalypse. It isn't a dystopia. It isn't a utopia. It's just...- $16.99
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Survival Instinct: Forces of Change
It is the year 3014. Ari and Jace's world is pristine, organised and completely controlled. They find themselves being chosen to lead a battle which will preserve not only their way of life but that of humanity. An anomaly returns them to a time...- $17.00
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Dissension: An Echo Hunter 367 Novel
For four hundred years, the Church has led the remnants of humanity as they struggle for survival in the last inhabited city. Echo Hunter 367 is exactly what the Church created her to be: loyal, obedient, lethal. A clone who shouldn't care about anything...- $6.99
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The Demi-Monde
"You can't help getting caught up in the smartly-paced story...which is served up with lashings of steampunk relish."--SFX (UK)"Rees makes the book work: the world he's created is a psychopathic nightmare."--The GuardianIn the Demi-Monde, author Rod Rees has conjured up a terrifying virtual reality,...- $16.99
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Denial
A futuristic thriller about global warming by the acclaimed screenwriter of First Cow, Meek's Cutoff, and HBO's Mildred Pierce.The year is 2052. Global warming has had a predictably devastating effect: Venice submerged, cyclones in Oklahoma, megafires in South America. Yet it could be much...- $29.99
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Altered Selves
A 21st century fable about what it means to have a soul, Altered Selves follows the quest of twin brothers through reality-bending evil, into the heart of the impossible. Separated by death, the brothers reclaim their lives and discover the true meaning of forgiveness.Author:...- $13.99
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First Contact: Or, It's Later Than You Think
"What a hilarious ride--the ?ersurreal meets The Daily Show." -- Tim Dorsey, author of Nuclear JellyfishIn the bestselling and rightfully cult-inspiring tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams comes First Contact --an hysterically funny satire about Presidential politics and intergalactic misunderstanding. This smart and...- $15.99
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When the Moon Whispers, Second Chronicle
RESOLVE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN MAGIC.When the Moon Whispers, Second Chronicle. Part Two.A young queen on the isle of Crete, disciple to Goddess Athene, survives one of the most destructive volcanoes the world has ever seen and triumphs over Greek invasion, only to be...- $16.99
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The Partisan
The Spirit of Charlemagne and Charles Martel lives again: a young resistance movement has emerged, determined to overthrow France's Eurabian conquerors. Their most feared weapon is Sabine D'Orlac, aka La P騁roleuse, who leads a violent paramilitary cell. Utterly ruthless, she will stop at nothing....- $20.00
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Youth of Planet Earth Are Rising: The Sequel to Youth of Planet Earth: Arise
If your interests lie in protecting our planet from disastrous climate changes, unresponsive government, escalating social violence, and racial inequities, then you are holding a game plan that will allow you to participate in achieving your interests with all the fame and fortune that...- $28.95
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The Awoken
"The Awoken is a phenomenal story--filled with action, romance, plot twists, and a few big juicy reveals!" --Issa Rae A cinematic, speculative debut about a woman who undergoes cryogenic preservation at the time of her death and wakes up a century later in a...- $27.00
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Next Step
Melbourne, March 2100. Against her better judgment, Trainee Doorkeeper Emma Cartwright returns to the Productive Citizen's Bureau.Emma's son Jack is on bail, pending his trial on charges of organizing an illegal demonstration. Her new man, Cal, is under surveillance, and Emma struggles to maintain...- $17.49
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The Women Could Fly
Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary from the acclaimed author of Lakewood that speaks to our times--a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in...- $41.99
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The Women Could Fly
Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary from the acclaimed author of Lakewood that speaks to our times--a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in...- $46.99
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Tear Down the Throne
Bestselling author Jennifer Estep continues her Gargoyle Queen epic fantasy series where magic reigns, alliances are tested, and a dangerous attraction could tear down a throne. . .Crown princess. Clever spy. Powerful mind magier. Gemma Ripley of Andvari is all those things--and determined to...- $41.99
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Tear Down the Throne
Bestselling author Jennifer Estep continues her Gargoyle Queen epic fantasy series where magic reigns, alliances are tested, and a dangerous attraction could tear down a throne. . .Crown princess. Clever spy. Powerful mind magier. Gemma Ripley of Andvari is all those things--and determined to...- $51.99
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Ready Player One
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. "Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix."--USA Today - "As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates."--Entertainment Weekly A world at stake. A quest...- $18.00
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Parable of the Sower
This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times). When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos...- $16.99
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Tender Is the Flesh
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans--though no one calls them that anymore.His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living....- $17.99
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Klara and the Sun
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is "an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence...- $30.00
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To Paradise
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - From the award-winning, best-selling author of the classic A Little Life--a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. A BEST...- $32.50
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The Handmaid's Tale
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" (The New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. Look for The Testaments, the bestselling, award-winning the sequel to...- $17.00
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Brave New World
Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring masterwork must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit"A masterpiece. . . . One of the most prophetic dystopian works." --Wall Street Journal Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave...- $16.99
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The Fifth Season
At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. (The New York Times) This is the way the world ends. ....- $18.99
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Red Rising
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Pierce Brown's relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. "Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field."--USA TodayONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--Entertainment Weekly,...- $18.00
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Parable of the Talents
Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel's timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful...- $19.99
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The Every
From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Circle comes an exciting new follow-up. When the world's largest search engine/social media company, the Circle, merges with the planet's dominant ecommerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous--and, oddly enough, most beloved--monopoly ever known: the...- $17.95
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Moon of the Crusted Snow
2023 Canada Reads Longlist Selection National Bestseller Winner of the 2019 OLA Forest of Reading Evergreen Award Shortlisted for the 2019 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Shortlisted for the 2019/20 First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award 2020 Burlington Library Selection; 2020 Hamilton Reads...- $17.95
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Klara and the Sun
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is "an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might...- $18.00
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Dawn
One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship...- $18.99
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Animal Farm
With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell's 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition. "Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting...- $22.00
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The Obelisk Gate
Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR) The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya,...- $18.99
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The Memory Police
Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses....- $17.00
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The Stone Sky
Humanity will finally be saved or destroyed in the shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed NYT bestselling trilogy that won the Hugo Award three years in a row. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something...- $19.99
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1Q84
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she...- $22.00
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Ready Player Two
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST - "The game is...- $17.00
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The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, the Obelisk Gate, the Stone Sky
This collectable boxed set edition includes all three books in N. K. Jemisin's incredible NYT bestselling and three-time Hugo award-winning Broken Earth Trilogy. This complete collection would be a great gift for any occasion and includes The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The...- $49.99
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The Testaments
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE - A modern masterpiece that "reminds us of the power of truth in the face of evil" (People)--and can be read on its own or as a sequel to Margaret Atwood's classic, The Handmaid's...- $18.00
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The Power
In this stunning bestseller that inspired the Amazon Prime series, praised as "our era's Handmaid's Tale," a fierce new power has emerged-and only women have it (Washington Post). In The Power, the world is a recognizable place: there's a rich Nigerian boy who lounges...- $18.99
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A Clockwork Orange
In Anthony Burgess's influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends' intense reaction against...- $15.95
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1984
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Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
In the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made familiar and the familiar strange, such that a girl growing wings on her legs feels like an ordinary rite of passage, while a bug-infested house becomes an...- $17.95
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Ready Player Two
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST - "The game is...- $28.99
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The Pull of the Stars
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews). In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power...- $16.99
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Fiction Dystopian Books
Fiction dystopian books have captured the imagination of readers for decades. These captivating works of literature often present a bleak and futuristic world where society has been detrimentally transformed by various factors such as governments, technologies, or natural disasters. Dystopian fiction serves as a cautionary tale, exploring themes of oppressive regimes, loss of personal freedoms, and the potential consequences of unchecked power.
One of the key elements of dystopian fiction is the creation of a plausible and detailed world that is vastly different from our own. Authors meticulously craft these dystopian societies, introducing readers to new rules, systems, and hierarchies. The settings can range from desolate wastelands to highly controlled utopias, each with its own challenges and pitfalls.
There is a wide range of dystopian fiction available, but one popular subgenre within this category is dystopian novels in the form of books collections. These collections often consist of multiple books that are interconnected either through a shared world or thematic elements. They provide readers with a deeper exploration of the dystopian concept, allowing for more complex storylines and character development.
Within the fiction dystopian book collections, readers may find a variety of themes and narratives. Some collections focus on political dystopias, where authoritarian regimes oppress their citizens and control every aspect of their lives. Others may explore environmental dystopias, where the destruction of nature has led to catastrophic consequences. Additionally, technological dystopias examine the potential dangers of advanced technology and its impact on society.
Several notable authors have contributed to the world of fiction dystopian book collections, each bringing their own unique perspective to the genre. Authors such as George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Margaret Atwood, Suzanne Collins, and Ray Bradbury have all made significant contributions with their works. These authors have captivated readers with their thought-provoking narratives and vivid portrayals of dystopian worlds.
What sets fiction dystopian book collections apart from standalone novels is their ability to fully immerse readers in the complexities of their dystopian settings. With multiple books to explore, readers can delve deeper into the various aspects of these dystopias, gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the world and the characters that inhabit it. Whether readers are drawn to the exploration of social justice, political corruption, or the human spirit in the face of adversity, fiction dystopian book collections provide a rich and thought-provoking reading experience.
Popular Fiction Dystopian Books
Fiction dystopian books have captured the imagination of readers worldwide with their dark and often chilling depiction of a future world. These books present an alternative reality where society is in a state of upheaval, usually under the control of a powerful totalitarian regime or facing the consequences of a catastrophic event. In this article, we will explore some of the popular books that have gained recognition and acclaim within the genre of fiction dystopian books.1. "1984" by George Orwell: Considered a classic in the genre, "1984" depicts a totalitarian society ruled by the Party, led by the enigmatic Big Brother. The novel's protagonist, Winston Smith, struggles against the oppressive regime while trying to preserve his own individuality and freedom of thought. Orwell's novel serves as a warning about the dangers of excessive government control and surveillance, leaving readers questioning the fragility of their own freedom.
2. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley: Huxley's seminal work presents a society that has achieved stability and happiness through genetic engineering, conditioning, and the use of drugs. However, this apparent utopia masks a society devoid of individuality and meaningful connections. The book explores themes of the loss of personal freedom, the dangers of a consumerist culture, and the power of knowledge and individuality.
3. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins: This young adult trilogy took the dystopian genre by storm, offering a thrilling and action-packed narrative set in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem. The story follows Katniss Everdeen as she becomes a symbol of resistance against the tyrannical Capitol, which forces children to participate in a televised fight to the death called "The Hunger Games." Collins successfully blends elements of dystopia, adventure, and social commentary in her captivating and thought-provoking series.
4. "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury: In Bradbury's dystopian novel, a future society outlaws books and burns them to suppress independent thought and intellectualism. The protagonist, Guy Montag, is a fireman whose role is to burn books but becomes disenchanted with the system and seeks to preserve knowledge. This thought-provoking book warns about the dangers of censorship and the importance of literature and critical thinking in society.
5. "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood: This chilling novel portrays a future society called Gilead, where women are subjugated, deprived of their freedoms, and reduced to reproductive vessels. The story follows Offred, a "handmaid," as she navigates the oppressive regime while clinging to memories of her past life. Atwood's book raises important questions about women's rights, reproductive autonomy, and the abuse of power.
These popular fiction dystopian books have resonated deeply with readers due to their captivating narratives and thought-provoking themes. They serve as cautionary tales, reminding us to reflect on the vulnerability of our own societies and the importance of individuality, freedom, and social justice. Whether they inspire a sense of fear or a renewed commitment to safeguarding our future, these books have undoubtedly left a lasting impact on the literary world and popular culture.

