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Dystopia

Dark visions of totalitarian futures.

256 titles

Often paired with

Social SF 184 Space Opera 14 Military SF 13 Post-Apocalyptic 12 Artificial Intelligence 7 Hard SF 6

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1950s 1960s 1900s 1910s 1940s

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Mack Reynolds Bryce Walton Fritz Leiber Stephen Marlowe C. M. Kornbluth Frederik Pohl H. G. Wells Alan Edward Nourse

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The last space ship

Cover of The last space ship by Murray Leinster

The last space ship

Murray Leinster · 1949

3 hr 19 min read

DystopiaSpace Opera

The man who wouldn't sign up

Cover of The man who wouldn't sign up by Tom Purdom

The man who wouldn't sign up

Tom Purdom · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

The people of the ruins

Cover of The people of the ruins by Edward Shanks

The people of the ruins

Edward Shanks · 1920

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

The planet of shame

Cover of The planet of shame by Bruce Elliott

The planet of shame

Bruce Elliott · 1961

2 hr 46 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

The programmed people

Cover of The programmed people by Jack Sharkey

The programmed people

Jack Sharkey · 1963

2 hr 16 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

The right to read =

Cover of The right to read = by Richard Stallman

The right to read =

Richard Stallman · 1996

CyberpunkDystopia

The statistomat pitch

Cover of The statistomat pitch by Chandler Davis

The statistomat pitch

Chandler Davis · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

The woman obsession

Cover of The woman obsession by William Campbell Gault

The woman obsession

William Campbell Gault · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

Theodore Savage: A Story of the Past or the Future

Cover of Theodore Savage: A Story of the Past or the Future by Cicely Hamilton

Theodore Savage: A Story of the Past or the Future

Cicely Hamilton · 1922

3 hr 55 min read

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

There Will Be School Tomorrow

Cover of There Will Be School Tomorrow by V. E. Thiessen

There Will Be School Tomorrow

V. E. Thiessen · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

There was an old woman—

Cover of There was an old woman— by Robert Silverberg

There was an old woman—

Robert Silverberg · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

This Crowded Earth

Cover of This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch

This Crowded Earth

Robert Bloch · 1958

2 hr 42 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

This Way to the Egress

Cover of This Way to the Egress by Andrew Fetler

This Way to the Egress

Andrew Fetler · 1963

DystopiaSocial SF

Thy Name Is Woman

Cover of Thy Name Is Woman by Bryce Walton

Thy Name Is Woman

Bryce Walton · 1953

ColonizationDystopia

Time In the Round

Cover of Time In the Round by Fritz Leiber

Time In the Round

Fritz Leiber · 1957

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Tulisieluja by Annie Francé

Annie Francé · 1920

4 hr 25 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Two Plus Two Makes Crazy

Cover of Two Plus Two Makes Crazy by Walter J. Sheldon

Two Plus Two Makes Crazy

Walter J. Sheldon · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

Two Whole Glorious Weeks

Cover of Two Whole Glorious Weeks by Will Mohler

Two Whole Glorious Weeks

Will Mohler · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

Two worlds for one

Cover of Two worlds for one by George O. Smith

Two worlds for one

George O. Smith · 1950

DystopiaHard SF

Tyrants of Time

Cover of Tyrants of Time by Stephen Marlowe

Tyrants of Time

Stephen Marlowe · 1955

1 hr 51 min read

DystopiaTime Travel

Underground Man

Cover of Underground Man by Gabriel de Tarde

Underground Man

Gabriel de Tarde · 1905

1 hr 22 min read

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

Untechnological Employment

Cover of Untechnological Employment by Ed M. Clinton

Untechnological Employment

Ed M. Clinton · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

Until Life Do Us Part

Cover of Until Life Do Us Part by Winston K. Marks

Until Life Do Us Part

Winston K. Marks · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Up for Renewal by Lucius Daniel

Lucius Daniel · 1954

DystopiaSocial SF

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