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Dystopia

Dark visions of totalitarian futures.

256 titles

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

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Cover of The Eel by Miriam Allen De Ford

Miriam Allen De Ford · 1958

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Elroom by Jerry Sohl

Jerry Sohl · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Engineer by Frederik Pohl

C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl · 1956

DystopiaSocial SF

The Executioner

Cover of The Executioner by Frank Riley

The Executioner

Frank Riley · 1956

DystopiaSocial SF

The Fixed Period

Cover of The Fixed Period by Anthony Trollope

The Fixed Period

Anthony Trollope · 1882

3 hr 45 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

The Golden Judge

Cover of The Golden Judge by Nathaniel Gordon

The Golden Judge

Nathaniel Gordon · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Good Work by Theodore L. Thomas

Theodore L. Thomas · 1959

DystopiaSocial SF

The Great Potlatch Riots

Cover of The Great Potlatch Riots by Allen Kim Lang

The Great Potlatch Riots

Allen Kim Lang · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

The Great War in England in 1897

Cover of The Great War in England in 1897 by William Le Queux

The Great War in England in 1897

William Le Queux · 1897

DystopiaMilitary SF

The Great War of 189-: A Forecast

Cover of The Great War of 189-: A Forecast by P. H. Colomb Archibald Forbes Charles Lowe F. N. Maude John Frederick Maurice David Christie Murray Frank Scudamore

The Great War of 189-: A Forecast

P. H. Colomb Archibald Forbes Charles Lowe F. N. Maude John Frederick Maurice David Christie Murray Frank Scudamore · 1893

DystopiaMilitary SF

The Green Millennium

Cover of The Green Millennium by Fritz Leiber

The Green Millennium

Fritz Leiber · 1953

4 hr 5 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

The Happy Clown

Cover of The Happy Clown by Alice Eleanor Jones

The Happy Clown

Alice Eleanor Jones · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Happy Herd by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1956

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Happy Man by Gerald W. Page

Gerald W. Page · 1963

DystopiaSocial SF

The Human Element

Cover of The Human Element by Leo P. Kelley

The Human Element

Leo P. Kelley · 1957

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Inquisitor by Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg · 1956

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of The Invasion by William Le Queux

William Le Queux · 1910

DystopiaMilitary SF

The Invasion of 1910, with a full account of the siege of London

Cover of The Invasion of 1910, with a full account of the siege of London by William Le Queux

The Invasion of 1910, with a full account of the siege of London

William Le Queux · 1910

DystopiaMilitary SF

Cover of The Junkmakers by Albert Teichner

Albert Teichner · 1961

DystopiaSocial SF

The King of the City

Cover of The King of the City by Keith Laumer

The King of the City

Keith Laumer · 1961

DystopiaSpace Opera

The Kings of the East: A Romance of the Near Future

Cover of The Kings of the East: A Romance of the Near Future by Sydney C. Grier

The Kings of the East: A Romance of the Near Future

Sydney C. Grier · 1900

DystopiaMilitary SF

The Lamps of the Angels

Cover of The Lamps of the Angels by Richard Sabia

The Lamps of the Angels

Richard Sabia · 1962

DystopiaSpace Opera

The Last Days of L.A.

Cover of The Last Days of L.A. by George H. Smith

The Last Days of L.A.

George H. Smith · 1959

DystopiaSocial SF

The Last Generation: A Story of the Future

Cover of The Last Generation: A Story of the Future by James Elroy Flecker

The Last Generation: A Story of the Future

James Elroy Flecker · 1908

DystopiaPost-Apocalyptic

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