Dystopias & Warnings

Dystopias & Warnings

Futures that went wrong, and what they were trying to tell us.

The cautionary tradition: societies gone rigid, controlled, or hollow. Vintage SF's darkest and most prescient mode.

30 titles

"Utopia? Never!"

Cover of "Utopia? Never!" by Thomas M. Disch

"Utopia? Never!"

Thomas M. Disch · 1963

Cover of 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut · 1962

DystopiaSocial SF

A Bottle of Old Wine

Cover of A Bottle of Old Wine by Richard O. Lewis

A Bottle of Old Wine

Richard O. Lewis · 1957

DystopiaSocial SF

A Diversity of Creatures

Cover of A Diversity of Creatures by Rudyard Kipling

A Diversity of Creatures

Rudyard Kipling · 1917

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of A Man Obsessed by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1955

2 hr 44 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Anthem by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand · 1938

1 hr 24 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Anthem by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand · 1938

1 hr 11 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Ayn Rand · 1938

1 hr 11 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Appointment In Tomorrow

Cover of Appointment In Tomorrow by Fritz Leiber

Appointment In Tomorrow

Fritz Leiber · 1951

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Beyond Bedlam by Wyman Guin

Wyman Guin · 1951

1 hr 25 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Breakdown by Herbert D. Kastle

Herbert D. Kastle · 1961

DystopiaSocial SF

Breathes there a man

Cover of Breathes there a man by Charles E. Fritch

Breathes there a man

Charles E. Fritch · 1953

Artificial IntelligenceDystopia

Bridge Crossing

Cover of Bridge Crossing by Dave Dryfoos

Bridge Crossing

Dave Dryfoos · 1951

DystopiaSocial SF

Captives of the Flame

Cover of Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany

Captives of the Flame

Samuel R. Delany · 1963

3 hr 22 min read

DystopiaSpace Opera

Cover of Cerebrum by Albert Teichner

Albert Teichner · 1963

DystopiaSocial SF

City of Endless Night

Cover of City of Endless Night by Milo Hastings

City of Endless Night

Milo Hastings · 1920

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Collectivum by Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis · 1953

DystopiaSocial SF

Colony of the Unfit

Cover of Colony of the Unfit by Manfred A. Carter

Colony of the Unfit

Manfred A. Carter · 1944

ColonizationDystopia

Coming Attraction

Cover of Coming Attraction by Fritz Leiber

Coming Attraction

Fritz Leiber · 1950

DystopiaSocial SF

Compete or Die!

Cover of Compete or Die! by Mark Reinsberg

Compete or Die!

Mark Reinsberg · 1957

1 hr 5 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cosmic Saboteur

Cover of Cosmic Saboteur by Frank M. Robinson

Cosmic Saboteur

Frank M. Robinson · 1955

1 hr 56 min read

DystopiaSpace Opera

Cover of Cost of Living by Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley · 1952

DystopiaSocial SF

Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century

Cover of Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century by Ignatius Donnelly

Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century

Ignatius Donnelly · 1890

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of DP by Arthur Dekker Savage

Arthur Dekker Savage · 1953

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Dark Windows by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1957

DystopiaSocial SF

Die Republik des Südkreuzes: Novellen

Cover of Die Republik des Südkreuzes: Novellen by Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov

Die Republik des Südkreuzes: Novellen

Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov · 1907

1 hr 52 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of Divvy up by Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe · 1960

DystopiaSocial SF

Dreamer's World

Cover of Dreamer's World by Bryce Walton

Dreamer's World

Bryce Walton · 1952

DystopiaSocial SF

Dreamtown, U.S.A.

Cover of Dreamtown, U.S.A. by Leo P. Kelley

Dreamtown, U.S.A.

Leo P. Kelley · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

Ecology on Rollins Island

Cover of Ecology on Rollins Island by Varley Lang

Ecology on Rollins Island

Varley Lang · 1955

DystopiaSocial SF

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