The best dystopian books of 2020s (chosen by dystopian authors)

Loved by 32 people

All Fours

By Miranda July ,

Loved by 26 people

Klara and the Sun

By Kazuo Ishiguro ,

Loved by 22 people

Cloud Cuckoo Land

By Anthony Doerr ,

Loved by 20 people

Prophet Song

By Paul Lynch ,

Why

By Leo M. Hill,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

Loved by 11 people

Light Bringer

By Pierce Brown ,

Loved by 9 people

The School for Good Mothers

By Jessamine Chan ,

Why

By Leo M. Hill,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

Loved by 9 people

Tender Is the Flesh

By Agustina Bazterrica , Sarah Moses (translator) ,

Loved by 9 people

Sunrise on the Reaping

By Suzanne Collins ,

Why

By Leo M. Hill,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

i4Ni

By John Priest ,

Loved by 8 people

The Deluge

By Stephen Markley ,

Loved by 7 people

The Pull of the Stars

By Emma Donoghue ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

i4Ni

By John Priest ,

Why

By Leo M. Hill,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

i4Ni

By John Priest ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Loved by 7 people

The Measure

By Nikki Erlick ,

Loved by 7 people

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

By Suzanne Collins ,

Loved by 6 people

Titanium Noir

By Nick Harkaway ,

Loved by 6 people

I Cheerfully Refuse

By Leif Enger ,

Why

By Leo M. Hill,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

i4Ni

By John Priest ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

No Home Without You

By Lena Gibson ,

Loved by 6 people

The Hive

By Anna February ,

i4Ni

By John Priest ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

Loved by 5 people

Shadow & Claw

By Gene Wolfe ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

Loved by 5 people

The Space Between Worlds

By Micaiah Johnson ,

Loved by 5 people

Venomous Lumpsucker

By Ned Beauman ,

Loved by 4 people

The Ones We're Meant to Find

By Joan He ,

Loved by 4 people

The New Wilderness

By Diane Cook ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

No Home Without You

By Lena Gibson ,

Shadows of the Past

By Eric Goebelbecker ,

Why

By Leo M. Hill,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

i4Ni

By John Priest ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

No Home Without You

By Lena Gibson ,

Shadows of the Past

By Eric Goebelbecker ,

Loved by 4 people

Utopia Avenue

By David Mitchell ,

Loved by 4 people

The Sound of Stars

By Alechia Dow ,

No Home Without You

By Lena Gibson ,

Shadows of the Past

By Eric Goebelbecker ,

Loved by 4 people

The Last Cuentista

By Donna Barba Higuera ,

Loved by 4 people

Leave the World Behind

By Rumaan Alam ,

No Home Without You

By Lena Gibson ,

Shadows of the Past

By Eric Goebelbecker ,

Loved by 4 people

The Paradox Hotel

By Rob Hart ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

No Home Without You

By Lena Gibson ,

Shadows of the Past

By Eric Goebelbecker ,

Loved by 4 people

36 Streets

By T.R. Napper ,

Loved by 4 people

The Ferryman

By Justin Cronin ,

Loved by 4 people

The Inheritance

By Ilona Andrews ,

Loved by 3 people

We Are Satellites

By Sarah Pinsker ,

Loved by 3 people

Alone

By Megan E. Freeman ,

Why

By Leo M. Hill,

Timebreak

By Ray C Doyle ,

2183

By Laurel McHargue ,

i4Ni

By John Priest ,

Truth Sister

By Phil Gilvin ,

Danger Lies Within

By K.M. Krenik ,

No Home Without You

By Lena Gibson ,

Shadows of the Past

By Eric Goebelbecker ,

Loved by 3 people

Set My Heart to Five

By Simon Stephenson ,

Loved by 3 people

Chain-Gang All-Stars

By Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah ,

Loved by 3 people

To Paradise

By Hanya Yanagihara ,

Loved by 3 people

The World and All That It Holds

By Aleksandar Hemon ,

Loved by 3 people

Our Missing Hearts

By Celeste Ng ,

Shadows of the Past

By Eric Goebelbecker ,

Loved by 3 people

1974

By Francine Prose ,

Loved by 3 people

The Silo Saga Omnibus

By Hugh Howey ,

Loved by 3 people

The Wizard of the Kremlin

By Giuliano da Empoli , Willard Wood (translator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The End of October

By Lawrence Wright ,

Loved by 2 people

Pestilence

By Laura Thalassa ,

Loved by 2 people

Lie Beside Me

By Gytha Lodge ,

Loved by 2 people

The End of Men

By Christina Sweeney-Baird ,

Loved by 2 people

Scary Monsters

By Michelle de Kretser ,

Loved by 2 people

The Electric Kingdom

By David Arnold ,

Loved by 2 people

Bloom

By Kenneth Oppel ,

Loved by 2 people

Termination Shock

By Neal Stephenson ,

Loved by 2 people

Zed

By Joanna Kavenna ,

Loved by 2 people

Lakewood

By Megan Giddings ,

Loved by 2 people

Arboreality

By Rebecca Campbell ,

Loved by 2 people

The Annual Migration Of Clouds

By Premee Mohamed ,

Loved by 2 people

The Women Could Fly

By Megan Giddings ,

Loved by 2 people

Yours for the Taking

By Gabrielle Korn ,

Loved by 2 people

The Every

By Dave Eggers ,

Loved by 2 people

Liberation Day

By George Saunders ,

Loved by 2 people

The Patient

By Jasper DeWitt ,

Loved by 2 people

Plotting the Stars 1

By Michelle A. Barry ,

Loved by 2 people

Cinema Speculation

By Quentin Tarantino ,

Loved by 2 people

The First to Die at the End

By Adam Silvera ,

Loved by 2 people

Defender of Walls

By Tanya Bird ,

Loved by 2 people

Pomegranates

By Priya Sharma ,

Loved by 2 people

Time Shelter

By Georgi Gospodinov , Angela Rodel (translator) ,

Loved by 2 people

How High We Go in the Dark

By Sequoia Nagamatsu ,

Loved by 2 people

Rouge

By Mona Awad ,

Loved by 2 people

Dimension of Miracles

By Robert Sheckley ,

Loved by 2 people

Powerless

By Lauren Roberts ,

Loved by 2 people

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

Loved by 2 people

Snowglobe

By Soyoung Park , Joungmin Lee Comfort (translator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The Dividing Sky

By Jill Tew ,

Loved by 2 people

The Bone Season

By Samantha Shannon ,

Loved by 2 people

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

By Harlan Ellison ,

Loved by 2 people

The Family Experiment

By John Marrs ,

Loved by 1 person

The Resisters

By Gish Jen ,

Loved by 1 person

I call him HIM

By Scott W. Kimak ,

Loved by 1 person

Hawk

By James Patterson ,

Loved by 1 person

Seeking Safety

By T.L. Payne ,

Loved by 1 person

The Undying Tower

By Melissa Welliver ,

Loved by 1 person

Green Rising

By Lauren James ,

Loved by 1 person

Gutter Child

By Jael Richardson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Centaur's Wife

By Amanda Leduc ,

Loved by 1 person

A Light in the Sky

By Shina Reynolds ,

Loved by 1 person

Dustborn

By Erin Bowman ,

Loved by 1 person

Blue Shadows Fall

By Lenore Stutznegger ,

Loved by 1 person

Rou and the Great Race

By Pam Fong ,

Loved by 1 person

Worldshifter

By Paul Di Filippo ,

Loved by 1 person

Last One at the Party

By Bethany Clift ,

Loved by 1 person

Q

By Christina Dalcher ,

Loved by 1 person

The Moon Hunters

By Anya Pavelle ,

Loved by 1 person

A Beginning at the End

By Mike Chen ,

Loved by 1 person

Daylight Come

By Diana McCaulay ,

Loved by 1 person

I Am Eve

By Nicolina Martin ,

Loved by 1 person

Storm Girl

By Linda Nicklin , Ramon Marett (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

One Small Hop

By Madelyn Rosenberg ,

Loved by 1 person

Rise of the Red Hand

By Olivia Chadha ,

Loved by 1 person

Ready Player Two

By Ernest Cline ,

Loved by 1 person

The Last Gardener

By Tracy Wilson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Words in My Hands

By Asphyxia ,

Loved by 1 person

Night Hunters

By Dave Baker ,

Loved by 1 person

The Early Evolutionary Imagination

By Emelie Jonsson ,

Loved by 1 person

Animosity

By Marguerite Bennett ,

Loved by 1 person

The End of the World

By James Tynion IV , Martin Simmonds (artist) ,

The best dystopian books of the 2020s

The books our community loved the most.

All Fours

Klara and the Sun

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Prophet Song

Books from our members

Why

Timebreak

Light Bringer

The School for Good Mothers

Books from our members

Why

Timebreak

2183

Tender Is the Flesh

Sunrise on the Reaping

Books from our members

Why

Timebreak

2183

i4Ni

The Deluge

The Pull of the Stars

Books from our members

2183

i4Ni

Books from our members

Why

Timebreak

2183

i4Ni

Truth Sister

The Measure

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Titanium Noir

I Cheerfully Refuse

Books from our members

Why

Timebreak

2183

i4Ni

Truth Sister

Danger Lies Within

No Home Without You

The Hive

Books from our members

i4Ni

Truth Sister

Danger Lies Within

Shadow & Claw

Books from our members

Truth Sister

Danger Lies Within

The Space Between Worlds

Venomous Lumpsucker

The Ones We're Meant to Find

The New Wilderness

Books from our members

Truth Sister

Danger Lies Within

No Home Without You

Shadows of the Past

Books from our members

Why

Timebreak

2183

i4Ni

Truth Sister

Danger Lies Within

No Home Without You

Shadows of the Past

Utopia Avenue

The Sound of Stars

Books from our members

No Home Without You

Shadows of the Past

The Last Cuentista

Leave the World Behind

Books from our members