DYSTOPIAN READS

With the success of The Hunger Games Trilogy, dystopian novels are more popular than ever!

A dystopia is characterized as a hypothetical or imaginary society.  It is often a place where people live, often in fear, and are dehumanized.  Common aspects of dystopias include environmental, political, and/or social issues. 

Fictional dystopias often take place in a future that is not accessible in today's reality.  Therefore, dystopian fiction is often classified as science fiction or speculative fiction.  Many dystopian works exist, and it is not a new writing strategy.  Below you fill find a list of dystopian novels that you may be interested in reading.







Series:

The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins:
1. The Hunger Games
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay

Chaos Walking Series by Patrick Ness:
1. The Knife of Never Letting Go
2. The Ask and the Answer
3. Monsters of Men

The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld:
1. Uglies
2. Pretties
3. Specials
4. Extras

Books of Ember Series by Jeanne DuPrau
1. The City of Ember
2. The People of Sparks
3. The Prophet of Yonwood
4. The Diamond of Darkhold

Stand-Alone Novels:

Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
Matched by Allyson Condie
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
1984 by George Orwell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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