1.
1984 by George Orwell
The high-water mark for dystopian novels.
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2.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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3.
Animal Farm by George Orwell
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4.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Many have drawn eerie parallels between the society depicted in Huxley's Brave New World and modern industrial society.
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5.
The Bladerunner by Alan E. Nourse
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6.
The Running Man by Stephen King
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7.
Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon
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8.
The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
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9.
The Postman by David Brin
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10.
The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick
A chilling alternate history in which the United States and the allies lose World War II to the axis powers, leading to the joint occupation of America with the Western U.S. being annexed by the Japanese Empire and the Eastern U.S. being annexed by Nazi Germany.
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11.
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
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12.
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
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13.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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14.
Moscow 2042 by Vladimir Voinovich
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15.
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck
Sponsored by the OSS, a fore-bearer of the CIA, The Moon is Down is a propaganda novella depicting a dystopian society in Northern Europe.
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16.
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Louis
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17.
The Turner Diaries
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18.
A Scanner Darkley by Phillip K. Dick
Ever the master of dystopian writings, Phillip K. Dick depicts a bleak future of abusive drug use and self-destruction.
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19.
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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20.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick
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