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  • 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
    In the drab and oppressive world of 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell introduces us to Winston Smith, a man haunted by the omnipresent surveillance and control exercised by the Party and its enigmatic leader, Big Brother. Winston works diligently at the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to alter historical records to fit the ever-changing narrative dictated by the...
    By George Orwell
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  • I Who Have Never Known Men
    A haunting, heartbreaking tale of female friendship and intimacy that evokes the chilling atmospheres of The Handmaid's Tale and the desolate landscapes of The Road, I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman is a story that lingers long after the last page is turned. This gripping narrative takes us deep underground, where thirty-nine women are held in isolation...
    By Jacqueline Harpman
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  • The Giver
    In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws… The Giver is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, and Taylor Swift. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything....
    By Lois Lowry
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  • The Testaments
    In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? 'The Testaments is Atwood...
    By Margaret Atwood
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  • Scythe
    A dark, gripping, and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death. In a world where disease, war, and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes' apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to...
    By Neal Shusterman
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    Operation Bounce House
    From the author of the sensational global bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series comes a brand new epic standalone... All colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch and keep his family's aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking. But when his planet's transfer gate finally opens and restores instant travel and full communication between Earth and...
    By Matt Dinniman
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  • The Road
    The post-apocalyptic modern classic with an introduction by novelist John Banville. In a burned-out America, a father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there. The landscape is destroyed, nothing moves save the ash on the wind and cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside,...
    By Cormac McCarthy
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  • Wool
    An epic story of survival at all odds, now a major Apple TV series. NOW THE NO.1 DRAMA IN THE HISTORY OF AppleTV+, SILO. In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo. Inside, men and women live an enclosed life full of rules and...
    By Hugh Howey
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  • Alex's Pick
    The Ferryman
    'Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.' STEPHEN KING * The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it... Surrounded by sun, and sea, and stars, their world is perfect. But every paradise comes at a price. When the truth...
    By Justin Cronin
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  • The Ministry of Time
    One of the 18 best novels of the year for the Sunday Times A book of the year for the New York Times, Guardian, Independent, Evening Standard, Spectator, Red, NPR, Vanity Fair, People, Slate, Advocate, Sydney Morning Herald, Globe and Mail, Den of Geek, Good Housekeeping, Goodreads, NetGalley and Smithsonian Magazine 'A sparkling delight' Observer 'Make room on your bookshelves...
    By Kaliane Bradley
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  • Mistborn
    Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is a spellbinding entry into the annals of epic fantasy that subverts expectations and weaves an intricate tale of resistance and hope. Set in a meticulously crafted world where ash falls perpetually from the sky and a dark, omnipotent ruler governs with relentless cruelty, the novel plunges readers into a land steeped in despair yet brimming...
    By Brandon Sanderson
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  • The Enemy’s Daughter
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    The Enemy’s Daughter
    The Enemy’s Daughter by Melissa Poett is a stunning reimagining of Tristan and Isolde set in a dystopian world woven with magic. An incredibly addictive debut YA enemies-to-lovers romantasy. Pre-Order Special! Receive a Character Art print with your purchase *selected at random ‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!’ — Alwyn Hamilton ‘Magical, romantic and deeply nostalgic’ — Sarah Underwood...
    By Melissa Poett
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  • Divergent
    She turns to the future in a world that’s falling apart. The No. 1 New York Times bestseller Divergent – also a major motion picture. For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out alone, determined to find out where she truly...
    By Veronica Roth
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  • 1984
    1984 by George Orwell is a gripping tale set in a dystopian future where the world is embroiled in perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, and incessant public manipulation. The story unfolds in Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, a province of the superstate Oceania. Here, the Party, led by the enigmatic and omniscient Big Brother, exerts absolute power over...
    By George Orwell
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    The Ballad of Falling Dragons [Special Deluxe edition]
    The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling sensation When the Moon Hatched continues with the second book in The Moonfall Series, The Ballad of Falling Dragons… Raeve’s thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor – a staunch beacon from a past she’s yet to face. With Rekk’s blood still fresh on her hands, she learns the...
    By Sarah A. Parker
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  • Daggermouth
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    Daggermouth
    Daggermouth is one of the best dystopian romances I've ever read." Clio Evans, author of Broken Beginnings. He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you'll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and weakness will get you killed. The second thing is this — the Veyra are always...
    By H. M. Wolfe
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    The Sixth Faction
    Beatrice Prior stands on the brink of a decision every person in her world must make: five factions, five futures, five lives. She has a plan: she's going to make the bravest choice, and leave Abnegation behind to join Dauntless, even though it means leaving her family behind. But when tragedy strikes at her Choosing Ceremony, everything changes—her world, her...
    By Veronica Roth
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  • The Maze Runner Series - 5 Book Collection
    The Maze Runner Series - 5 Book Collection
    The Maze Runner Series - 5 Book Collection by James Dashner is a thrilling set of novels that will capture the imagination of readers everywhere. Enter a mysterious world filled with intricate mazes, dangerous creatures, and a group of teens fighting to survive. This collection includes all five books in the series, allowing readers to immerse themselves fully in the...
    By James Dashner
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    A Trade of Blood
    In the canton of Sapirdad, two of the Empire's most powerful families are moments away from going to war with each other, their hundreds of retainers gathered with swords drawn. If blood is spilled, the whole of the empire may be plunged into starvation and chaos. To deescalate matters, someone must do the impossible: prove that one family's eldest son...
    By Robert Jackson Bennett
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  • Klara and the Sun
    From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest...
    By Kazuo Ishiguro
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  • Red Rising
    The first book in the incredible New York Times bestselling series Darrow is a Helldiver, toiling beneath the surface of Mars. As a member of the Red caste, he performs grueling labor in the belief that his sacrifice will enable future generations to one day inhabit the surface of the Red Planet. The Reds are humankind's lowest caste, living in...
    By Pierce Brown
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  • Arc of a Scythe Boxed Set (4 titles)
    Collect all four titles in the internationally bestselling Arc of a Scythe series: Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll, and Gleanings, by New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman. Arc of a Scythe is a gripping and thought-provoking young adult dystopian series written by Neal Shusterman. The series comprises four books – Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll, and Gleanings – that delve into a...
    By Neal Shusterman
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  • The Handmaid's Tale
    The bestselling dystopian classic that became a cultural phenomenon and inspired an award-winning TV series. THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it.' Guardian I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no...
    By Margaret Atwood
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  • Station Eleven
    CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS Now an HBO Max original TV series The New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction National Book Awards Finalist PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist What was lost in the collapse: almost everything, almost everyone, but there is still such beauty. One snowy night in...
    By Emily St. John Mandel
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  • Broken Dove
    In the heart-pounding sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling dystopian romance Silver Elite, Wren finds herself caught in the middle of two wars – one for the fate of her home and another for the fate of her heart. In the sequel to Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the fight for the Continent is...
    By Dani Francis
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  • Artemis
    A twisty, high-concept thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the global phenomenon, The Martian. Artemis transports readers to the moon's first city, an industrial and tourist hub brimming with opportunity and danger. Jazz Bashara, a resident of Artemis, is far from the typical heroine. Living on the fringes of this lunar metropolis and struggling to make ends meet,...
    By Andy Weir
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  • Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
    As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day...
    By Suzanne Collins
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  • The Compound
    Lord of the Flies meets Love Island – dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted’ LOUISE O'NEILL ‘So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?’ TORREY PETERS ‘A clever and delicious treat’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS ‘Page-turning, nail-biting… utterly bingeable’ OLIVIA GATWOOD You wake up in a compound in...
    By Aisling Rawle
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  • To Cage a Wild Bird
    The Hunger Games meets Prison Break in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance series that's perfect for fans of Veronica Roth and Tahereh Mafi who loved the 2010s dystopian era and are looking for the adult version of those books. A deadly prison. A forbidden romance. A fight for survival. THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE IN ENDLOCK- OBEY OR DIE. In Dividium, all...
    By Brooke Fast
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  • I Who Have Never Known Men
    The ultimate feminist dystopian novel. Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, these women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollections of their lives before. As the burn of...
    By Jacqueline Harpman
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  • The Handmaid's Tale
    Compulsively readable Daily Telegraph The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual...
    By Margaret Atwood
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  • Red Rising (Deluxe Slipcase Edition)
    The first novel of Pierce Brown’s iconic, New York Times bestselling Red Rising Saga, now in a stunning deluxe hardcover edition, featuring: Illustrated slipcase with foil Designed sprayed edges New cover and full wrap-around book case art Fold-out poster Full-colour illustrated endpapers with a new map Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the colour-coded society...
    By Pierce Brown
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  • Exit Party
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    Exit Party
    From the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Exit Party is Emily St. John Mandel's new mind-bending epic: a story of crimes committed and loves lost across space and time.   2031. America is at war with itself, but for the first time in weeks there is some hope: the Republic of California has been declared, the curfew in Los Angeles...
    By Emily St. John Mandel
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  • Blindness
    A chillingly powerful dystopian vision from one of Europe's greatest writers. No food, no water, no government, no obligation, no order. Discover a chillingly powerful and prescient dystopian vision from one of Europe's greatest writers. A driver waiting at the traffic lights goes blind. An ophthalmologist tries to diagnose his distinctive white blindness, but is afflicted before he can read...
    By José Saramago
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  • Operation Bounce House
    From the author of the sensational global bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series comes a brand new epic standalone . . . All colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch and keep his family's aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking. But when his planet's transfer gate finally opens and restores instant travel and full communication...
    By Matt Dinniman
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  • The Memory Police
    The Memory Police is a compelling and surreal, Orwellian mystery by one of Japan's greatest writers. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, this enthralling Orwellian novel explores the terrors of state surveillance, showcasing the brilliance of its acclaimed author. 'Beautiful... Haunting' — Sunday Times 'A dreamlike story of dystopia' — Jia Tolentino Hat, ribbon, bird, rose. To the people...
    By Yoko Ogawa
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  • The Raven at the Ash Door
    The Raven at the Ash Door
    A second Monster War is on the horizon . . . From bestselling author K. A. Linde, The Raven at the Ash Door is the heart-stopping third book in this addictive dark romantasy series, following The Robin on the Oak Throne. Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Leigh Bardugo. . . . Kierse is struggling to return as...
    By K. A. Linde
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  • The Stand
    In The Stand by Stephen King, humanity is brought to its knees by an unstoppable plague, an influenza strain known as "Captain Trips," which devastates the globe, wiping out nearly the entire population. As civilisation collapses, survivors are haunted by vivid dreams that pull them towards two opposing figures: the benevolent, elderly Mother Abagail and the sinister Randall Flagg, the...
    By Stephen King
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  • The Bone Season
    THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FULLY UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL A lavishly reimagined tenth anniversary edition of the first novel in the sensational Bone Season series, by the Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree. 'A fabulous, epic fantasy thriller ... Lavish, ebullient, escapist' The Times ________________________________________________ Welcome to Scion. No safer place....
    By Samantha Shannon
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  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition)
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition) by Suzanne Collins follows the ambitious young Coriolanus Snow as he grasps his one shot at glory as a mentor in the tenth annual Hunger Games. Determined to outcharm, outwit, and outmanoeuvre his fellow students, Coriolanus aims to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are stacked against him: he...
    By Suzanne Collins
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  • Silver Elite
    FOURTH WING meets DIVERGENT in this propulsive, dystopian romance debut where a young woman must conceal her psychic powers as she is forced to train with the very people looking to kill her. In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival— Trust no one. Lie to...
    By Dani Francis
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  • The Testaments
    The tie-in edition of the upcoming Disney+ TV adaptation. **THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE** In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different...
    By Margaret Atwood
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    Lord of the Flies
    Aime de Jongh's stunning reimagining has a visceral impact all its own. The Times Beautifully imagined ... so poignant and relevant. CHRIS MOULD Just as compelling and evocative as Golding's world-shaking masterpiece. Comics Review Before The Stand and The Hunger Games, before Battle Royale and Yellowjackets, there was Lord of the Flies. A plane crashes on a desert island. The...
    By William Golding
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  • The Measure
    ‘GRIPPING AND POIGNANT’ Ruth Hogan, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things ‘CLEVER AND ENTERTAINING’ Good Housekeeping ‘A THOUGHT-PROVOKING READ’ Prima Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like just another morning. Around the world, people wake up, check the news, open the front door. On every doorstep is a box. Inside that box is the exact number...
    By Nikki Erlick
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  • The Wall
    VINTAGE EARTH - A series of transformative novels with the environment at their heart. 'The air trembled, gold and green and clear, at the edges of the forest' A woman goes to the Austrian mountains to spend a few days in a hunting lodge with her cousin and his wife. When the couple fail to return from a walk, the...
    By Marlen Haushofer
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  • The End of the World as We Know It
    Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered No. 1 bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King's seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraordinary works exploring the unravelling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel - with generations of...
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  • Parable of the Sower
    This first EARTHSEED novel by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler feels like a prophetic nod to our current world. If you were glued to THE HANDMAID'S TALE, you'll love this beautiful new edition of a seminal American classic. 'If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it's one written in the past that has already...
    By Octavia E. Butler
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  • Animal Farm
    Animal Farm by George Orwell is a compelling and satirical allegory that delves into the dynamics of power, corruption, and politics within a seemingly utopian environment. Set on Manor Farm, the story begins with the animals growing increasingly dissatisfied with their neglectful and inebriated owner, Farmer Jones. Inspired by a visionary and idealistic boar named Old Major, the animals dream...
    By George Orwell
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  • The Handmaid's Tale
    The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a gripping and thought-provoking dystopian novel that has left an indelible mark on contemporary literature. Set in the near-future Republic of Gilead, a theocratic and totalitarian society that has replaced the United States, the story explores themes of power, control, and female subjugation. At the centre of this harrowing world is Offred, a...
    By Margaret Atwood
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    This is How You Lose the Time War
    This Is How You Lose the Time War by award-winning authors Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar is a breathtaking and innovative love story that defies the typical boundaries of time and space. Amidst the ashes of a desolate world, two rival agents from warring futures—Red, an elite warrior from a technologically advanced dystopia, and Blue, a sleeper agent from a...
    By Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
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  • Green City Wars
    Green City Wars
    In a city of sunshine and secrets, the shadows belong to the animals. In a solar-powered future, humans live in luxury, served by unseen Little Helpers—artificially enhanced animals who maintain their perfect green cities. The animals' number one rule: 'Do Not Bother the Humans'. Yet beneath this tranquil façade, a complex underworld of animal politics, crime, and conflict thrives. Enter...
    By Adrian Tchaikovsky
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  • 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
    One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania. Winston knows what a good...
    By George Orwell
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  • 1984
    The ultimate dystopian masterpiece. A dystopian masterpiece - the powerful and prophetic novel that defined the twentieth century. The year is 1984. War and revolution have created an unrecognisable world. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. Mass surveillance is total and The Thought Police ensure no individual thinking is allowed....
    By George Orwell
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  • Reign of the Empire
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    Reign of the Empire
    In this thrilling sequel to The Mask of Fear, set one year before season one of Andor, truth becomes a weapon of the Empire. Over a decade into the Empire's reign, life under imperial rule has become routine. The days of the Republic have long passed into memory—if they are remembered at all. Within the Senate, Mon Mothma and Bail...
    By Rebecca Roanhorse
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  • Piper at the Gates of Dusk
    The first in a new trilogy set in the world of the groundbreaking Chaos Walking series, which has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.·“In a world full of Noise, the CHAOS WALKING trilogy delivered a razor-sharp take on humanity and morality even more relevant now than when it was first published.” Neal ShustermanNow, almost twenty years on, Patrick Ness makes...
    By Patrick Ness
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  • Gachiakuta 2
    In this highly anticipated new action manga, a young boy is framed for murder and cast off the edge of a floating city into the abyss, where he grapples with the monsters that the elite high above would rather forget. The more the rich glitter, the higher the price paid by the poor... With a premise that recalls Battle Angel...
    By Kei Urana
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  • The Trial
    The Trial is Kafka's gripping work of psychological horror. A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a...
    By Franz Kafka
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  • Metro 2033
    Metro 2033 now includes a new translation, offering a chilling piece of Russian dystopian fiction and serving as the basis of three bestselling computer games: Metro 2033, Metro Last Light, and Metro: Exodus. The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. The half-destroyed cities have become uninhabitable due to radiation. Beyond their boundaries,...
    By Dmitry Glukhovsky
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  • A Thief to Die For
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    A Thief to Die For
    A stunning reimagining of Robin Hood, set in the same dystopian world woven with magic as The Enemy’s Daughter. An incredibly addictive YA enemies-to-lovers dystopian fantasy. A soldier with magic. A thief with a secret. A spark that could burn their worlds down. In a desolate, lawless land, Marian carries a dangerous secret. By day, she’s a high-ranking guard serving...
    By Melissa Poett
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  • Find Me
    If you're a fan of Tahereh Mafi's spellbinding Shatter Me trilogy, Find Me is an irresistible addition to your collection. This compilation brings together the final two companion novellas, Shadow Me and Reveal Me, each providing deeper insights into the world and characters you thought you knew so well. These novellas serve as a prelude to the explosive finale of...
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  • All This Twisted Glory
    In All This Twisted Glory, the compelling third instalment of the This Woven Kingdom series by Tahereh Mafi, readers are once again transported to a world brimming with Persian-inspired mythology, lush landscapes, and intricate political intrigue. As the long-lost heir to the Jinn throne, Alizeh has finally discovered her lineage and the people who have been anticipating her return. With...
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  • Hell Followed With Us
    Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him, the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world's population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can't get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with. But when cornered...
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  • Winterveil
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    Winterveil
    The Secret History meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in #1 bestselling author Ava Reid’s brand new, epic, dystopian YA novel. There is no application process for Valeran Academy, but it boasts the brightest – and precociously criminal – students in the nation. A disgraced politician from a powerful American dynasty. A coldly brilliant strategist who will sacrifice anything...
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  • The Infinite State
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    The Infinite State
    'Prescient, dark, and ultimately hopeful' PIERCE BROWN 'Excellent' PETER F. HAMILTON 'A menacing experience' FONDA LEE 'Science fiction at its finest' SUNYI DEAN In this brand-new blistering science fiction epic, Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival and an eviscerating examination of totalitarianism. WHO GIVES YOU LIFE? PATER AETERNUS. Katherine Fuller's husband is dead. As...
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  • The Year Of The Flood
    Immerse yourself in the intricately woven dystopian world of The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood, a masterful blend of speculative fiction and biting social commentary. Set in a not-so-distant future where environmental disaster and genetic engineering have wreaked havoc, the story unfolds through the lives of two unforgettable women: Ren and Toby. Adam One is the enigmatic leader...
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  • To Cage a Wild Bird
    The Hunger Games meets Prison Break in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance series, perfect for fans of Veronica Roth and Tahereh Mafi who loved the 2010s dystopian era and are looking for the adult version of those books. A deadly prison. A forbidden romance. A fight for survival. THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE IN ENDLOCK - OBEY OR DIE. In Dividium, all...
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  • Authority
    ‘Astonishing, frightening, spectacular’ NEW STATESMAN ‘A lasting monument to the uncanny’ GUARDIAN ‘Chilling’ NEW YORK TIMES A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With an introduction by N. K. Jemisin After thirty years, the secret government agency known as the Southern Reach has been unable to solve the mysteries of Area X, a seemingly malevolent landscape wiped clean of human civilisation. Or...
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  • 1984
    Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in what remains of a Britain ravaged by revolution. His every move is monitored by the Thought Police, who are responsible for detecting dissent against the Party and its leader, Big Brother—and eliminating it. When he meets Julia, Winston thinks he might have found love, and a fellow loather of the Party....
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  • 1Q84
    1Q84 by Haruki Murakami is a mesmerising, epic, and utterly involving masterpiece that transports readers to an alternate reality mirroring our own but distinctly different. The year is 1984, but when Aomame, a fitness instructor with a knack for assassination, and Tengo, a mathematics teacher and aspiring novelist, begin to notice subtle but significant changes in their world, they realise...
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  • Unwind
    In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would unwind them. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games. Unwinding: the process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive. Unwinding is now a common, and accepted, practice in society. Connor's parents want to be rid of him...
    By Neal Shusterman
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  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games)
    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is centred around Coriolanus Snow, who has one shot at glory as a mentor in the tenth annual Hunger Games. He plans to outcharm, outwit, and outmanoeuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him: he has been given the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the...
    By Suzanne Collins
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  • The Blood of Dawnwalker: The Art of the Game
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    Dive into this gorgeous official art book for The Blood of Dawnwalker, an open-world dark fantasy RPG set in medieval Europe and centred on Coen, human by day, vampire by night. Immerse yourself in the supernatural world of The Blood of Dawnwalker in this lavishly illustrated official coffee table book. 14th-century Europe. Bloody conflicts sweep the lands, and the Black...
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  • The Rise of Magicks
    "On the shield, one of seven forged in the timeless past to hold back the dark, fell a single drop of blood. So the shield weakened, and the dark, spider-patient, waited as the decades passed, and the wound spread under the grass and ground." The brilliant conclusion to the Chronicles of the One trilogy - an epic story of love,...
    By Nora Roberts
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  • The Sixth Faction
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    DELUXE EDITION WITH STUNNING SPRAYED EDGE The worldwide sensation as you’ve never seen it before. Step into a bold new Divergent series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth. Beatrice Prior stands on the brink of a decision every person in her world must make: five factions, five futures, five lives. She has a plan: she's going to...
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  • Metro 2035
    A BRIGHTER PAST. A DARKER FUTURE. The year is 2035. It's been twenty years since World War Three wiped out humankind. The only survivors were those who made it through the gates of the Metro, the subway system of Moscow city. It's there, hundreds of feet below the ground, that they try to outlive the end of the days. But...
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  • Blood of Hercules
    The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller "This was damn fun. Alexis was original, full of personality, and I loved being with her on this fun (unhinged) ride. You won’t be able to stop yourself from binge-reading this" – Raven Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author ⚔️ Step into the Coliseum at the Spartan War Academy where monsters are...
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  • The Merge
    How far would you go to never say goodbye?Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her beloved daughter Amelia, twenty-three, cannot bear to see her mother - and her memories - fade.Faced with the reality of losing her forever, Amelia signs mother and daughter up to take part in a world first experimental merging process for Alzheimer’s patients, in which Laurie’s ailing mind will be transferred into Amelia’s...
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  • Parable of the Talents
    This sequel to Parable of the Sower by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler feels like a prophetic nod to our current world. If you were glued to The Handmaid's Tale or couldn't put down The Power, you'll love this beautiful new edition of a seminal American classic. 'In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our...
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  • We
    The first modern dystopian novel which inspired both Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World. Special futuristic 3D cover edition! Comes with 3D glasses! As relevant today as when it was first published, We is the first modern dystopian novel which inspired both Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World. The citizens of the One State live in a condition of 'mathematically...
    By Yevgeny Zamyatin
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  • The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1: Deluxe Edition)
    In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live TV show called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister’s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been...
    By Suzanne Collins
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Dystopian Fiction

Dystopian Fiction explores imagined futures where society has taken a darker turn, worlds shaped by authoritarian control, environmental collapse, unchecked technology, or the quiet erosion of personal freedom. These stories ask confronting questions about power, truth, identity, and what it means to resist when the odds are stacked against you.

From unsettling near-future scenarios that feel uncomfortably close to home, to fully realised speculative worlds that challenge how societies function, dystopian novels combine gripping storytelling with sharp social commentary. Expect tense plots, morally complex characters, and ideas that linger long after the final page.

Whether you’re drawn to political dystopias, climate-driven futures, survival stories, or thought-provoking classics of the genre, this collection brings together powerful reads that reflect our fears, warnings, and hopes for the future.

Perfect for readers who enjoy fiction that is bold, challenging, and impossible to ignore.