Including The Hunger Games and The Handmaid’s Tale, here are our top 20 favorite dystopian reads.
From a time-traveling adventure crafted by H.G.
Read on for what EW believes are the 20 best dystopian novels of all time.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
But the book that coined that term,1984, is a thought-provoking and expertly crafted novel.
The Time Machine by H.G.
Wells (1895)
H.G.
Knopf Doubleday
Controversial and thought-provoking,Brave New Worldis a novel that deserves continued analysis and enjoyment for years to come.
But when his heinous crimes land him in state-sanctioned aversion therapy, morality’s lines only get blurrier.
The film adaptation from directorStanley Kubrickis also an artful interpretation of Burgess' nightmare world.
Dover Publications
The Drowned World by J.G.
Ballard (1962)
Incredibly prescient and undeniably unique, J.G.
Ballard’sThe Drowned Worldis a striking work of dystopian climate fiction.
Simon & Schuster
The novel is unsettling but thrilling, and a classic work that has stood the test of time.
Grand Central Publishing
Vintage
Harper Perennial
Little, Brown
Knopf Doubleday
Knopf Doubleday
HMH Books for Young Readers
HarperCollins
W. W. Norton & Company
Penguin
Penguin
Putnam
Penguin
Knopf
Scholastic Press
Random House
