Dystopia category: 1937 books

“Downton Abbey” meets The Selection in this dystopian tale of love and betrayal Sixteen-year-old Madeline Landry is practically Gentry royalty. Her ancestor developed the nuclear energy that has replaced electricity, and her parents exemplify the glamour of the upper class. As for Madeline,...

The extraordinary sequel to Black City, for fans of the Legend trilogy Ash Fisher believes his troubles are far behind him. He and Natalie are engaged and life seems good. But his happiness is short-lived when he receives a threatening visit from Purian Rose, who gives Ash an ultimatum: vote...

Bluebell’s Citizen Brand is like no other. Because she is LUSH, she’s turned into a public figure – a perfect example of a Concord Citizen, a goal for the next generation. She tries to embrace her fate, but the more she learns about Concord and The Council, the less she trusts in everything...

In this dystopian sequel to The Forsaken,Alenna has survived the brutality of life on the wheel—but her fight is not over yet. Alenna escaped. It was expected that she would die on the wheel, the island where would-be criminals are sent as directed by the UNA—the totalitarian supercountry...

The zombie apocalypse series readers are describing as "The Walking Dead at sea." Haven's crew find Jordan Grant half-dead floating at sea. With a six-year hole in his memory, he remembers nothing of the outbreak or the undead who have claimed the land as their own. He joins the crew in their daily struggle to survive in a harsh new world where every meal is live or die.

To survive in a horrific world overseen by bloodthirsty monsters, young thief Gemma will do whatever she must to see another day. Even though that means working for a damaged man convinced to make her a permanent member of this thuggish family. So when her employer tells her that he’ll release...

Take hold of your destiny. Etta Fleming doesn’t know she was meant to return to her true reality four years ago. After years of being the “orphan girl” in the alternate world she grew up in, she’s finally carved a niche for herself with a great job, a steady boyfriend, and a best friend...

"Download the first five chapters of LOVE IN THE TIME OF GLOBAL WARMING by Francesca Lia Block! Seventeen-year-old Penelope (Pen) has lost everything—her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother. Like a female Odysseus in search of home, she navigates a dark world full of strange...

The world after the shift wars is not for the faint of heart. Life is a constant struggle. Each day harder to survive than the one before. Tater, the traveling trader, has seen his fair share of this new world's atrocities. But somehow he has always managed to escape unscathed. Not this time....

Kat tries to save mankind from an ever-growing number of threats. Besides the insane General from the Midwest, there's also the original nanobot infection, the question of where all the infected are and now the fear of nuclear meltdowns at power plants across the abandoned East coast. Kat's personal...

“P.A. Douglas gives us real heart.” – Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of FLESH & BONE and DEAD OF NIGHT "A thrilling romp through a post apocalyptic wonderland of gore and violence that should not be missed. Highly recommended." - Timothy W. Long, author of...

It's always darkest before dawn. Secret government unit Department 19 is recovering from evil vampire Valeri Rusmanov's deadly attack on their base. The Department’s newest member, teenage operator Jamie Carpenter, is tasked with training up a new squad, as his friends and colleagues desperately...

I’ve seen the tower from the beach a million times. Way out in the sea, impossible to reach. It rises gray and bare, up and up, and then out of sight. As if the sea gave birth to something meant to connect it to the sky. I’ve never seen the top. Maze says she’s not convinced it has one. And...

The hunter becomes the hunted. . . .   West Grayer is done killing. She defeated her Alternate, a twin raised by another family, and proved she’s worthy of a future. She’s ready to move on with her life.   The Board has other plans. They want her to kill one last time, and offer her a deal worth...