As a sub-genre of science fiction, the popular dystopian novel can challenge readers’ views about current social and political climates, offer warnings, and in some instances, inspire action. But how is dystopian fiction determined?
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The Watchers
Will they grant her the truth . . . before it’s too late?
10 Memorable Dystopian Quotes
Sometimes all you need are a few short sentences to summarise the current situation, or remind you of humanity’s fragility.
Handmaid’s Tale Author: Encouraging Writers to Get Political Is a Recipe for Authoritarianism
Atwood’s admonitions against turning writers into propagandists offer a refreshing perspective on today’s literary culture.
16 Dystopian Books To Devour
Banned books, dystopian books and books that help you to survive. This is the original list.
The Dystopian Novel that Foresaw the Nightmares of Socialism
By Bryan Caplan Decades before the socialists gained power, Eugene Richter saw the writing on the wall. n the mid-nineteenth century, a new political movement arose: socialism. Germany was its epicenter. The German Karl Marx was its leading thinker, and the Social Democratic Party of Germany its leading organization. The socialists denounced capitalist inequality and…
The Top 12 Dystopian Musts For Dystopian Junkies
This is an easy dystopian or anti-utopian read, even for the fussiest of readers.
