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20 Best Dystopian Books

Goal: Find the best Dystopian books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best dystopian books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

20 Best Dystopian Books

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3

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

Also recommended by:

Emma Watson, Daniel Pink, Jenn Im

4

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

5

Fahrenheit 451

A Novel

by Ray Bradbury

Also recommended by:

Tim Ferriss, Ryan Holiday

6

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

7

Station Eleven

A Novel

by Emily St. John Mandel

8

The Power

by Naomi Alderman

9

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games, Book 1

by Suzanne Collins

Also recommended by:

LeBron James, Bill Gates

10

Parable of the Sower

A Novel

by Octavia E. Butler

Also recommended by:

Levar Burton

11

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

12

The Time Machine

by H.G. Wells

Also recommended by:

Winston Churchill, Sahil Lavingia

13

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Also recommended by:

Jack Edwards

14

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth, Book 1

by N. K. Jemisin

Also recommended by:

Sahil Lavingia

15

Battle Royale

by Koushun Takami

16

Blindness

by Jose Saramago

17

Noughts & Crosses

Noughts And Crosses, Book 1

by Malorie Blackman

18

The Children of Men

by P. D. James

19

Vox

by Christina Dalcher

20

We

A Novel

by Yevgeny Zamyatin

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Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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20 Best Dystopian Books (2025)