Dystopian Books

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1984

Author: George Orwell

Summary: In a totalitarian state where surveillance and propaganda rule, Winston Smith begins a dangerous quest for truth and freedom.

Publication: 1949

Brave New World

Author: Aldous Huxley

Summary: A society fixated on pleasure and control sacrifices individuality and humanity for the sake of stability and uniformity.

Publication: 1932

Fahrenheit 451

Author: Ray Bradbury

Summary: In a future where books are banned and "firemen" burn them, one man begins to question the society he serves.

Publication: 1953

The Handmaid's Tale

Author: Margaret Atwood

Summary: In a patriarchal society called Gilead, women are stripped of their rights, and Offred is forced into servitude as a handmaid.

Publication: 1985

The Road

Author: Cormac McCarthy

Summary: A father and son journey through a desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape, clinging to hope and survival.

Publication: 2006

Children of Men

Author: P.D. James

Summary: In a future where humans have become infertile, society is on the brink of collapse, and one woman’s pregnancy sparks hope.

Publication: 1992