Dystopia

Children of the Stone City by

Recommended by: Stephen Dilley/@stephenjdilley Form and Genre: Novel Length: 255 pages Summary: A novel about three children living as Nons in a city ruled by the Permitted. After Adam and Leila’s father dies, their family face eviction from the Stone City, and then Adam and his friend Zak are arrested following a prank that goes …

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Unraveller

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Rachel Ayres Contact: @rachelayres1979 Author: Frances Hardinge Form: Prose novel – fantasy Length: 481 pages Brief summary: The story is set in the fictional land of Raddith where …

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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Jennifer Webb @FunkyPedagogy Form: Dystopian Novel Length: 288 pages Brief synopsis: Set in a dystopian society where the state has sanctioned human cloning, this novel centres on a private institution …

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The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Lynn Thomas (@THOMLYNN101) Form and genre: Novel, futuristic/dystopian, cli-fi, sci-fi thriller Length: 180 pages Summary: Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even …

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Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Lauren Edwards (@edwardslaurennn) Form and genre: Dystopian novel, romance, action Length: 435 pages Summary: A Romeo and Juliet storyline in a reverse apartheid society. Sephy is a Cross, …

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The Island by C L Taylor

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Laura Fuller (@Teacher263) Form and genre: Novel Length: 266 pages Summary: ‘Lost’ meets ‘The Hunger Games’. A group of teens who have known each other since their parents …

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Internment by Samira Ahmed

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Sarah Cooper (@sycw18) Form and genre: prose, dystopian fiction Length: 252 pages Summary: Ahmed creates a future where all American Muslims are registered, then interned. Leila and her …

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Maggot Moon by Sally Garner

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Lyn Lawton (@lynjlawton) Form and genre: young adult science fiction, dystopian prose Length: 279 pages Summary: The novel takes place in an alternative version of 1050s, where Britain …

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