Dystopian Society

Shatter Me

Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy

Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of…

slow burn · enemies to lovers · dystopian society · forbidden romance · trauma recovery · high stakes survival

Daggermouth

H. M. Wolfe · Fantasy

He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and…

dark romance · enemies to lovers · grimdark · dystopian society · trauma recovery · forced proximity

Broken Dove

Dani Francis · Romance

In the heart-pounding sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling dystopian romance Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the…

dark romance · dystopian society · forbidden romance · high stakes survival · love triangle

Beneath

Ariel Sullivan · Romance

Hundreds of years before the Illum ruled supreme, humanity risked everything to rebuild after a devastating war in this explosive dystopian romance…

dark romance · slow burn · dystopian society · forbidden romance · trauma recovery

Conform

Ariel Sullivan · Romance

THE MUST-READ FIRST NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES In the far future, one young woman finds herself torn between two…

love triangle · dystopian society · slow burn · forbidden romance

Green City Wars

Adrian Tchaikovsky · Sci-Fi

In a city of sunshine and secrets, the shadows belong to the animals.

dystopian society · survival · political intrigue

Red Rising

Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.

chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot

Silver Elite

Dani Francis · Romance

In the first book of a searing new dystopian trilogy, a young woman must conceal her psychic powers-and her attraction to her handsome, infuriating…

enemies to lovers · paranormal romance · forbidden romance · dystopian society

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin · Sci-Fi

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action.

dystopian society · political intrigue

Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep

Paul Tremblay · Sci-Fi

Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable…

dystopian society · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator

Powerless

Lauren Roberts · Fantasy

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

forbidden romance · dystopian society · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn

Sublimation

Isabel J. Kim · Sci-Fi

Doppelgangers, corporate intrigue, heartbreak, betrayal, and the harsh permanence of the border: Sublimation is a thrilling and provocative debut for…

dystopian society · psychological thriller · political intrigue · morally grey character

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline · Sci-Fi

In the year 2044. reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts *really* feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known…

quest · dystopian society · chosen one · heist

Us Dark Few

Alexis Patton · Sci-Fi

Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth.

coming of age · dystopian society · survival · fish out of water

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke · Sci-Fi

Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C.

space opera · first contact · dystopian society · high stakes survival

Obstetrix

Naomi Kritzer · Sci-Fi

From the Hugo award-winning author Naomi Kritzer comes a tense portrait of a future we desperately hope to escape.

dystopian society · psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · trauma recovery