Dystopias

Updated May 14, 2025
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The Blue Book of Nebo
Steffan Ros, Manon
Paper Book
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018; when the electricity went off for good, and the 'normal' 21st-century world he knew disappeared. Now he's 14 and he and his mam have survived in their isolated hilltop house above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales, learning new skills, and...
The children of men
James, P. D.
Paper Book
The Children of Men is P.D. James's stand-alone dystopian novel of mass infertility and chilling mystery.
The End of men /
Sweeney-Baird, Christina
Paper Book
'A FIERCELY INTELLIGENT PAGE-TURNER' PAULA HAWKINS 'WRITTEN PRE-COVID - GRIPPING, SCARY AND PERSUASIVE' IAN RANKIN 'THE STUFF THAT CLASSICS ARE MADE OF' A.J. FINN 'GRIPPING AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN. WHAT A DEBUT!' SARAH PEARSE, author of The Sanatorium 'BRILLIANT,...
The Ferryman : a novel /
Cronin, Justin
Paper Book
The Handmaid's tale /
Atwood, Margaret,
Paper Book
** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon. Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of...
The Hunger Games
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
First in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy, this new foiled edition of THE HUNGER GAMES is available for a limited period of time. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called...
Klara and the sun /
Ishiguro, Kazuo,
Paper Book
Klara and the Sun is the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017.
The last bookstore on earth
Braun-Arnold, Lily
The instant New York Times bestseller. A heartbreaking and high-stakes story of queer love and survival set against the backdrop of a climate change apocalypse, this book is Station Eleven and The Last of Us meets All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown.
The Loop /
Oliver, Ben
Paper Book
  Book 1 in a dark, twisty and totally unputdownable YA series - perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and THE MAZE RUNNER. 'A terrifying and sinister look into the future that will leave your jaw on the floor.'KASS MORGAN, New York Times bestselling author of THE 100 ...
The Maze runner /
Dashner, James,
Paper Book
  The first book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien! SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ... When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name....
The Road /
McCarthy, Cormac,
Paper Book
With an introduction by novelist John Banville. In a burned-out America, a father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there. The landscape is destroyed, nothing moves save the ash on the wind and cruel, lawless...
Shatter me
Mafi, Tahereh
Paper Book
OVER 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD. THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION! "Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance" Lauren Kate, Fallen "Dangerous, sexy, romantic and intense! Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures "My favourite series of all time" Goodreads review ...
Station eleven /
Mandel, Emily St. John
Paper Book
One of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century 'Best novel. The big one . . . stands above all the others' - George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones Now an HBO Max original TV series The New York Times<...
The Testaments /
Atwood, Margaret,
Paper Book
** WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 ** ** SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** BOOK OF THE YEAR: Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Stylist, Sunday Times, Financial Times, ...
These stolen lives
Keats, Sharada
Paper Book
"A striking, thought-provoking YA dystopia" - The Guardian "Fabulously detailed world-building" - Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboyand Eight Pieces of Silva Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2025 A powerful dystopian thriller from a stunning new voice in YA, set in...
Wool /
Howey, Hugh
Paper Book
NOW THE NO.1 DRAMA IN THE HISTORY OF AppleTV+, SILO. In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo. Inside, men and women live an enclosed life full of rules and...

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