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There's a great tradition of post-apocalyptic dystopians, from Brave New World and 1984. These are some of my favorite modern versions.

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1	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.36 avg rating — 10,340,955 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Above the Sky (Above the Sky, #1) by J.W. Lynne (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,050 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Cyborg Contact: A satirical first-contact, eco-fiction adventure by Terry Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Antunites Unite: an extraterrestrial Orwellian allegory about raced-based tyranny, espionage and rebellion (The Antunite Chronicles #3) by Terry Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Antuna's Story: an extraterrestrial Orwellian allegory about friendship and the scourge of war (The Antunite Chronicles #1) by Terry Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Rise and Fall of Antocracy: an extraterrestrial Orwellian allegory about failed democracy and climate denialism (The Antunite Chronicles #2) by Terry Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Postman by David Brin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 38,212 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,505,879 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 4.09 avg rating — 538,737 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) by Philip José Farmer 3.93 avg rating — 34,327 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. 3.99 avg rating — 124,791 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick 3.91 avg rating — 10,451 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Book of Noah by Hilary Rhodes 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren 3.91 avg rating — 1,448 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 47,637 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Short Circuit Time by Diane Saxon (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,097,942 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Broken Skies (Broken Skies, #1) by Theresa Kay (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 1,851 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Brede Chronicles (The Brede Chronicles, #1) by P.I. Barrington (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Daimones (Daimones Trilogy, #1) by Massimo Marino (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 637 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Liam's Promise (The Doomsday Kids #1) by Karyn Langhorne Folan (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Testing (The Testing, #1) by Joelle Charbonneau 4.05 avg rating — 86,270 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.77 avg rating — 16,227 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars