Most Popular Dystopia Books

Explore the most popular Dystopia books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.

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The Hunger Games

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

May 19, 2020

Genesis

Bernard Beckett

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Young Adult

2006

The Passage Trilogy #3

The City of Mirrors

Justin Cronin

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Vampires · Thriller

May 24, 2016

Divergent #2

Insurgent

Veronica Roth

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Movie

May 2012

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Science Fiction · Dystopia

1932

Mystic City #2

Toxic Heart

Theo Lawrence

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Science Fantasy · Young Adult

April 2, 2014

The Tripods #1

The White Mountains

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

1967

Matched Trilogy #3

Reached

Ally Condie

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

November 8, 2012

The Tripods #2

The City of Gold and Lead

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

1967

The Selection Series #4

The Heir

Kiera Cass

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Romance

April 29, 2015

Matched Trilogy #2

Crossed

Ally Condie

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

October 29, 2011

The Maze Runner Series #3

The Death Cure

James Dashner

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

October 2011

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Translation

August 2020

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Hugo Award · TV Series · Alternate History

1962

The Selection Series #5

The Crown

Kiera Cass

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Romance

May 1, 2016

Mystic City #3

Body Electric

Theo Lawrence

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Science Fantasy · Young Adult

June 2016

The Tripods #3

The Pool of Fire

John Christopher

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

1968

Divergent #3

Allegiant

Veronica Roth

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Movie

October 21, 2013

House of Stairs

William Sleator

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

1974

Red Rising Saga #6

Light Bringer

Pierce Brown

Science Fiction · Dystopia

July 25, 2023

Red Rising Saga #5

Dark Age

Pierce Brown

Science Fiction · Dystopia

July 2019

Red Rising Saga #4

Iron Gold

Pierce Brown

Science Fiction · Dystopia

January 16, 2018

Canis Alpha

W.K. Greyling, Aldus Webb

Science Fiction · Dystopia

April 1, 2025

The Survivalist #12

Exploring Home

A. American

Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic

November 21, 2023

Conform

Beneath

Ariel Sullivan

Fantasy · Dystopia · Romantasy

March 24, 2026

Shatter Me: The New Republic #2

Release Me

Tahereh Mafi

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Romance

April 7, 2026

The Survivalist #1

Going Home

A. American

Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic

July 24, 2013

Rebel #1

The Rebel Within

Lance Erlick

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

March 2013

Matteo Alacran #1

The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

2002

Red Rising Saga #7

Red God

Pierce Brown

Science Fiction · Dystopia

2027

Shatter Me: The New Republic #3

Escape Me

Tahereh Mafi

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Romance

September 29, 2026

The Primal Hunter #16

The Primal Hunter 16

Zogarth

Fantasy · Dystopia · LitRPG · Urban Fantasy

July 29, 2026

Xarc'n Warriors #14

Chosen by the Hunter

Lynnea Lee

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Adult

March 19, 2026

Where the Axe is Buried

Ray Nayler

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction

April 1, 2025

Xarc'n Warriors

Holly and the Hunter

Lynnea Lee

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Dystopia · HEA Ending · Post-Apocalyptic

December 4, 2025

Above the Black #2

Among Serpents

Marc J Gregson

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult

January 7, 2025