Dystopian Fiction

Who Fears Death

The protagonist, Onyesonwu, is a mixed-race woman in post-apocalyptic Africa. She is an Ewu, born from rape and seen as a

Annihilation

Annihilation is the first book of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy. The book is a biological horror story where a group

Feed

Set in a dystopian near-future, ‘Feed’ by M. T. Anderson explores the story of a society constantly connected via a feed—neural

Imagined AI depiction of the book "The Windup Girl" by China Miéville, encapsulating the essence of this hugo-2003 award winning novel.

The Windup Girl

Biotech has replaced fossil fuels, but it’s also responsible for new plagues that ravage the population, and genetically modified organisms have

Imagined AI depiction of the book "The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin, encapsulating the essence of this hugo-2016 award winning novel.

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by N.K. Jemisin. The story revolves around Essun, a woman living in

Imagined AI depiction of the book "Plague Birds" by Jason Sanford, encapsulating the essence of this nebula-2021 award winning novel.

Plague Birds

Plague Birds is a hauntingly beautiful fusion of science fiction and fantasy. In a world devastated by biological warfare, human-animal ‘splicers’

Imagined AI depiction of the book "The Obelisk Gate" by N.K. Jemisin, encapsulating the essence of this hugo-2017 award winning novel.

The Obelisk Gate

The Obelisk Gate is the second book in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth series. The novel continues to follow Essun, who now

Imagined AI depiction of the book "The Light Brigade" by Kameron Hurley, encapsulating the essence of this hugo-2020 award winning novel.

The Light Brigade

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley is a fast-paced and mind-bending science fiction novel that follows the journey of the protagonist,