Dystopian Fiction, Staff Picks, part 2
Check out more staff picks in the dystopian/speculative fiction category.
For more titles in this genre, check out part 1, too.
The Birthday of the World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A series of short stories all set in science fiction worlds and touching upon different aspects of human society by altering our concept of society as we know it. Le Guin is an amazing writer and even more wonderful storyteller.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Read more about the author Here
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
The story of an intergalactic anthropologist who travels to a world with a very different culture than his own and our own. As always with Le Guin, the writing is phenomenal and it's a story that I think about often.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Montana Library2Go eBook and eAudiobook
Hoopla eAudiobook
James recommends . . .
Shades of Grey
by Jasper Fforde
A dystopian novel for people who prefer more humor, less violence. May be of particular interest to people who are colorblind.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Montana Library2Go eBook
Read more about the author Here
Guil recommends . . .
A Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
When it comes to important and classic dystopian fiction, don’t let Brave New World go unnoticed. Huxley creates a world where classism has been pushed to its genetic extreme and being an 'other' is alienating in all ways. John's introduction later in the tale will most certainly make your heart feel.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Montana Library2Go eBook and eAudiobook
Read more about the author Here
Bretagne recommends . . .
The Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood
Did you like the Handmaid's Tale? Here is your next Margaret Atwood mind maze to make you think about life and how you live it.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Axis 360 eBook
Montana Library2Go eBook and eAudiobook
Read more about the author Here
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson
Check out this debut novel by Micaiah Johnson, a beautifully written, captivating tale of a woman on a journey to discover who she is, who she was, and who she can be as she traverses the multiverse.
Find it in the library catalog Here
Also available in digital format:
Montana Library2Go eBook
Read more about the author Here
1984
by George Orwell
Even if you read this book back in high school, George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel featuring Big Brother and the Thought Police is worth re-reading.
Coming this summer, 1984 as a graphic novel:
You can place a hold Here
We hope you enjoy reading about some of our favorite novels. Comment below if you'd like to share a favorite book of your own. Happy Reading!
