Recommend some dystopian/post apocalyptic fiction!

[ttt]

I went through the rec. thread but I could use some specific recs for dystopian or post-apocalyptic fiction, YA or adult. I enjoyed Alas, Babylon, Hunger Games trilogy (although not the last one), Divergent. I read Wool but I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Any others I should read? 

[madisen]

Ender's Game...especially before the movie comes out.

[Deleted]

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
On the Beach by Nevil Shute but that one is sort of stupid.

I recently gave up on Wool. I just didn't care about anyone in it at all.

[orangello]

I just read a new one that came out which was excellent - The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon. More fantasy-ish with a dystopian past, if that makes any sense!

ETA: I second and third The Dog Stars.  So good I read it twice!

[krystee]

Oct 18, 2013 13:37:05 GMT -5 madisen said:

Ender's Game...especially before the movie comes out.

I had this one on my list, but recently read an article where he was spouting his anti-gay rhetoric, and now I refuse. I was bummed because I'd heard good things.

Ashfall was pretty good. It's about the Yellowstone volcano erupting and a teenager's journey to find his family in this post-eruption world. I haven't read books two or three yet, though.

[sushi]

Oct 18, 2013 13:37:05 GMT -5 madisen said:

Ender's Game...especially before the movie comes out.

No. Author is a homophone, the book is wildly predictable (albeit a sometimes entertaining and very fast read). I'll link you to a post of someone who's read it so you don't have to

I've heard the delirium series is also good. Similar to divergent.

[Wrath0fKuus]

Oct 18, 2013 14:01:11 GMT -5 sushi said:

Oct 18, 2013 13:37:05 GMT -5 madisen said:

Ender's Game...especially before the movie comes out.

No. Author is a homophone, the book is wildly predictable (albeit a sometimes entertaining and very fast read). I'll link you to a post of someone who's read it so you don't have to

I've heard the delirium series is also good. Similar to divergent.

I liked his Worthing Saga.  Read that one, but take it out from the library so that his gay-hating ass doesn't get any of your money.

[margotmacomber]

Margaret Atwood has a great trilogy starting with Oryx and Crake.  The third novel just came out recently.  I highly recommend it.

[SallyJ]

Anything by Octavia Butler. I love the Parable series and the Xenogenesis series.

[crazytalk]

In the After - a YA dystopian that was pretty good. Post-alien apocalypse. 

The Fifth Wave - another YA post-alien apocalypse. VERY good; i loved this one. 

[sushi]

Here's a partial review, although it focuses more on the movie. Her rant on a podcast was even funnier.

skepchick.org/2013/05/enders-game-film-may-not-suck/

[ijack]

Oct 18, 2013 14:05:08 GMT -5 SallyJ said:

Anything by Octavia Butler. I love the Parable series and the Xenogenesis series.

this!! also Margaret Atwood
others -
Maze Runner
Fuse
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Wool
Aftertime
Pure
Delirium

[SallyJ]

Oct 18, 2013 14:05:08 GMT -5 SallyJ said:

Anything by Octavia Butler. I love the Parable series and the Xenogenesis series.

And part of the reason I like Octavia Butler is because there is a healthy dose of race and sex issues thrown into the science fiction/dystopian plots.  She was one of the only black female science fiction writers and her perspective comes through in her writing.

[aurora]

Oct 18, 2013 14:21:07 GMT -5 SallyJ said:

Oct 18, 2013 14:05:08 GMT -5 SallyJ said:

Anything by Octavia Butler. I love the Parable series and the Xenogenesis series.

And part of the reason I like Octavia Butler is because there is a healthy dose of race and sex issues thrown into the science fiction/dystopian plots.  She was one of the only black female science fiction writers and her perspective comes through in her writing.

I've had her on my TBR list for a while but haven't found any of her books at my local used book store so haven't read any of them yet.  I might have to boost them up to my buy-new list!

[Deleted]

World War Z, Brave New World, Handmaiden's Tale

If you read Oryx and Crake, know they are people. I made it through half the book and was very unsure so I read Wikipedia. I don't think it is supposed to be. I was not sure where the story was going and that was very distracting to me.

[kermit]

They've already been mentioned, but The 5th Wave was good, as were The Passage and The Twelve.

[MarmeeNoir]

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

[EloiseWeenie]

I liked The 5th Wave, which surprised me- I'm not a big alien fan
Graceling series by Kristin Cashore
Daughter of Smoke & Bone series by Laini Taylor
Shadow & Bone (Grisha series) by Leigh Bardugo
Delirium series
Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins (pretty juvenile, but a fun read)
I loved The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott

[dutchgirl678]

I second the Mara Dwyer recommendation though I have not read the second book yet.
The Outlier Chronicles by Megan Squires

Not dystopian, but I like Rick Riordan's books too. Heroes of Olympus are my favorite and the Kane Chronicles are pretty good too.

[sushi]

Oct 18, 2013 14:58:19 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Oct 18, 2013 14:01:11 GMT -5 sushi said:

No. Author is a homophone

yes, eye have herd this, and its totally true four sure!

My phone hates me. I should just tag tef in every post I make from my phone so she can come immediately translate.

[mrslefty]

I just finished The Passage and looked for The Twelve as an audio book because I *need* to read the next book asap but they are hefty

[emisi]

I am enjoying the Emberverse series by S.M. Stirling. It starts with "Dies the Fire."

[stealthmom]

Oct 18, 2013 13:38:19 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Legend by Lu.

Maze Runner, Shadow Children series (Among the Hidden), The Giver

Seconded.

But don't forget the companions to The Giver: Gathering Blue, The Messenger and Son.

[mrslefty]

Oct 18, 2013 18:04:02 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley1 said:

Oct 18, 2013 17:18:55 GMT -5 mrslefty said:

I just finished The Passage and looked for The Twelve as an audio book because I *need* to read the next book asap but they are hefty

I'll be honest--I've been on The Twelve for months now because I can't get into it. I don't know why, because I tore through the passage. 

Damn, The Passage was so good and the end was just unsatisfying.  I actually didn't know it was a trilogy until I looked up other books by him . Then the ending was okay. 

[tef]

Oct 18, 2013 16:56:17 GMT -5 sushi said:

Oct 18, 2013 14:58:19 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

yes, eye have herd this, and its totally true four sure!

My phone hates me. I should just tag tef in every post I make from my phone so she can come immediately translate.

I am here to please, though it looks like voodoo may have a copy of my handy Rosetta Pad

[mccallister84]

I love The Stand- an oldie but a goodie

[sushi]

NewOrleans, if you were Hawaiian you would have said through four sure, and it would still be a homophone.

[barcelonagirl]

Oct 18, 2013 14:04:03 GMT -5 margotmacomber said:

Margaret Atwood has a great trilogy starting with Oryx and Crake.  The third novel just came out recently.  I highly recommend it.

I had no idea it was part of a trilogy. I really enjoyed Oryx and Crake.

i also enjoyed Sherri Teppper's The Gate to Woman's Country. 

[margotmacomber]

Oct 18, 2013 22:34:40 GMT -5 barcelonagirl said:

Oct 18, 2013 14:04:03 GMT -5 margotmacomber said:

Margaret Atwood has a great trilogy starting with Oryx and Crake.  The third novel just came out recently.  I highly recommend it.

I had no idea it was part of a trilogy. I really enjoyed Oryx and Crake.

i also enjoyed Sherri Teppper's The Gate to Woman's Country. 

The Year of the Flood and Maddadam come next.  I am rereading Oryx and Crake now because I'm a dork.  I need to re read both books before Maddadam.  Continue with your bad self!!  

[Deleted]

Oct 18, 2013 16:27:20 GMT -5 EloiseWeenie said:

I loved The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott

Wait, is this a spin-off of the character referenced in Harry Potter?