Dystopia, eco-anarchism, utopian socialism and classic science fiction
Speculative fiction Public
Created by Cheryl
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
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It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
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News from nowhere or an epoch of rest by William Morris
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News from Nowhere (1890) is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer …
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
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The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 1985. It is set in a …
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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as …
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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Penguin Modern Classics)
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We is set in the future. D-503, a spacecraft engineer, lives in the One State, an urban nation constructed …
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
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The final novel from Aldous Huxley, Island is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, in which …
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The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …
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The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
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The Time Traveller, a dreamer obsessed with traveling through time, builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, …
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The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named “New Tahiti” on a tree-covered planet …
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)
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In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. …
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Walkaway is a 2017 science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Head of Zeus and Tor Books. Set in …
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"Twenty years have passed since Northern California, Oregon, and Washington seceded from the United States to create a new nation, …
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The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry …
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Masterpieces by Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Swanwick, and 25 others
The golden age: Call me Joe / Poul Anderson "All you zombies" / Robert A. Heinlein Tunesmith / Lloyd Biggle, …
