The most popular dystopian fiction books of 2024

Dystopian fiction shows societies that have gone badly wrong. Governments watch everything, freedoms are rationed, and one person starts to question the rules. These books are warnings as much as stories, and many of the best known are set uncomfortably close to our own world. You will find classics and young adult favorites here. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

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Playground
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Playground

Richard Powers, Richard Powers - undifferentiated

Published 2024

400 pages

Songlight
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Songlight

Moira Buffini

Published 2024

480 pages

The Downloaded
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The Downloaded

Robert J. Sawyer

Published 2024

192 pages

Past Crimes
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Past Crimes

Jason Pinter

Published 2024

288 pages

The Glass Box
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The Glass Box

J. Michael Straczynski

Published 2024

266 pages

Kommix
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Kommix

Charles Burns

Published 2024

80 pages

The Quelling
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The Quelling

C.L. Lauder

Published 2024

364 pages

Acts of God
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Acts of God

Kanan Gill

Published 2024

349 pages

Life House
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Life House

Pete Townshend, James Harvey, David Hine

Published 2024

172 pages

Bones
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Bones

K. L. Speer

Published 2024

389 pages