Dystopian Books by BIPOC Authors
- by Fonda Lee
- Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 2026
A battle-worn corporate samurai undertakes one last mission on a merciless planet where death is always a mere breath away, in this standalone dystopian epic from the author of the...
- Cultural Heritage Fiction, Dystopian, Native American Literature
- Publication Year: 2024
In this gripping stand-alone literary thriller set in the world of the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, a scouting party led by Evan Whitesky ventures into unknown...
- Dystopian, Fiction, Satire, World Literature
- Publication Year: 2024
A perilous and fantastical satire of banned books, secret archives, and the looming eye of an all-powerful government. The new book censor hasn’t slept soundly in weeks. By day he...
- by Muriel Leung
- Dystopian, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 2024
A dark and tender debut set against a writhing backdrop of postapocalyptic New York City. Acid rainstorms have transformed New York City into a toxic wasteland, cutting its remaining citizens...
- by Samit Basu
- Dystopian, Fiction, Satire, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 2023
The City Inside, a near-future epic by the internationally celebrated Samit Basu, pulls no punches as it comes for your anxieties about society, government, the environment, and our world at...
- by C. Pam Zhang
- Asian American Fiction, Dystopian, Fiction
- Publication Year: 2023
The award-winning author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold returns with a rapturous and revelatory novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and,...
- Coming of Age, Dystopian, Fiction
- Publication Year: 2022
Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who,...
Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go...
- by Charles Yu
- Asian American Fiction, Dystopian, Fiction
- Publication Year: 2020
“A shattering and darkly comic send-up of racial stereotyping in Hollywood” (Vanity Fair) and a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are...
- by Yoko Ogawa
- Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 2019
A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are...
- Dystopian, Fiction, Native American Literature
- Publication Year: 2018
A daring post-apocalyptic novel from a powerful literary voice, Waubgeshig Rice. With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds...
- Dystopian, Fiction, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Crime & Mystery
- Publication Year: 2017
A startling portrait of a young woman fighting for her life and her unborn child against oppressive forces that manifest in the wake of a cataclysmic event. The world as...
- Dystopian, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 1998
The thrilling sequel to The Parable of the Sower—a cautionary novel ahead of its time, perfect for fans of The Broken Earth trilogy. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the...
- Dystopian, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 1993
From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood. Fifteen-year-old Lauren...
- Dystopian, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 1989
After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid must come to terms with their identity — before their powers destroy what is left of humankind. Since a...
- Dystopian, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 1988
After the near-extinction of the human race, one young man with extraordinary gifts will reveal whether the human race can learn from its past and rebuild their future . ....
- Dystopian, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Science Fiction
- Publication Year: 1987
One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. When...