Dystopian Novels
Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price - A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life--and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.
Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love.
The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold
In a postapocalyptic wilderness where swarms of flesh-eating flies may descend at any moment, the fates of two groups of teenage travelers, a young woman on a strange mission from her father, and a mysterious figure called "The Deliverer" collide.
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his utopian community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.
Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds, Day a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.
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As Emmett prepares for the descent to Eden, he's forced into one final battle for his life. Meanwhile, the Genesis survivors rally and forge a path into a new world. Their mission from Babel is simple: extract nyxia and play nice with the indigenous Adamite species. But Emmett's not the only one who's figured Babel out. One of the other survivors shares a recording that tells the truth. Babel never intended to let any of the victors return to Earth.
In a world divided by blood--those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities--seventeen-year-old Mare, a Red, discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. But Mare risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard--a growing Red rebellion--even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction.
A teen's suburban neighborhood bands together for its own survival in a world stricken by a catastrophic blackout
America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illea, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her.
Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a post-apocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.
When Eleven-year-old Gregor is pulled into a strange underground world, he triggers an epic battle involving humans, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them
When a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths.