Utopian/Dystopian Fiction
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The Left Hand of Darkness – Gethenian Philosophy
In her award-winning novel The Left Hand of Darkness, science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin assigns a unique philosophy to the androgynous alien race of planet Gethen.
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The Left Hand of Darkness – The Ekumen
Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning speculative novel introduces the Ekumen, a unanimity based Utopian institution featured in other works of Le Guin's Hainish cycle.
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress & Authoritarianism
In The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Heinlein shows a positive anarchist society in conflict with an authoritarian regime, allowing him to criticize 20th century society.
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Anarchism
Robert Heinlein's utopian vision of a lunar community displays his social ideals, but also their limitations.
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert Heinlein often criticized modern society. In The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, he uses a lunar revolt to implicate 20th century social structure.
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The Golden City by John Twelve Hawks
This trilogy began with "The Visitor" and continued with "The Dark River". Now John Twelve Hawks completes the story of the Travelers and the Harlequins that guard them.
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Dystopia in Literature
Scores of science fiction books have been written with a dark, dystopian slant. The following is an introduction to clear examples of dystopia in literature.
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Kurt Vonnegut's Short Story Harrison Bergeron
Vonnegut's short story demonstrates the dangers of governmental control and ignorance through showing what a true equality could lead to.
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Review, Revolt in 2100
In Revolt in 2100 Robert Heinlein uses his story about a rebellion against a theocratic regime to examine the effective use of (PSYOP) as a force multiplier.
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A Lion Among Men By Gregory Maguire Reviewed
Gregory Maguire's A Lion Among Men follows the tale of Brrr, the lion who asked the Wizard for courage and by the time A Lion Among Men is through, he'll likely need it!
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Review -- Dervish is Digital by Pat Cadigan
Pat Cadigan was the only female SF writer featured in the cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades. She has since published various novels, of which Dervish is Digital is one.
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Sergei Lukyanenko's Night Watch Reviewed
A review of Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko, a harsh, Cold War inspired dystopian fantasy who's worldwide success has been marked by film adaptations and book sequels.
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Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire Reviewed
The follow-up novel to the huge smash hit Wicked, Gregory Maguire's Son of a Witch takes us on a return trip to the land of Oz, but is it as thrilling as its predecessor?
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Lois Lowry's The Giver
From outward appearance, Jonas lives in the perfect community, but further into the novel it becomes apparent what the community is missing: love, color, and diversity.
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Young Adult Dystopian Fiction and Its Impact
Young adult dystopian literature helps young adults see the consequence of today's apathy and indulgence. We learn why with Lois Lowry's The Giver and MT Anderson's Feed.
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The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse
Taking a cue from Douglas Adams, Rankin writes the absurd to illuminate the absurd in our own society through the psychedelic use of living toys and nursery rhymes.
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Ape and Essence: Novel Synopsis
Aldous Huxley's 1948 novel entitled Ape and Essence revisits the dystopian novel genre that Huxley is best known for/
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Dystopias of Equality
Fairness and equality are desirable elements of any society. But can they be taken too far? "Harrison Bergeron" and "The Lottery" show us how they can.
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