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Dystopian and post-apocalyptic

4 books

A Pail of AirFritz Leiber · 1951A science fiction short story from 1951 in which a boy and his family survive in a sealed shelter on a frozen, airless Earth after a dark star pulls the planet from the Sun, until a mysterious light appears outside their home.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
AnthemAyn Rand · 1938A dystopian novella told as the secret journal of Equality 7-2521, a young man in a collectivist future society where individuality is forbidden. Writing alone is a crime, and he records his forbidden thoughts and desires in a hidden tunnel.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Doomsday EveRobert Moore Williams · 1957A 1957 science fiction novel in which mysterious superhuman beings called the "new people" appear during a devastating future war. American intelligence officer Kurt Zen must uncover the source of their powers before the enemy launches a doomsday bomb.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Marching MoronsC. M. Kornbluth · 1951This 1951 science fiction short story by C. M. Kornbluth depicts a future society of low-intelligence people, where a few capable individuals secretly manage civilization. A revived man from the past is brought into this world.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية