The Power by Naomi Alderman

Imagine if the world was in power of women. Naomi, through this book, has portrayed a new world order where women and teenage girls have immense physical power, a power to give shock and kill others only with a touch. An extraordinary dystopian novel where you find what it’s like when patriarchy is turned upside down with men living in constant fear. A place where the nature of this world is completely changed. Prepare to get hooked to this breathtaking contemporary world.

Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa

Children of Eden is set in a post-apocalyptic world where we see the Earth completely destroyed –– no animals and plants. The only survivors are now living in the world of Eden. Rowan is the second illegal child hidden away in her family’s compound for 16 years. Desperate to discover the outer world, she decides to venture out just for a night. Will this one-night adventure become a success or will it lead to events full of tragedy?

China Dream by Ma Jian

A corrupt government official, Ma Daode, is in charge of creating a great ‘China dream’ of national rejuvenation. This means replacing people’s private dreams. As he works on it, he is disturbed by flashbacks of a cultural revolution and his past threatens to destroy his dream of a glorious future. A vicious satire on totalitarianism, China Dream exposes the corrupt authoritarian regime, which inflicts damage on a nation due to the hunger for power.

Femlandia by Christina Dalcher

Miranda Reynolds and her 16-year old daughter Emma seek refuge in a women-only colony after their country faces an economic collapse and her husband abandons them. This colony known as Femlandia has been established by Miranda’s mother. Their safe place soon turns out to be one that is full of mysteries. Subsequent events force Miranda to question the very existence of this horrifying society. Filled with thrill, suspense and adventure, this dystopian fiction is jaw-dropping.

Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

Overachiever Lea Kirino has an opportunity to live forever if she does everything right. A high-level job on the New York Stock Exchange and an amazing fiance with the probability of promotion –– Lea’s life couldn’t be more perfect. However, the world is running after immortality and NYSE now deals with trading of human organs! However, her world topples down when she encounters her estranged father who runs a mysterious Suicide Club –– a network that believes in living and dying on their own terms. What are the choices that Lea would be compelled to make? Will she choose immortality over creating warm yet limited memories with her father? Read to find out!

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

How far would you go to save your stolen dog? The protagonist of this dystopian novel, Gritz, is left with his parents, siblings and two dogs, Jip and Jess, on a small island when the world is almost empty. Set against a post-apocalyptic backdrop where suffering has no end and human race is coming to extinction, humanity is restored in the form of loyalty of a boy towards his dog.

Generation 0 by Alex Vorkov

Imagine a world with children. Only children. The adults are dead and the world is in the hands of the little ones. Generation 0 focuses on lives of four teenagers –– Josie, Shawnika, Grace and Zane. Enduring violence, suffering, starvation and much more... will they able to make it? As Josie with her friend Shawnika go on a quest to find her brother, there lies a danger unknown. Meet a megalomaniac teenage psychopath, an army of adolescent killers and a plan to take over the newly-formed world.

Skeleton Blues by Paul Johnston

It is the year 2034 in Edinburgh and there’s a referendum to join a proposed federal state of Scotland. A tourist is found strangled. Detective Quint Dalrymple is called but for the first time is stuck at the complexity of the case. Before the case is solved, there’s another body found. Can Quint with his sidekick, guard commander Davie, put an end to the continuous murders? With a touch of mystery, this dystopian thriller is a must-read!

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

A virus has infected all the animal meat making it poisonous for humans. The Government has now legalised eating human meat. Marcos has been dealing heads of livestock for the Krieg Processing Plant and now people have started resorting to cannibalism. Filled with shock, thrill and suspense, this exciting novel can be added to your read-list.

Scythe by Neal Shusterman-

What if people never die? In the world of Neal Shusterman’s Scythe, death is controlled by a computer system, Thunderhead –– a place where there is no hunger, disease, war, misery, or even death. Scythes can only end life in order to control the population. Two teens, Citra and Rowan are now appointed to master the art of taking lives to save the world. Set in the far future, this book is the first in the Arc of a Scythe series.