Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Every new generation of SF writers remakes cyberpunk - a genre often laced with dystopian subtexts - in its own image. — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
I think the power of image is in mystery - I endlessly create mysteries, by way of this dystopian message, to initiate… — Miles Aldridge Copy Share Image
I have very vivid dreams and nightmares, and my biggest fear is of some kind of dystopian future where we're advanced in… — Bryce Dallas Howard Copy Share Image
“The bleached ceilings, walls, and floors gleam in perfection. Drained of color, wiped of contamination, forever untainted they exist; a cold reminder… — Celeste Simone Copy Share Image
Parents are already telling their kids about falling in love online - there's nothing "frightening" or "dystopian" about this. So, the critique… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
“They were like her rocks. Imperfect and surprising and maybe better in the long run than certainties. Chances, she thought, were life” — Veronica Rossi Copy Share Image
The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Julia's life and his own, fixed in a sort of… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Seconds ebb and wane. She’s not afraid of her voice anymore, but she’s not entirely sure she trusts it. She’s seen the… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“At the last moment, Kellan swerved around him, quickly leaving the zombie behind. “Why didn't you just hit him?” Jayden asked, turning… — Rose Wynters Copy Share Image
“Over the past couple of months, Chantel had become a pro at leading book discussions and inventing fun games and trivia questions… — JoJo Sutis Copy Share Image
The copyright industry has managed to kill civil liberties for their own children, ushering in a dystopian surveillance machine, merely to avoid… — Rick Falkvinge Copy Share Image
“IT IS SAID that time is unrelated to everything else. It goes on and on, unnoticing of our actions, our falls, our… — Alexia Purdy Copy Share Image
Before Sept. 11, the idea that Americans would voluntarily agree to live their lives under the gaze of a network of biometric… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
Much like dystopian and post-apocalyptic books are a way to explore the worst-case scenarios lurking around the corner, fantasy can serve as… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
“I remember thinking that I could disguise the way I am by somehow filtering my expression for the sake of juvenile social… — David C Riggins Copy Share Image
“No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out… — Tomasz Jedrowski Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in those Orwellian dystopian novels, like 'Fahrenheit 451,' 'Brave New World,' and obviously Orwell's '1984.' — Alexander Skarsgard Copy Share Image
There's been so much hunger for dystopian in the YA world, I really wasn't sure how Shadow and Bone' would be received. — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
What's fun about a dystopian novel is that we can enjoy and be entertained. But that world is only slightly different, right?… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
“How long does it take for two armies to destroy each other when one has an abundance of bodies and the other… — Sarah Mazza Copy Share Image
“If you always try to subjugate people by coercion, because you are strong, then sooner or later you will run into somebody… — Max Nowaz Copy Share Image
When I first read Margaret Atwood's novel 'The Handmaid's Tale,' it was Saudi Arabia as I knew it that came to mind,… — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
“That’s just how my brain works: words of wisdom are produced at random intervals, and always in times of great despair.” — Annabel den Dekker Copy Share Image
“Avery slides on his glasses and opens his eyes again. “Dammit!” he says again with more feeling. “Why does stuff like this… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Dammit, Gage. What the hell were you thinking?” “I wasn’t,” he shouts. “I was upset she wanted to stay, and I lost… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Blood dripped from his blackfly bites. The bottle flies swarmed the wounds on his head and back, but with his arms secured… — Circa24 Copy Share Image
“Just because our world is wrong doesn’t mean people don’t enjoy the binds which are holding them in. At least their binds… — Rebecca Crunden Copy Share Image
“You don't retire from this." -Billy Johns "I know." -Melanie Adams Billy: “If you know that, then you admit that you’re trying… — Rosie Scott Copy Share Image
“I don’t know how it happened. Nobody does. There are only theories, empty rhetoric and doomsday prophecies. None of them are right,… — Summer Lane Copy Share Image
“A shiver ran through me. Freaks looked almost human -- and weren't. They had lesions on their skin, razor-sharp teeth, and claws… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“Landon drops the bloody knife and stares at Summer like he doesn’t even know her anymore. The truth is, she’ll never be… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Whatever you do, please don’t do anything reckless. These are very powerful people, some of which are very dangerous.” She hesitates, then… — Tessa Clare Copy Share Image
“Gage is waiting on the makeshift bed when she enters the room she’s been sleeping in. The small lantern in the corner… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
I suspect the popularity of young adults and dystopian novels has something to do with a desire for allegory and old-fashioned morality… — Allegra Goodman Copy Share Image
What tends to happen when people talk about Chinese sci-fi in the West is that there's a lot of projection. We prefer… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
“When I see your scars, do I want to erase them? Absolutely. But not your physical scars. The real ones, beneath the… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Why won’t you look at me?” she murmurs. He doesn’t speak, seemingly at a loss for words. “It’s my scars.” It comes… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“I’ve never been on a bike,” I say. “I mean, I’ve been on a bike but not a motorcycle.” “And why is… — Summer Lane Copy Share Image
“Dreams deny her the freedom she truly seeks. Darkness consumes. Leg muscles burn. She runs away, even while lost in the paradise… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
