Dystopian fiction Dystopian fiction "If This Goes On—" is a science fiction short novel by Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1953 as part of the book Revolt in 2100. One of his Future History series, it recounts a future theocratic American society, ruled by the latest in a series of "Prophets." The First Prophet was Nehemiah Scudder, a backwoods preacher turned President (elected in 2012), then dictator (no elections were held in 2016 or later). Scudder was previously mentioned in passing in stories such as Logic of Empire and later on in Heinlein's final novel To Sail Beyond the Sunset. ...more on Wikipedia about ""If This Goes On—""
"Harrison Bergeron" is a dystopian science fiction short story by Kurt Vonnegut in 1961. It deals with egalitarianism. The theme is set by the first line: "The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal." ...more on Wikipedia about "Harrison Bergeron"
In the Penal Colony (original title In der Strafkolonie) is a short story in German by Franz Kafka. It is set in an unnamed penal colony. ...more on Wikipedia about "In the Penal Colony"
* 2112, an album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The title track is about a man living in a dystopian society. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of dystopian music, TV programs, and games"
1985 is a novel written by English writer Anthony Burgess and published in 1978. It is inspired by George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nineteen Eighty-Five"
Nineteen Eighty-Four (or 1984) is an allegorical political novel written by George Orwell. The story takes place in a nightmarish dystopia where the omnipresent State enforces perfect conformity among members of a totalitarian Party through indoctrination, propaganda, fear, and ruthless punishment. The novel introduced the concepts of the ever-present, all-seeing Big Brother, Room 101, the Thought Police, and the bureaucrats' and politicians' language of control, Newspeak. Some commentators have drawn parallels between today's society and the world of 1984, suggesting that we are starting to live in what has become known as Orwellian society. The novel was successful in terms of sales, and has remained one of the most influential books of the 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
Paycheck is a short story by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, written on July 31 1952 and first published in Imagination in July 1953. The story involves an engineer, who, after working two years on a secret project, had those two years erased from his memory. He wakes up after having those two years of his memory erased to find he traded away his paycheck for an envelope full of seemingly unrelated personal items. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paycheck (short story)" This article is made on http://www.shortopedia.com
The Machine Stops is a short science fiction story by E. M. Forster. It first appeared in The Oxford and Cambridge Review in November 1909, and was republished in Forster's The Eternal Moment and Other Stories in 1928. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Machine Stops"
The Tower King was a fictional comic strip published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 1 (dated March 27 1982) to issue 24 (dated September 4 1982). It was written by Alan Hebden and drawn by José Ortiz. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Tower King"
Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal world as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction is the opposite: creation of a nightmare world. Both are commonly found in science fiction novels and stories. ...more on Wikipedia about "Utopian and dystopian fiction"
V for Vendetta is a ten-issue comic book limited series or maxiseries, later collected as a graphic novel, written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future Britain where a mysterious anarchist works to destroy the fascist government and profoundly affects the people he encounters. ...more on Wikipedia about "V for Vendetta"
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