7 best short stories – Dystopia

7 best short stories – Dystopia –

Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Dystopia.

Dystopian fiction (sometimes combined with, but distinct from apocalyptic literature) is the opposite: the portrayal of a setting that completely disagrees with the author’s ethos. The critic August Nemo selected seven classic tales of dystopian scenarios.

– The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster.
– The Answer by H. Beam Piper.
– The Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel.
– The Empire of the Ants by H.G. Wells.
– In The Year 2889 by Jules Verne.
– The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers.
– Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.