#45 - Young Adult Dystopias

<p>Dystopian fiction has been the core of young adult sci-fi for the past 15 years. In this episode, we explore how they got their start and what makes them so popular.</p> <p>Book recommendation: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games"><em>The Hunger Games</em></a> by Suzanne Collins</p> <p><a href= "https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/2018/12/20/could-mortal-engines-municipal-darwinism-work/"> My analysis of <em>Mortal Engines</em>.</a></p> <p>Other books discussed:<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwind_(novel)"><em>Unwind</em></a> by Neal Shusterman<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maze_Runner_(book_series)"><em>The Maze Runner</em></a> by James Dashner<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selection"><em>The Selection</em></a> by Kiera Cass<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uglies_(novel_series)"><em>Uglies</em></a> by Scott Westerfeld<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_Ride"><em>Maximum Ride</em></a> by James Patterson<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chrysalids"><em>The Chrysalids</em></a> by John Wyndham<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver"><em>The Giver</em></a> by Lois Lowry<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Engines_Quartet"><em>Mortal Engines</em></a> by Philip Reeve</p>