Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead (Age of X #1) Dutton Adult (June 2013) Ebook, 464 pages Urban Fantasy When I heard that Richelle Mead was releasing a new series, I was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it, even though I had no idea what it was about. Gameboard of the Gods is a sexy and violent adult dystopian novel, with an undercurrent of paranormal activity and mythology, lots of action and a slow-revealed mystery that didn’t disappoint. Written from the point of view of…

Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (Article 5 #1) Tor Teen (Jan 2012) Hardback, 364 pages Dystopian YA There may be a multitude of dystopian fiction out there at the moment, but Kristen Simmons’ Article 5 is a game changer, and provokes a whole host of thoughts about what could happen in the world in the wake of a war and a change of government. We begin with an introduction to seventeen-year-old Ember Miller and her mother, a family struggling to cope in the aftermath of ‘the war’, although we are…

Fragments (Partials Sequence #2) by Dan Wells HarperCollins (Mar 2013) Ebook, 482 pages YA Dystopian Warning: contains spoilers for book one In Partials, Kira set out to find the cure for the RM virus and in finding it, she also found out that she was more than human. Fragments, starts out where Partials ended, with one viable cure procured and her best friend’s baby saved. Kira sets out to find the answer to why she was created, leaving a cure sample for her ex, Marcus, to work from and to…

Partials by Dan Wells (Partials Sequence #1) HarperCollins (Mar 2012) Paperback, 468 pages Dystopian YA I have seen many great reviews regarding Partials which piqued my interest, so when I received a book voucher for Christmas I ran out and bought it. It has been sitting on my shelf for several weeks and I have finally managed to squeeze it in, hoping that I would not be left disappointed. Partials are half-human cyborgs and were built to fight in wars and do the dirty work humans no longer wanted to…

The Rebels of New Sun (Blending Time #3) by Michael Kinch Flux Books (Jan 2013) | Ebook, 277 pages | Dystopian YA The Rebels of New Sun is book 3 in The Blending Time Series and it’s the first book of this series that I have read. There are loads of characters and as such there is a helpful guide at the beginning explaining who they are and how they are integral to the story. For me there were too many characters to follow and it took me a while to get to…

Black Feathers (Black Dawn #1) by Joseph D’Lacey Angry Robot (March 2013) Ebook, 496 pages Fantasy, Dystopian Black Feathers is a modern fantasy set in two epochs: the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, and generations into the future in its aftermath, the Bright Day. In each era, a child undertakes a perilous journey to find a dark messiah known as The Crowman. In their hands lies the fate of the planet as they attempt to discover whether The Crowman is our saviour… or the final incarnation of evil. (Goodreads)…

CHASERS (Alone #1) By James Phelan PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing RELEASE DATE: 30th October 2012 FORMAT: Ebook, 256 pages GENRE: Dystopian, Young Adult Four Teenagers. One Destroyed City. Thousands of Infected Predators. Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion. Jesse and his three friends, Dave, Mini and Anna, crawl out from the wreckage to discover a city in chaos. Streets are deserted. Buildings are in ruins. Worse, the only other survivors seem to be infected with a virus that…

SKYLARK (Skylark #1) by Meagan Spooner PUBLISHER: Corgi RELEASE DATE: 7th February 2013 FORMAT: Paperback, 352 pages GENRE: Dystopian, Young Adult Vis in magia, in vita vi. In magic there is power, and in power, life. For fifteen years, Lark Ainsley waited for the day when her Resource would be harvested and she would finally be an adult. After the harvest she expected a small role in the regular, orderly operation of the City within the Wall. She expected to do her part to maintain the refuge for the last survivors of the…

WOOL (Wool Trilogy #1) by Hugh Howey PUBLISHER: Century RELEASE DATE: 17 January 2013 FORMAT: Hardback, 390 pages GENRE: Dystopian, Science Fiction In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo. Inside, men and women live an enclosed life full of rules and regulations, of secrets and lies. To live, you must follow the rules. But some don’t. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope and dream, and who infect others with their optimism. Their…

ALTERNITY by Mari Mancusi PUBLISHER: NLA Digital RELEASE DATE: 19th October 2012 FORMAT: Ebook, 236 pages GENRE: Science Fiction, Young Adult Imagine waking up in a post-apocalyptic, nightmare world–and being told your whole life is but a dream. Skye Brown thought she was your typical teen–good grades, hot boyfriend, and an afterschool job that pays her to play videogames. But then she started having the dreams. In her dreams, there is no Earth. Only Terra, a bleak, underground wasteland where people live in squalor and oppression. In her dreams, there is…

THE LAST MAN STANDING By Davide Longo PUBLISHER: MacLehose Press RELEASE DATE: 5th July 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 352 pages GENRE: Dystopian Italy is on the brink of collapse. Borders are closed, banks withhold money, the postal service stalls. Armed gangs of drug-fuelled youths roam the countryside. Leonardo was a famous writer and professor before a sex scandal ended his marriage and career. Heading north in search of her new husband, his ex-wife leaves their daughter and her son in his care. If he is to take them to safety, he…

REBEL HEART (Dust Lands #2) By Moira Young PUBLISHER: Scholastic RELEASE DATE: 2nd August 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 393 pages GENRE: Dystopian, Young Adult Danger. Betrayal. Destiny. Passion. The superb sequel to Blood Red Road, the most exciting YA debut of 2011 Saba has rescued her kidnapped brother and defeated the fanatical Tonton. But the price to be paid for her violent victory is terible. Jack has disappeared – and can no longer be trusted. A new and formidable enemy is on the rise in the dustlands. No one is safe. And…

Fallen by Traci L. Slatton (After Trilogy #1) Telemachus Press (July 2011) Paperback, 228 pages Paranormal Romance Fallen by Traci L. Slatton is a dystopian novel set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been ravaged by a mysterious killing mist that has swept the globe. Our opening scene of the novel describes how frightening the mists can be, with the mist attacking our main character’s daughter, Mandy. We are given a description of how they affect the human body, sending people insane and eventually turning them to sand: If she moved…

The Masque of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death #1) by Bethany Griffin Indigo (Aug 2012) | Paperback, 336 pages | Dystopian YA The Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin is a fast-paced book that really will keep you on the edge of your seat. The action is continuous and keeps you forever wondering what will happen next, and who will be next to catch the disease… A violent plague has swept the city in which our protagonist, Araby Worth, lives, wiping out much of the population…

UNDER THE NEVER SKY (Under the Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi PUBLISHER: Atom (UK) | HarperCollins (US) PUBLICATION DATE: Feb 2012 (UK) | Jan 2012 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 376 pages GENRE: Dystopian, Romance, Young Adult Since she’d been on the outside, she’d survived an Aether storm, she’d had a knife held to her throat, and she’d seen men murdered. This was worse. Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland – known as The Death Shop – are…