Reddit mentions: The best teen & young adult dystopian books

Exceptional (Exceptional Book 1) by Jess Petosa##

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"In the future, things are anything but ordinary..."

In 2022, the United States commissioned a group of scientists to experiment with genetic mutations. Their goal was to create a serum that would alter the human genetic code, making the subject stronger and faster. They succeeded but their victory was short lived. Not only had they created a super serum, but also an airborne virus. By 2025, seventy-five percent of the world's population had perished. The survivors, well their lives would never be the same.

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Ally is an Ordinary; a human immune to the virus. She lives in a settlement outside the City with her mother and twin brother, but lately it doesn't seem to be enough. She is wrestling between being with her family and volunteering to move to the City, where she can work for the Exceptionals.

Luke is an Exceptional; a superior human being. His ancestors were infected with the virus and lived through it, leaving their super human strength and special abilities to him. He has never given much thought to Ordinarys, despite pressure from his father to choose one from the ORC. But all of that changes when he meets Ally...

Hey, this is late but here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VX1HC7P/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=east+food+court&qid=1565505129&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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Definitely no pressure to purchase. It's not everyone's cup of tea. It's a YA dystopian novel about a society that lives in an airport--was a fun concept a just ran with. I'll be running a free promo sometime soon (basically, when Amazon lets me again). Maybe you can snag it then. Thanks for the interest!

My bad, didn't notice the audiobook part, just the exciting combat part.

Patch 17; locked in game story (or maybe portal into game-world?), lots of great combat and multiple audiobooks. Character gets glitch-stuck in a locked expansion surrounded by demon NPCs, right as everyone who plays the game gets uploaded into it (there are some unexplained non-scientific stuff about that, that make me wonder if it's actually an upload and not really a portal story).

Adventures on Brad; dungeon crawling fantasy story containing no earthlings. Easier/lower level story, a trilogy, but the fights are decent for what I consider a YA level book.

The System Apocalypse; real life apocalypse story. Fighting is good, as is the writing, and there are 4 (5?) audiobooks already (and a few more books already published that haven't gotten an audio treatment).

Codename: Freedom; VRMMORPG, with zero magic to start but lots of fighting. Decent for a VR book, I'm not usually a fan of those but I've listened to the first two books and am looking forward to the third.

Arcane Survivalist; apocalypse caused by a portal-story (scientist semi-accidentally sends the system back though his portal into the real world). Action is great, though writing could have been better. Same writer wrote another story I've read, but I can't remember how much action there is in it.

Forever Fantasy Online; VRMMORPG turned portal-story. I'll admit the whole thing wasn't amazing, but you're just looking for action and I liked the action.

You're Not Allowed to Die; end of life single-player VR sim turned portal-story (the MC doesn't know that, though). This one is hard, as I liked it but the character starts with some insane OP equipment. Still, this and the sequel were both enjoyable.

The Land; I'm not even linking this one, people here have a hate-hardon for it. Still, as long as you look past the bro-ish behavior and tone, great books with lots of action.

Currently reading The Ripple Trilogy - I picked it up on a whim because it was so cheap. They call it a trilogy, but honestly - each book is so short that all three in their entirety equals out to a single book imo.

It's about a girl with a genetic mutation that allows her to turn invisible; she meets a guy with the same genetic mutation, and then they discover that this nazi scientist from WW II did experiments on people like them, and is still experimenting and trying to eliminate anyone with the mutation that isn't under his control. I'm only about halfway through, so that's as far as I've gotten :)

It's not bad, but it annoys me that half the narrative is about the protagonist's crush on the guy, and how sad she is because she thinks he only wants to be friends. The story part is really well done and intriguing, but the romance angle is bullshit, awkward, and poorly executed. It feels so forced, like the author thought she had to include romance for whatever reason - because that's the way things are done? I dunno. It's stupid, and it's really taking away from my enjoyment of the book otherwise.

Debbie Reese's blog is focused on children's literature, but she has a long list here of Native writers and illustrators on Twitter. Personally, I've enjoyed books by Daniel Heath Justice and Rebecca Roanhorse. There's also a nice short story collection called Walking the Clouds (though if you get bogged down in the first section about non-linear narratives, I suggest skipping ahead to the other stories, which are more straightforward).

On my to-read list: Indigenous Literatures from Micronesia, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina.

Ebook. I should get it because books are the best gift in the world.

Thanks for the contest :)

The Fractured Prism, book one of The Prism Files (YA dystopian with a touch of romance)

E-book: $3.99, Paperback: $13.99

He's shackled in the darkness. She's blinded by the light. Together, can they save their fractured world before it shatters?

The Prism made him a Red, the lowest of the low. It was supposed to be the great equalizer. It was supposed to end the control of the powerful over the vulnerable. Instead, the color-coded classes it created further entrenched society's divide. For thirteen years, Ivan 181375 has fought to destroy the Prism as a lieutenant in the rebel Militia. Each day for him is a struggle to survive in the darkness, but everything changes when he saves the life of a princess and is thrown into the royal political game itself.

For as long as she can remember, Julia's life has been full of nothing but royal intrigue and comfort, separated from the peoples' struggle under the tyrannical rule of the United People's Front. Each day for her is another in the blinding royal lights, but everything changes when she is attacked outside the walls and must be saved by a mysterious Red who opens her eyes to the dark world beyond.

Together, this unlikely pair has the chance to shatter the Prism, but if they are going to survive the threats from within the monarchy and beyond, they must learn to trust one another and sacrifice everything. Loyalties will be tested, love will be found in unlikely places, and Ivan will have to decide what matters to him more: his fight or her life.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MQR32Q7

Codename: Freedom is free right now for the first time over on Amazon.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0725PVK63

I started reading the Codename: Freedom series last night. Only about 10 chapters in so far, but it seems pretty good so far. It did come out in 2017 though, so you may have already read it. The third book only just came out in August though.

I have been wanting to check out [Daughter of Nothing] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F7ROSHC/?coliid=I9833N2VDEV4T&colid=2F75C4UXELQLN&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it) on [this wislist] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ls/?ref=navm_em_mobile_menu_lists) just because it looks really interesting. Also I think that /u/iassessoldpeople should get [The Hangman's Daughter] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P9XMFI/?coliid=I2KZO33A3O8SY0&colid=2AVU1O0LS10FR&psc=0&ref_=lv_vv_lig_dp_it) because that is an awesome title.

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Exile: The Book of Ever

Exile is the first book in a post-apocalyptic fantasy trilogy about a group of characters trying to find a new home for their people centuries after the devastating event they know only as the Fall.

The United States is a ruined wasteland, ruled by twisted mutants and violent, lawless human tribes. Amidst this chaos, a small community of insular post-Christian survivalists has managed to survive, and even thrive, but their enemies are increasingly aggressive.

Some of the Blessed, as they call themselves, are Saints: people born with superhuman abilities--which the Blessed see as God-given blessings. A group of young people, led by Ever Oaks, a Saint with the power to heal, sets out into the uncharted north to find a safe haven for their people.

It's sort of The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games meets The Stand.

You can read the first five chapters for free at my website.

Exile, part one of The Book of Ever, is a post-apocalyptic adventure novel that begins with a religious community facing annihilation at the hands of a violent tribe.

Some of the Blessed, as the community calls themselves, have supernatural gifts: the power to heal or superhuman strength, for example, which they see as gifts from a benevolent God.

It's the first book of a trilogy, set in the ruins of New England hundreds of years after a nuclear war. The main character, Ever Oaks, is a young woman tasked with finding a new home for her people, who sets out only to discover that she faces an enemy with far grander designs than simply depriving the Blessed of their home.

The novel follows Ever and her companions through a devastated landscape filled with lawless raiders and dangerous mutants, pursued by a insane cult leader increasingly obsessed with Ever herself.

Available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

Hi Everyone,

I stumbled across this subreddit a few days ago. It seems like a great site with a lot of relevant information. Loving it so far :)

So, my name is Sarah Dalton. The username is because there's another sarahdalton somewhere and because I had a thing for JD Salinger. I'm a self-published author and writer of the YA dystopian series 'Blemished', a story about a girl labelled genetically inferior in a world of clones. It's quite a bit more complicated than that, but I'll leave it at that for now!

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• The Blemished
  
• The Vanished
  
• The Unleashed
  
• The Fractured: Elena
  
• The Fractured: Maggie
  
  I've also had short stories published in Apex Magazine, PANK magazine, Strange Horizons and the Wyvern Anthology Fangtales.
  
  Work in progress YA Fantasy set in a medieval style world. It's about a girl, a Prince, revenge, and magic.