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New Dystopian books

19 books released in the last eighteen months, best first.

What is new and already good

5 of these have cleared the ordinary bar of 50 ratings; 14 carry an early score from 20 to 49 ratings. The newest arrival is “Green City Wars” by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

An early score uses the same formula as everything else, pulled harder toward the category mean until more readers vote. The chip on a row says how much of the number is the readers’ own. Method →

  1. Daggermouth
    DaggermouthH.M. Wolfe · 2025NYT bestseller70 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1
    Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1Matt Dinniman · 2026Early · 10% own21 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances
    The Infinite Sadness of Small AppliancesGlenn Dixon · 2026Early · 11% own22 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  4. A Forbidden Alchemy
    A Forbidden AlchemyStacey McEwan · 2025Early · 21% own49 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  5. God’s Junk Drawer
    God’s Junk DrawerPeter Clines · 2025Early · 13% own28 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. Bee Speaker
    Bee SpeakerAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2025Early · 16% own34 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. Green City Wars
    Green City WarsAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2026Early · 12% own24 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  8. The Last Contract of Isako
    The Last Contract of IsakoFonda Lee · 202588 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  9. Saltcrop
    SaltcropYume Kitasei · 2025Early · 10% own21 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  10. Silver Elite
    Silver EliteDani Francis · 2025NYT bestseller116 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  11. Broken Dove
    Broken DoveDani Francis · 2026Early · 11% ownNYT bestseller23 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  12. More Everything Forever
    More Everything ForeverAdam Becker · 2025Early · 12% own25 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  13. The Life of Chuck
    The Life of ChuckStephen King · 2025Early · 18% own41 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  14. Exiles
    ExilesMason Coile · 2025Early · 21% own48 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  15. OvergrowthMira Grant
    OvergrowthMira Grant · 2025Early · 12% own24 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  16. Automatic Noodle
    Automatic NoodleAnnalee Newitz · 2025249 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  17. Fearful
    FearfulLauren Roberts · 2025Early · 18% own40 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  18. A Guardian and a ThiefMegha Majumdar
    A Guardian and a ThiefMegha Majumdar · 2025Early · 16% own36 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  19. The CompoundAisling Rawle
    The CompoundAisling Rawle · 2025161 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
What is the best new Dystopian book?

“Daggermouth” by H.M. Wolfe scores 8.1/10 from 70 reader ratings, the highest of the releases we have enough readers for.

What does “early score” mean?

The book has between 20 and 49 reader ratings. It gets a page and a place on this list, but it does not enter category rankings until it reaches 50, like every other book.

How is this list built?

From reader ratings only: the same Bayesian score as everywhere on the site, with releases of the last eighteen months and at least 20 ratings. Sales, marketing and prizes do not enter it. Refreshed daily.