7 best short stories: Dystopia

By H. G. Wells, E.M. Forster, H. Beam Piper and 2 more

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
For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tacet Books
• Release date: Jun 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9788577772834

H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells (1866-1946) is best remembered for his science fiction novels, which are considered classics of the genre, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was born in Bromley, Kent, and worked as a teacher, before studying biology under Thomas Huxley in London.