Young Adult (YA/Teen) dystopian novels are perfect reads for people who love all things dystopia! The best YA dystopian books are all on our ultimate list. This list of new and best teen dystopian books and series has something for everyone. Find your next favourite dystopian book series or world to immerse yourself in from our exciting YA dystopian novels list. We recommend them all!

Last Update: April 16, 2024

YA Dystopian Novels

1. Legend by Marie Lu

2. Internment by Samira Ahmed

3. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

4. The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson

5. The Jewel by Amy Ewing

6. Last Star Burning by Caitlin Sangster

7. Delirium by Lauren Oliver

8. An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet

9. Dreamstrider by Lindsay Smith

10. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

11. The Selection by Kiera Cass

12. The Maze Runner by James Dashner

13. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

14. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

15. Divergent by Veronica Roth 

16. The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow

17. The Giver by Lois Lowry

18. We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

19. There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane

20. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

21. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

22. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

23. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

24. The 100 by Kass Morgan

25. Feed by M.T. Anderson

26. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

27. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

28. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

29. Unwind by Neal Suhusterman

30. The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

31. Wither by Lauren DeStefano

32. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

33. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

34. Across the Universe by Beth Revis

35. Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

36. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

37. Birthmarked by Caragh M. O’Brien

38. The Moon Dwellers by David Estes

39. Enclave by Ann Aguirre

40. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

41. Scythe by Neal Shusterman

42. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

43. Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton

44. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

45. The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

46. Beware the Night by Jessika Fleck

47. The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah

48. Consider by Kristy Acevedo

49. The Q by Amy Tintera

50. Red Rising by Pierce Brown

51. Powerless by Lauren Roberts

52. The Host by Stephenie Meyer

53. Gone by Michael Grant

54. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

55. The Young Elites by Marie Lu

56. The Program by Suzanne Young

57. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

58. Eve by Anna Carey

59. Renegades by Marissa Meyer

60. More Than This by Patrick Ness

61. Matched by Ally Condie

62. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

63. Insurgent by Veronica Roth

64. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

65. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

66. The Elite by Kiera Cass

67. Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

68. Skyhunter by Marie Lu

69. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

70. Allegiant by Veronica ROth

71. Prodigy by Marie Lu

72. Crossed by Ally Condie

73. Above the Sky by J.W. Lynne

74. Skyward (The Skyward Series Book 1) by Brandon Sanderson

75. Flawed by Cecelia Ahern

76. Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson

77. Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

YA Dystopian Novels

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