Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror
Short stories & Novels that predicted future dependencies on technology and how overbearing security and censorship can lead to dystopian environments
Sarah Waters
Novelist known for her books set in victorian London which normally featured lesbian protagonist or explored lesbian themes. Several of her books have met huge success in TV adaptations
George Orwell
Critic, Poet, Journalist and Novelist, Orwell is best known for his dystopian novel '1984' warning of a future life coming under oppressive rule of machine. Other notable work includes animal farm, homage to catalonia and the road to wigan pier
Cormac McCarthy
Playwright and novelist who spans several geres with his range of books, notable southern gothic and old western. His book 'The road' has been voted one of the best books in the past 10 years by the times, and several of his novels have been adapted to film, with another underway.
Irvine Welsh
best known for his novel trainspotting, his writings are surprising depictions of scottish life, even using local dialects in his work. most of his books explore the mundane harsh life of drug addicts, some books even sharing the same setting
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