Dystopian novels show us a dark vision of the future that is always closely tied to our present situation. It is this fear of the all-too-possible that makes books like 1984 and Brave New World truly terrifying in their prophecy. But what will be this generation's dystopian fantasy, and are we already seeing the real-world precursors?

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