New York: William H. Morrow, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Dystopian novel set in what was then a grim near-future where society is afflicted by genetic plagues and a sense of hopelessness. In an attempt to escape their bleak lives, three very different characters undergo an experimental 'Previous Life Access Surgery' only to discover complicated connected previous incarnations. SIGNED on the title page by Kress with the comment "Don't read this one! I don't like it any more." but I think she is being too hard on it. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-68809452X.

New York: Ace Books, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in a new post-apocalyptic trilogy - "Heather O'Grainne is the Assistant Secretary in the Office of Future Threat Assessment, investigating rumors surrounding something called 'Daybreak.' The group is diverse and radical, and its members have only one thing in common-their hatred for the 'Big System' and their desire to take it down. 483 pp. ISBN: 978-0441018222.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1975.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Visions of the Future. . . 13 Original Stories by Modern Masters of Science Fiction" Contributors include Thomas F. Monteleone, Jack Dann, George Zebrowski, Pamela Sargent, Ed Bryant, R.A. Lafferty, Gene Wolfe and others. 197 pp. ISBN: 0-13-2222167.

New York: Dutton, (2011.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this dystopian trilogy, sequel to "Matched." . 365 pp. ISBN: 978-0525423652.

New York: Crown Publishers, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in the near future, in a closely regulated dystopian society where all memories are erased every 24 hours - apart from that of 16 year old Paul, the 'vandal' of the title who feels compelled to set fires. Winner of the 1980 Guardian Award for Children's Fiction. 188 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by James Nazz. ISBN: 0-517544245.

New York: Hogarth, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised second novel, a "genre-defying epic set in a dystopian metropolis plagued by flying dragons." Named to many "best books of the year" lists, including The Wall Street Journal and NPR which stated that "Smiths gifts of imagination are staggering. . . . it filters youth through a warped yet poignantly canny speculative fiction lens. At the same time, its funny as hell, full of madcap detail, firecracker dialogue, and a healthy dose of absurdism in the face of darkness." Dust jacket praise from Paul Tremblay and Victor LaValle, among others. 457 pp. ISBN: 978-0451496263.

New York: Dutton, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel in Mead's new series, Age of X. " In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America (RUNA). Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the militarys most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills." 448 pp. ISBN: 978-0525953685.

Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, (2010). First edition - An anthology containing "twenty-three dazzling stories which take us on a twisted, wild ride into some future times and parallel universes" divided into four categories: survivors, lovers, outliers and warriors. Among the contributors are William Gibson, Yann Martel, Heather O'Neill, Sheila Heti, Timothy Taylor, Matthew Trafford, Douglas Coupland, Laura Trunket and Neil Smith. Brief notes on the contributors. 453 pp. ISBN: 978-1553654926.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2006). First edition - The final book in her Shadow children series, the story of an illegal third-born in a futuristic society that only permits 2 children in each family. 194 pp.

New York: Spectra, (2005). First edition - The author's second novel, sequel to "Hammered" - Peter Watts described these as a combination of "hard science, dystopian geopolitics and a wide-eyed sense of wonder. "The year is 2062, and after years on the run, Jenny Casey is back in the Canadian armed forces. .. at fifty, sheÕ s been handpicked for the most important mission of her life - a mission for which her artificially reconstructed body is perfectly suited." 368 pages plus a preview of "Worldwired"", the final book in this series. ISBN: 0-55358751X.

New York: Ace Books, (2004). Dystopian novel set at the end of the 21st century "Life in Paris is quiet for Ebriel Serique and her family. They live protected by the glass walls of their skyscraper apartment, safe from the poverty-stricken countries just over the Line of Partition. Until one day, her husband and daughter go sailing, and are murdered by terrorists who claim their yacht had crossed the Line." Driven by grief, Ebriel becomes a maquisade, a resistance fighter against her own deceitful government. 385 pp. plus 4 pp ads. Cover art by Chris Cocozza. ISBN: 0-441011071.

New York: Scholastic, (2009.) dj. Hardcover - The second book in the powerful Hunger Games trilogy set in the near future with unsettling parallels to our present. Basis for the movie of the same name. 391 pp. ISBN: 978-0439023498.

New York: Doubleday, (2019) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, set 15 years later - Gilead continues to maintain its grip on power, but there signs it is beginning to rot from within. This is the story of three women - one who has grown up in Gilead as the daughter of an important commander, another in Canada who marches in anti-Gilead protests, and one who was one of the regime's enforcers. Winner of the Booker Prize. 415 pp. ISBN: 978-0385543781.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2020) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Gabriella "Gusty" Gomez has lost her mother, and now she's losing her home, as she continues on her danger-filled journey to save those infected with the zombie plague. SIGNED on the illustrated title page. 514 pp. ISBN: 978-1534406407.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Young adult novel set in the future by this award-winning writer. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2014. The third book in the quartet which began with the Newbery award winning book 'The Giver.' SIGNED and dated on the title page. 215 pp. Dust jacket design by Charles Brock. ISBN: 0-618404414.

New York: Doubleday, (2019) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, set 15 years later - Gilead continues to maintain its grip on power, but there signs it is beginning to rot from within. This is the story of three women - one who has grown up in Gilead as the daughter of an important commander, another in Canada who marches in anti-Gilead protests, and one who was one of the regime's enforcers. Winner of the Booker Prize. 415 pp. ISBN: 978-0385543781.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in a dystopian future - on the one side, there is Quetzalia, behind fortress walls, free of machine technology and devoted to peace and the mystical practices of ancient Mexico - and outside the walls on the wasteland plains is a people of unbridled savagery. 273 pp. Dust jacket art by Les Edwards. ISBN: 0-688052843.

Seattle: Per Aspera Press, (2006). First edition - The author's first novel, a futuristic dystopia, set in a world where the survivors of the last global disaster live within the stone and steel Hypogeum, beneath the fluorescent light of an unmoving sun. The air is poison, the population is culled at random by invisible assassins, and privacy is a thing of the past. Glossary. 347 pp.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - Dystopian novel set in 2047 in an America where the microscopic machines of nanotechnology have built a clean, prosperous America. But those who resist the mandatory "therapy" suffer discrimination and poverty. When the mutilated corpses of eight young students are found in the luxury apartment of a noted poet, he becomes the "subject of investigation by an ambitious policewoman, a renegade psychologist, and the murderer's closest friend. Twenty-first century Los Angeles provides the surrealistic setting for a remarkable exploration of human guilt and fears. . . Bear's blending of high-tech gloss with penetrating insights into human nature results in a complex and challenging speculative vision." (Library Journal) 364 pp. ISBN: 0-446514004.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's second novel, a thriller set in the 21st century world of underseas cities. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-380974568.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (2009) dj. Hardcover - The second book in her MaddAddam trilogy, sequel to Oryx and Crake, and like that book set in a near future in which the world has been devastated by a global pandemic which set across the earth like a waterless flood. While there appear to be few human survivors, gene-spliced life is beginning to proliferate. 434 pp. ISBN: 978-0771008443.

Terre Haute, IN: Tanglewood, (2012). SIGNED first edition - The second novel in the highly praised Ashfall series for young adults, set after the eruption of the Yellowstone super volcano. The first book was praised for seamlessly weaving details about science, geography, agriculture, and slaughter into the story, creating a fully immersive and internally consistent world much too close to reality. This novel follows 16-year-old Alexs journey with tough Darla through the ash and snow of a postvolcanic, dystopian Midwestern world. SIGNED on the title page and dated 6-6-12, in the year of publication. 376 pp.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - A provocative thriller of tomorrow rooted firmly in reality: the fascism of the recent past, the social turmoil of today. A dystopian novel set in the near future in a world on the brink of World War III. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-385037163.