#dystopia trilogy

[haveyoureadthishorrorbookpoll]

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Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide, the third in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—but it’s the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.

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[shyjusticewarrior]

Out of Katniss, Peeta, and Gale, Gale is the most likely to have supported the Capitol if he was born a Capitol citizen.

#the hunger games #the hunger games trilogy #hunger games #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #gale hawthorne #mockingjay #president coin #character analysis #media analysis #media commentary #fandom #literature #literary analysis #ya novels #dystopia #dystopian #the capitol #panem #opinions #president snow #district 13

[nando161mando]

Abolish inheritance

#the inheritance cycle #the inheritance games #inheritance tax #the inheritance trilogy #inheritance series #inheritance #financial #capitalism #venture capital #washington capitals #anti capitalist #capitalist hell #capitalist dystopia #capitalist bullshit #ausgov #politas #auspol #tasgov #taspol #australia #neoliberal capitalism #fuck neoliberals #anthony albanese #albanese government #working class #class war #classwar #poverty #fuck money #money

[sincerethoughtsblog]

i need the dystopian era to come back in full force… i miss them

#dystopian fiction #dystopia #dystopian #the hunger games catching fire #the hunger games #the hunger games mockingjay #the hunger games peeta #the hunger games movie #thg books #thg: intro #thg peeta #thg trilogy #thg finnick #the maze runner #newt #thomas #teresa #dylan o'brien #thomas brodie sangster #kaya scodelario #divergent #divergent books #divergent movie #beatrice prior #four divergent #allegiant

[the-far-bright-center]

Dystopian themes in the Prequels

“Looking back is helpful in understanding his work. Lucas started out in the 1960’s as an experimental filmmaker heavily influenced by the avant-garde films of the San Francisco art scene. Initially interested in painting, he became an editor and visualist who made abstract tone poems. His first feature, THX 1138 (1971) was an experimental science fiction film that presented a surreal, underground world where a dictatorial state controls a docile population using drugs. Love and sex are outlawed, procreation is controlled through machines, and human beings shuffle meaninglessly around the system.”

—Anthony Parisi, 'Revisiting the Star Wars Prequels'

The bolded parts in this description correspond with the Coruscant Underworld, the Jedi Order’s code, and the creation of the clone troopers, respectively.

Notably, in THX 1138's setting, emotions such as love and the concept of family are taboo:

I’ve always found it so interesting that Lucas incorporated the dystopian elements of his earlier sci-fi into the Prequels, taking place as they do in the context of the final years of the Repubic, with all its colourful and sumptuous visual spendour. In comparison, the post-apocalyptic ‘Dark Times’ of the Original Trilogy would seem on the surface to be the more outwardly ‘dystopian’ setting of the two—however, the actual story of the OT is a mythic hero's journey and fairytale, complete with an uplifting and transcendent happy ending. The OT's setting may be drained of colour, and its characters may be living under the shadow of the Empire, but as a story it is far from bleak or dystopian in tone. Rather, fascinatingly, it is the pre-apocalyptic era of the Prequels that is presented as the more dystopian storyline:

“On the surface, [The Phantom Menace] is an optimistic, colorful fantasy of a couple of swashbuckling samurai rescuing a child Queen and meeting a gifted slave boy who can help save the galaxy from the slimy Trade Federation and its Sith leaders. But beneath that cheerful facade is a sweatshop of horrors.” —Michael O'Connor, 'Moral Ambiguity: Beyond Good and Evil in the Prequels'

This is referring to the state of the galaxy during the Prequels era, including the fact that slavery is known to exist, but is largely ignored by the Republic and the Jedi alike due to being too economically inconvenient to combat. It also refers to how the Jedi of the Old Order come across as cold and distant atop their ivory tower on the artificial world of Coruscant, far removed not only from the natural world but also from the true realities of the people they claim to serve. And then there is the additional revelation in Attack of the Clones that love and family are 'outlawed' within the Jedi Order, creating an environment in which their own 'Chosen One' is unable to flourish, leaving him vulnerable to the Dark Side. Finally, there's the fact that the characters end up so distracted by fighting a civil war (something that goes against their own principles and involves the use of a slave clone army in the process), that they are blinded to the entity of pure evil that is guiding their every move...until it is too late.

“Without a clear enemy, the Jedi Order, the Galactic Senate, the whole of the Star Wars galaxy bickers and backstabs and slides around the moral scales. But there is one benefit to Palpatine’s pure evil crashing down upon the galaxy; against its oppressive darkness, only the purest light can shine through.” —Michael O'Connor, 'Moral Ambiguity: Beyond Good and Evil in the Prequels'

If anything, the Dark Times allows for the OT generation's acts of courage and heroism to flourish and succeed, because they are not hampered by the Old Jedi Order's restrictive rules, nor by its servitude to the whims of an increasingly corrupt Republic—so corrupt, in fact, that by the time of RotS, it is practically the Empire in all but name. Indeed, one of the key features of the Prequels, and what makes them so tragic, is that the characters are already living in a dystopia...they just don't know it.

There is, paradoxically, a level of freedom to be found in the midst of the Dark Times which had not been possible during the Twilight era, which allows Original Trio to rise above the tragedy that befell their predecessors. They are able to act as free agents (not as slaves of a corrupt government), serving only the fight for the liberation of all the peoples of the galaxy (not just citizens of the Republic), and are likewise free to live (and love!) on their own terms. Free to act on their positive attachments to one another, without having to hide the truth of their feelings. It's particularly telling that *this* is, above all, what makes the Prequels era so dystopian—the characters' inability to freely and openly participate in normal familial human relationships.

#the prequels #original trilogy #pt x ot #the skywalker saga #the real skywalker saga #lucas' saga #lucas' influences #THX 1138 #the twilight of the republic #vs #the Dark Times #the jedi order #jedi discourse #Prequels appreciation #the prequels era as dystopia #the prequels as tragedy #the original trilogy as fairytale #original trilogy era as fairytale #slavery vs. freedom #the dark is generous and it is patient and it always wins #but it is also the context in which the light shines more brightly

[gnome-minion]

Another pitch ill give to the insignia trilogy is that it has one of my favorite protagonists of all time. Are you sick of protagonists who do nothing? Are you sick of stories where the love interest is basically the main character? Are you sick of mcs who are pushovers?

Well Tom Raines is none of that. He may be stubborn to the point of self sabotage, and act incredibly against his own benefit. But there is a reason for it. And it's part of his arc. He's immature. He's kind of a bad person, hes a very bad boyfriend, he takes needless risks, he's probably low empathy, he's traumatized but hates the fact that he is powerless/afraid so he overcompensates through bravado and impulsive actions. And he's literally neurodivergent and a minor.

He's great please read insignia.

#insignia #s.j. kincaid #insignia trilogy #bookblr #insignia books #insignia book #booklr #book #books #book recommendations #book reccs #ya #ya dystopia

[jelly-o630]

Sometimes I remember that Scott Westerfeld as an author exists and no one appreciates him enough and I just get sad about it

#Zeros trilogy #Uglies trilogy #leviathan trilogy #Scott Westerfeld #literally all three of the these are some of my all time favorite book series #the romantic aspects of them sucks #but everything else about them is too good for me to care #the AA scene in swarm will forever live rent free in my head #What a Villain scene #Uglies being a dystopia you’d want to live in before the reveal happens is so *chefs kiss* #Leviathan’s world building is unparalleled #all of his books have unparalleled world building tbh #that trilogy just did it best #books #reading

[lostlandszines]

This was inspired by area x!

#sci fi #sci fi art #sci fi horror #dystopia #collage #jeff vandermeer #southern reach trilogy #scifi #scifiart #post apocalyptic #scififantasy

[materialismo-dialectico]

Virtual Light - Wiliam Gibson (Bantam Spectra, 1993)

The millennium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working  for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a  bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively  snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But  these are no ordinary shades. What you can see  through these high-tech specs can make you rich—or  get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the  run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of  DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high.  And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash. . . . 

#virtual ligth #science fiction #william gibson #cyberpunk #sprawl #virtual reality #VR #Los Angeles #data #corporation #capitalism #the bridge trilogy #dystopia

[jessread-s]

✩🔟💛Legend Deluxe Set:

The “Legend” series completely changed my life. Before I stumbled upon the then trilogy, I was not much of a bookworm. I have Marie Lu and her writing to thank for transforming me from a nonreader to a reader.

Her books were some of the first that I read that were written from two different perspectives, which my middle school self was blown away by. “Legend” specifically also introduced me to the tropes I now gravitate towards today (mainly enemies-to-lovers) and solidified my love for the dystopian genre.

It is so surreal to think that this favorite series of mine turned TEN this year and is finally making its way to the big screen. I could not think of a better way to celebrate than to purchase Fairyloot’s gorgeous deluxe set. Brand new books for the next ten years of rereading June and Day’s story, swooning over paperclip rings, and ugly crying after stumbling through the final chapter of “Champion.”

From the bottom of my heart…thank you Marie Lu for writing this series that changed my life and for being involved in the adaptation process. Happy ten year anniversary 💛

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@marielubooks

#legend series #The Legend Trilogy #legend marie lu #prodigy #champion #rebel #June Iparis #day wing #daniel altan wing #iparwing #Marie Lu #marie lu always delivers #marielubooks #enemies to lovers #slow burn #dual pov #ya dystopia #ya fantasy #ya romance #ya scifi #YA Books #YA literature #booklr #book blog #book blogger #bookish #bibliophile #Book Lover #YA Reads

[lilacladybugs]

I always wanted to draw the Delirium characters from Lauren Oliver's Delirium series, so I drew Lena, Alex, and Julian. The Delirium series is about forbidden love in a world where love is considered a disease. Note that these books get bittersweet, and some loose ends weren't tied up, but overall, the Delirium trilogy was a good read.

WARNING: SPOILERS ARE FROM HERE ON DOWN. PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS.

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I was conflicted about the Lena, Alex, and Julian love triangle and still am to this day. Lena and Alex had a competitive and wholesome relationship, but Lena and Julian also had a cute relationship and really bonded. I disliked how Alex acted in Requiem, even though I understood where he was coming from. It must have been tough for Alex to get taken away from his love, tortured, and come back to her only to find that she has moved on from him and mistakenly thought he was dead. On the other hand, though, Lena deserved to move on and be happy again.

#delirium #delirium trilogy #requiem #requiem lauren oliver #lauren oliver #dystopia #dystopian #sci fi #science fiction #magdalena haloway #lena haloway #alex sheathes #julian fineman #digital art

[flosuwfixia]

Fire burns brighter in the darkness.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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[celestialmaison]

absolutely no one else:

dreamcatcher: follow us through our end of the world climate change human greed narrative OR DIE ❤️❤️❤️

#dreamcatcher #dreamcatcher vision #apocalypse: follow us #like ??? #when i say no one is doing it like them i mean no one else is doing it like them #every time they do a trilogy the concepts always blow my fucking mind #first dystopia and now apocalypse? the art is ARTING #dreamcatcher sua #dreamcatcher siyeon #dreamcatcher handong #dreamcatcher jiu #dreamcatcher gahyeon #dreamcatcher dami #dreamcatcher yoohyeon #vision

[jaykorianddickkoriforlife]

I don't remember if they ever talked about it in the books but do you wonder if anyone pulled an Octavia Blake in the hunger games universe?

Like how do the peacekeepers keep track of all the births for the games? Are home births allowed? I'm assuming no to keep everything documented, and controlled. Do they do house checks randomly?

If you don't know, Octavia Blake is a character from the 100 who was born in a place where she legally was not allowed to exist in, literally, so her mother hid her beneath the floor since she already had a son, and you could only have one kid.

I genuinely can't remember if it was ever mentioned, the rules behind that, but it would be interesting to see. It's intriguing to think that in both scenarios, the end result wouldn't be pretty since everything is so government controlled, and you can't escape it.

#the hunger games #hunger games #octavia blake #the 100 #dystopia #dystopian #the hunger games trilogy #girl beneath the floor #blodreina #you cant even fake an identity because everything is tracked #suzanne collins #catching fire #mockingjay part 2 #mockingjay #mockingjay part 1 #parents desperation to save their kids is always something i like to see #imagine finding out you're pregnant and knowing your kid may be selected to fight #i would die #no

[iliketosleepandiliketoblog]

IS ANYONE IN THE LEGEND FANDOM?? IS THERE A LEGEND FANDOM???? DEAR TUMBLR OVERLORDS SEND ME A MUTUAL WHO HAS READ THE LEGEND TRILOGY PLEASEE

#legend trilogy #marie lu #june iparis #daniel wing #day wing #dystopia #dystopic #dystopia novels

[jdsmineralwater]

okay okay okay so this idea formed in my head during dinner and now im putting it into words

ride the cyclone character's factions (divergent)

ocean: born in erudite, tests for erudite, picks erudite. i do make the rules and ocean is 100% erudite.

noel: born in erudite, tests for candor, picks erudite. he almost chose abnegation bc what better way to blend in than to have that be your lifes goal, but he chose against it bc hed be alone

mischa: born in abnegation, tests for abnegation and dauntless, picks dauntless. it looks fun. thats why he does it, bc it looks fun. he passes initiation at top rank tho

ricky: born in amity, tests for amity and dauntless, picks dauntless. he picks dauntless bc yes he believes in nonviolent conflict resolution but he figures that the only way anything will be fixed is through dauntless

penny: born in amity, tests amity and erudite, picks dauntless. she learned the hard way to not eat the bread.

constance: born in abnegation, tests amity, picks abnegation. she doesnt want to leave her family behind, abnegation is her home.

mischa and penny are divergent, ricky thinks hes divergent but when he does the tests outside he finds out hes not (like tobias)

i love dystopia and divergent is my favourite sooo

#divergent spoilers #insurgent spoilers #allegiant spoilers #divergent #divergent trilogy #dystopia #ride the cyclone #rtc #ocean oconnell rosenberg #noel gruber #mischa bachinski #ricky potts #penny lamb #jane doe rtc #constance blackwood #headcanons #rtc headcanons