Books like The drowned cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

A weary father and his young son journey across a bleak, post‑apocalyptic America, battling cannibals, starvation, and a harsh winter in a desperate quest for safety and a glimpse of remaining civilization.

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

In a future where corporations weaponize genetic engineering, Paolo Bacigalupi’s *The Windup Girl* explores the ethical and societal consequences of bioterrorism and gene hacking.

An unforgettable love story in a future overrun by genetic engineering.

Kim Stanley Robinson’s *The Ministry for the Future* follows a United Nations agency as it tackles climate change, blending policy, humanitarian aid, and human vulnerability in a near‑future scenario.

In a world ravaged by successive alien attacks, Cassie navigates a solitary highway to escape the terrorizing Them. When she meets the enigmatic Evan Walker, hope and danger collide as she must decide whether to trust him and fight for survival.

In a future where global warming has melted polar ice, London becomes a vast, sun‑washed swamp; drif‐ing reptiles roam the city and a group of scientists seeks treasure in the drowned streets.

Teenaged soldier Noemi and abandoned robot Abel reluctantly team up for a perilous interstellar voyage that threatens to end a planetary war, only to discover that trust and truth are the true weapons of battle.

Pollyanna Grows Up follows the second half of Pollyanna’s life as she confronts the trials of maturity—recovering from paralysis, traveling across Europe, and navigating the joys and hardships of adult friendship and family.

Tool of War follows a genetically engineered half‑man, half‑beast named Tool who escapes his creators and unites young soldiers in a fight for freedom against oppression.

In a future where Earth is barely livable, seventeen‑year‑old Tora Reynolds hides while guarding her father's powerful weapons, fearing they could ignite disaster if seized by the wrong hands.

In a post‑virus world, eighteen‑year‑old Eve discovers her school’s sinister plan and must flee, forging fragile alliances amid a perilous quest for survival.

No one can understand the helplessness of living out a life-or-death moment in slow motion. Sometimes you just have to drown...so you can live. A family picnic at a Southern California beach ends with a near-drowning, transforming a man caught in the clash between two disparate cultures-his own and the one to which he aspires. As his future hangs in the balance, he is forced to choose between them. Emigrating to the United States from Aleppo, Syria, young Christofir yearns to assimilate into American culture. But his estranged family has more self-serving strategies in mind, and when he meets Ani, the woman with whom he falls in love and intends to marry, they use every devious plot in their playbook to sabotage his plans. By 2020-2022, when the COVID pandemic takes hold of humanity, systematically changing the world as we know it, God starts revealing His plans for Christofir and His loved ones, clarifying the chaos and confusion and confronting him with His greatest challenge.

In the scorching desert world of Mirage, ocean‑dwelling friends Aluna, Hoku, winged Calli, and Equian exile Dash must outwit the tyrannical Karl Strand and his clone Scorch to save the Equians and prevent the desert’s collapse.

In a post‑apocalyptic world, orphaned teen boys team up with imprisoned twin girls, forging a bond of survival and hope as they confront the dangers and injustices of the new republic.

A 16‑year‑old boxing champ discovers his boot‑camp is a mercenary training center for enhanced children, and he must save friends and thwart a global threat.

A young orphan girl, Rhine, embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth behind a mysterious virus and escape her dystopian future.

Fever is a 341‑page science‑fiction novel for youth by Lauren DeStefano that has been a New York Times bestseller. It addresses genetic engineering, genetic disorders, orphanhood and misogyny.

A 13‑year‑old tetherboy named Chess leads a salvage crew in a futuristic world where cities cling to mountain peaks above a deadly Fog and airship pirates rule the skies. They must thwart Lord Kodoc’s plans to save their beloved Mrs. E.

In a near‑future world plagued by hunger, Devin secures a spot in a sanctuary for abandoned children promising endless food and a new family—but the home harbors a dark, life‑altering secret.