Dystopian novels about ecological collapse

Ecological collapse turns the setting into the antagonist. Ruined land, poisoned water, and failing seasons force the human story into a corner. These titles ask how people govern, hoard, and survive when the planet itself stops cooperating.

41 titles on this theme, earliest first.

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  Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift · 1726
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  The Last ManMary Shelley · 1826
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  The Purple CloudM. P. Shiel · 1901
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  Lord of the WorldRobert Hugh Benson · 1908
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  The Machine StopsE. M. Forster · 1909
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  The Night LandWilliam Hope Hodgson · 1912
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  Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury · 1953
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  Lord of the FliesWilliam Golding · 1954
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  The ChrysalidsJohn Wyndham · 1955
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  A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller Jr · 1959
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  Alas, BabylonPat Frank · 1959
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  Farnham's FreeholdRobert A. Heinlein · 1964
• The Time Hoppers
  The Time HoppersRobert Silverberg · 1967
• Planet of the Apes
  Planet of the ApesPierre Boulle · 1968
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  The LoraxDr. Seuss · 1971
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  The Sheep Look UpJohn Brunner · 1972
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  The Girl Who Owned a CityO. T. Nelson · 1975
• Woman on the Edge of Time
  Woman on the Edge of TimeMarge Piercy · 1976
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  The StandStephen King · 1978
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  Walk to the End of the WorldSuzy McKee Charnas · 1978
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  Riddley WalkerRussell Hoban · 1980
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  In the Country of Last ThingsPaul Auster · 1987
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  Parable of the SowerOctavia E. Butler · 1993
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  '48James Herbert · 1996
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  Shade's ChildrenGarth Nix · 1997
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  Battle RoyaleKoushun Takami · 1999
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  Forever FreeJoe Haldeman · 1999
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  Armageddon's ChildrenTerry Brooks · 2006
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  The Book of DaveWill Self · 2006
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  The Dead and the GoneSusan Beth Pfeffer · 2008
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  World Made by HandJames Howard Kunstler · 2008
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  The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi · 2009
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  The Year of the FloodMargaret Atwood · 2009
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  The PassageJustin Cronin · 2010
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  WoolHugh Howey · 2010
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  Ready Player OneErnest Cline · 2011
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  The Death CureJames Dashner · 2011
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  Under the Never SkyVeronica Rossi · 2012
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  Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel · 2014
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  The Girl with All the GiftsM. R. Carey · 2014
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  Tears of the TrufflepigFernando A. Flores · 2019