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In the 19th century, however, dystopia had a medical meaning. These days, that medical meaning is generally conveyed by the word ectopia. From ex (out) and topos (place), ectopia means something ...

With the latest installment of Hunger Games on the way, it’s easy to look back at this franchise with nostalgia. The books ...

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HOW DO YOU concoct a plausible fictional near-future, in which people’s reliance on technology has gone too far? If you read “The Dream Hotel”, a gripping new novel, you can discern one recipe.

Asked for his favorite novel, however, he might have mentioned a dystopian thriller in which the Antichrist is a senator from Vermont. The Holy Father certainly talked it up during his papacy.