Recently I've been looking for a certain brand of writing that is either difficult to find, or I am looking in the entirely wrong places for. That is, Fics with either a distinct 'Orwellian' feel to them; or where the 'Hero' is trying to either

A: Fight against the government or 'Power' as it were, while attempting to create something that everyone can appreciate. Politicking, Power Struggles, People dealing with the aftermath of what they struggled for.

or

B: The 'Hero', 'Protagonist', whatever you wish to call them; leaving whatever that he/she was fighting for was no longer worth it, impossible, or never existed in the first place.

Any fandom is fine, or actual novels, written work, essays, character studies etc, etc, etc. I need my fix people. Thanks in advance.

 

I don't think I've ever read a decent fanfic with a dystopic setting but would be happy to be proven wrong if anyone could give examples. However, two excellent novels along the same vein of Orwell's 1984 are Jack London's The Iron Heel and Karin Boye's Kallocain both of which are great reads. Similarly, Stephen King's great for dystopic settings but none of his stuff is legally online. One of Orwell's less well-known novels Homage to Catalonia is also great but is less of a dystopian vision and more a fictional retelling of his historic experiences with Stalinist oppression in the Spanish Civil War. Personally, I'm more inclined to enjoy dystopic films and everyone should watch They Live, Akira and Brazil at least once in their lifetimes.

 

You, good sir, are both a Gentleman and Scholar. May you be showered with whatever you find pleasurable.