Dieselpunk Dystopia
Mad Max/Borderlands Aesthetic. If you have any other recommendations let me know.
created by JohnNickleback
last updated August, 2026
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i haven't read this one since middle school so idr if it's any good but i feel like blood red road by moira young might match this vibe. although be warned that it is ya. also frontier by grace curtis has those vibes as well.
love the list btw, it's such a good niche subgenre
Both added! Its more about the kind of Dieselpunk Deserty dystopia vibes than anything specific YA isn't excluded!
Yeah I've been replaying Borderlands 2 recently with my girlfriend and I just love the aesthetic of the world and was surprised that I couldn't find a list of books similar on here so I googled it and added the results I could see!
hell yeah! thanks for contributing this list. i've had ten low on my tbr for a while, looking forward to reading it soon
