List of Spanish Dystopias

List of Spanish Dystopias

Diana Q Palardy

8/13/2017 (list updated 1/30/21)

I have created below a list of Spanish dystopias (according to my criteria for dystopias) and distopinas, a term that Miquel Codony uses to describe works that have “esa sustancia elusiva que condensa en sus moléculas la esencia de la distopía” (that elusive substance that condenses in its molecules the essence of dystopia). I have included works of fiction (including novels, short stories, films, plays and even one poetry collection) which either a literary critic, a publishing house, a journalist, a science fiction scholar/specialist, or I myself have labeled as adystopia. Since there is considerable debate as to what technically qualifies as a dystopia and I have not read or seen all of the works included, I have erred on the side of inclusiveness in compiling this list. The works span from 1879, when “El futuro dictador” by José Fernández Bremón was published,* until 2018, with the publication of Los cinco estigmas del éter by Antonio César Murón.  In the list, the default genre for each title listed is narrative (novels or short stories), unless noted otherwise in parentheses after the title. For anthologies and collections, each short story is listed separately when I am able to offer specific information about it; otherwise, the entire anthology/collection is listed. It is important to note that no bibliography is perfect and I would greatly appreciate comments at spanishdystopias@gmail.com, especially regarding suggestions for additions, deletions and corrections. The database is a work in progress and it will continue to be updated and modified over time.

*  It should be noted that originally, it was assumed that “El mundo sin vicios” by Cándido María Trigueros was the first Spanish dystopia; however, Elena de Lorenzo Álvarez argues that it was actually a translation of a story from a different country. See: https://doi.org/10.1080/14753820.2014.962911.

NumberYearTitleAuthorDescription
11879"El futuro dictador" in El crimen de ayer y otros cuentosFernández Bremón, JoséBorderline dystopia (a plutocracy) in which a regime is ruled by a multimillionaire.
21886"Cuento futuro" - first in La opinión and then in El señor y lo demás, son cuentos in 1893Alas, Leopoldo (pseudonym Clarín)comical, farcical dystopia
31897"El futuro ayuntamiento de Madrid" from the anthology La guerra de España con los Estados Unidos y otros relatosFabra, Nilo María
41897"Teitán el soberbio" from the anthology La guerra de España con los Estados Unidos y otros relatosFabra, Nilo María
51902"Un drama en el siglo XXI" in De la luna a mecanópolis , Nil Santiáñez-Tió, ed.Millán, CamiloFirst extensive Spanish dystopia, according to Mariano Martín Rodríguez; light-hearted, anti-capitalist
61908"Cuento absurdo" in Los buitresVicente, Angeles
71909Sentimental ClubPérez de Ayala, Ramónprecursor to modern dystopia; against collectivism; patriarchal nostalgia
81911"La coronada villa tentacular" in Del presente, del pasado y del futuroGener, Pompeyo
91912"La verdad en la ilusión" In Cuentos futuristas (2000), Francisco Arellano, ed.Olmet, Luis Antón del has been called a precursor to Woody Allen's Sleeper
101913"Mecanópolis" in De la luna a mecanópolis, Nil Santiáñez-Tió, ed.Unamuno, Miguel de
111919"Un país extraño" in Blanco y negroCalvo Roselló, Miguel A.against technology; like 1984; reaction to Soviet Union; vigilance
121922"El misterioso asesino de Potestad"Porras, Antoniopolitical intrigue; a totalitarian, technologically advanced dystopia
131922El paraíso de las mujeresBlasco Ibáñez, VicenteA shipwrecked man ends up on an island dominated by tiny women, basically Lilliputians from Gulliver's Travels, but 2 centuries later.
141923CinelandiaGómez de la Serna, Ramón
151923El archipiélago maravilloso. Aventuras fantasmagóricasAraquistáin, Luismatriarchal dictatorship on an island; immortality is a curse; men are used only for sex
161924El tratado de HeligolandBravo, Julioanti-communist parable; criticism of Bolsheviks
171925La jirafa sagradaMadariaga, Salvador de
181926Náufragosdel Valle, Adrián
191929"En la caverna encantada"Salaverría, José Maríalost race dystopia
201930Millones entre redesValverde Gil, Antonioeconomic dystopia (perhaps a precursor to what is happening now)
211932El amor dentro de 200 añosMartínez Rizo, Alfonsopro-anarchism, open sexual relationships, leans more utopian than dystopian
221932Del éxodo al paraísoValentí, Salvioshortcomings of libertarian communism
231932La ciudad que no tenía mujeresPérez de Olaguer, Antonio
241935La isla de la PazMesa Ramos, José
251942El doradoBaroja, Ricardolost race dystopia
261950La bomba increíbleSalinas, Pedroconsidered a dystopian classic by many Spanish sci-fi scholars
271950"Futurama" in Antología de los BorrasesBorrás, Tomás
281958El futuro ha comenzadoRojas, Carlos
291965Construcción 53García-Viñó, M.
301967"Asfalto" in Un mundo sin luzBuiza, Carlos
311967La guerra de los dos mil añosGarcía Pavón, F.
321969"3 mitos en nuevos odres" in Antología de novelas de anticipación. Novena selección.Atienza, J.G.
331969"¿Dónde hay espacio?" in Antología de novelas de anticipación. Novena selección .García Lecha, L.
341969"Limpio, sano y justiciero" in Antología de novelas de anticipación. Novena selección.Atienza, J.G.
351969Parábola del náufragoDelibes, Migueldictatorship, vigilance, city vs. countryside; hedge grows uncontrollably
361969Las máquinasJarnés, E.
371969La ciudad sin hombresFranco, Jesús The leader of an all-female region wants to dominate the world.
381970"Cuando solo resta la muerte" in Nueva dimensión 14Vigil, Luis
391971El hombre y la mosca (play)Ruibal, Josédictatorship, vigilance, violence, pain, theater of the absurd; 2 men in a dome
401972"Notas del juicio de un elemento subversivo" in Antología social de ciencia ficción, Carlos Buiza, ed.Vigil, LuisAn old hippy is being tried by a robot judge and he is declared guilty of not spending enough money in his society obsessed with consumerism. The society is polluted, everyone is known as an "unidad económica" with a number.
411972"Visite España año 2000" in A ntología de novelas de anticipación XVIIAlvarez Villar, Alfonso
421972"Los chupópteros" in Antología de novelas de anticipación XVIILezcano, Francisco
431973El contrabandista de pájaros Burgos, Antonio
441973La TecnarquíaCampanna, Pablo
451974La fundaciónBuero Vallejo, Antonio
461974Los papeles de Ludwig JägerFerrer-Vidal, Jorge
471974Narraciones españolas de ciencia ficción (anthology)
481974Burocracia y tecnocraciaGarcía-Pelayo, M.
491974Escuela de mandarinesEspinosa, Miguelwell-known dystopia to Spanish sci-fi scholars; "negative utopia of fascist Spain" (Espinosa)
501974Mecanoscrit del segon origen (in Catalán)Pedrolo, Manuel deA mix of post-apocalypse, utopia, and dystopia.
511975Largo retornoLazaga, PedroA woman has a serious disease and gets cryogenically frozen so that she can wake up when they have found a cure and be reunited with her partner. It doesn't work out as they planned.
521975Paraíso finalPlans, J.J.
531976Último deseoKlimovsky, LeónDescribed by Nicholas Schlegel as the Spanish "Omega Man" meets "Eyes Wide Shut". A group of rich businessmen are partying in a castle, a nuclear bomb explodes, everyone is blind in nearby villages. There's a group called "The People Who Owned the Dark."
541976Memorias de un futuro bárbaroJulió, Montserratmigration, depopulation, wastelands, gender, post-apocalypse, overdevelopment (originally in Catalan)
551978"La última lección sobre Cisneros"Bermúdez, GabrielPost-Francoism dystopian Spain
561980LaetiusEls Joglars
571980Zero Weather: A Future FantasySender, Ramón"psychic terrorists and the upcoming 1980's Ice Age" (Sender)
581981Futuro imperfecto (collection)Santos, Domingo
591981"Catarsis"Barceló, Elia
601982Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen)Palacio, José MaríaMatriarchal dicatorship; a man eventually decides to fight for freedom after falling in love
611983Tunka, el guerreroGómez Sáinz, Joaquín "In a barren land, a women-only tribe known as the Selenians rule. They are in war with the Tazaris, evil men." (IMDB)
621984La dama del glaç (diptych in Catalan)Fabregat, Rosagenetic engineering
631987Bye, Bye, BeethovenEls Joglars
641987De la urbanización de la urbeNavajas, Gonzalo
651989SagradaBarceló, Elia
661990TemblorMontero, Rosafantasy; migration, depopulation, wastelands, gender, post-apocalypse, overdevelopment
671991La luna quietaNegrete, Javier
681993Acción mutante (film)de la Iglesia, Alex disability, beauty, sexism
691993Salud mortalBermúdez, Gabrieldoctors rule, they want ignorant patients, dictatorship; well-known Spanish dystopia by sci-fi scholars
701994Consecuencias naturalesBarceló, Elia
711994En un temps llunta i un païs desconegutFeases, FedericLinguistic and cultural dominance.
721995AtolladeroAibar, Óscar A post-apocalyptic western; lawless wastelands between cities; town called Atolladero ruled by a tyrant called the Judge
731995El gran defectoCuervo Alvarez, Joséfighting multinational companies (Fish and Meat corp)
741995La sombra cazadoradel Toro, Suso
751996La sonrisa del gato (available in English translation as Cat's Whirld )Martínez, RodolfoWinner of the 1996 Premio Ignotus; Known as Spain's first cyberpunk novel.
761997"Preservad la tierra"Vilches Palma, Joséecological concerns of extraterrestrials who use them as an excuse to invade Earth
771997Abre los ojos (film)Amenábar, Alejandro technology, inequality, hedonism, mimes, clones, rich white male privilege, cryogenic preservation
781998"El sueño de la razón"Boix, Armandolike Abre los ojos
791999Tokio ya no nos quiereLoriga, Ray a pharmaceutical sales rep becomes addicted to a memory-erasing drug and leads a hedonistic lifestyle; he meets the creator of the drug
801999"Tercer milenio: multinacional, energía y emigración" in Impactos en el tercer milenio, Juan José Aroz, ed.Cuervo Alvarez, Jose post industrial, multinational, energy
811999La mirada de las furiasNegrete, Javier
822000Vitro (play)Cabur, BeatrizBiogenetic dystopia
832000"El misterio de los orígenes"Arsenal, LeónNeanderthal community
842001First Date. Guión radiofónico (play)Cabur, Beatrizecological dystopia
852001Planeta HembraBustelo, Gabrielafeminism, essentialism, technology, gender
862001Clara y la penumbraSomoza, José Carlosconsumerism; painters use bodies of models as canvases that are displayed in museums/galleries
872002La ciudad invisibleDíaz Conde, Edmundo A scientist puts a chemical in the water supply that makes everyone invisible. He thinks he can create a just, anarchistic society in which men are not ruled by laws, politicians, work, etc.
882002"Frontera" in Globalización, Juan José Aroz, ed.Sánchez Carracedo, Fermínborder patrol officers capture undocumented immigrants crossing over and sell their organs for profit; won Premio Espiral CF 2001
892002El cortafuegosCofiño, Luis Angel
902002Sangre a borbotonesReig, Rafaelecology; Madrid under water, detective - Blade Runner style
912002Las hijas de TaraGallego, Lauraandroids, technology, people return to nature
922002Los años eternos (play)May, Ignacio
932002Cinco días antesFernández Castrosín, Carlosdystopia set in Benidorm
942003Antología de la ciencia ficción española: 1982-2002 (anthology)Díez, Julián, ed.
952003"El último hombre gordo" in Eridan: Suplemento N.2 de Alfa EridianiAlamo, Alfredo
962003 "Masas" in Eridan: Suplemento N.2 de Alfa EridianiAlamo, Alfredo
972004Ronensbourgh (play)Cabur, Beatrizmetaphysical dystopia
982004Dos mil Madrid cincuenta y cuatroMiralles, SantiagoMadrid is being torn down and created to be a like it was in the 17th c.
992004FAQ (film)Atanes, Carlosdystopian matriarchy; women rule and men are oppressed
1002004Hacia el teorema del punto fijoCuervo Alvarez, Joséeconomy controlled by media, Big Brother, accumulating knowledge
1012004¿Escasez de petróleo? (anthology)Aroz, Juan José, ed.contest for stories about peak oil sci-fi
1022005Cero absolutoFernández, Javiertechnology
1032005Cazadores de luzCasariego, Nicolásconsumption; everyone is always a consumer and seller, every transaction is financial
1042006La ciudad del Gran ReyEsquivias, Oscar2nd part of a Dantesque trilogy, dystopian Burgos with human teeth as currency, compared with Calvino, Kafka
1052006El código secreto. El misterio de las Trescientas Holandesas.Sabaté, Jorge
1062006La alambrada de LeviFrías, Milagrosenvironment; science and technology control everything; race
1072006La gran necrópolisFerreras, Juan Ignacioconsumption; sacrifice self and money to worship the dead
1082006Franco. Una historia alternativa (anthology)Díez, Julián, ed.uchronias about what would have happened if Franco hadn't won the Civil War
1092007MetaversosBesa, Luisspeculation, virtual reality and second life;
1102007Perro muerto en tintorería: Los fuertes (play)Liddell, Angélica
1112008Neocracia (play)Almansa, Pilar G. political-capitalist dystopia
1122008Evolución (play)Tur, AinaBiogenetic dystopia
1132008Mano de Galaxia. I. Golconda II. HaladrielBermúdez, Gabriel
1142008"Mil euros por tu vida" in Futuros peligrososBarceló, Eliatechnology, inequality, immigration; wealthy older Spaniards transplant their consciousness into the bodies of impoverished Africans
1152008Las puertas de lo posible (collection)Merino, José María
1162008Switch in the RedVallejo, Susana
1172008El mapa del tiempo (book 1 of La triología victoriana )Palma, Félix J.famous Steampunk trilogy; book 2: El mapa del cielo (2012), book 3: El mapa del caos (2014)
1182009Si en la ciudad la luzGuillamón, Eva
1192009"Brígada Diógenes" in Prospectivas. Antología del cuento de ciencia ficción española actual, Fernando Ángel Moreno, ed.Muñoz Rengel, Juan Jacintolike Fahrenheit 451
1202010Eros. La superproducción de los afectosFernández Porta, Eloymaterialism, media, sex, reality shows; takes place in 2040 after the market collapses
1212010Maximum Shame (film)Atanes, Carlos
1222010Alba crommMora, Vicente Luis
1232010Los muertos (book 1 of the trilogy Las huellas)Carrión, Jorgepeople like immigrants are without identities and pay money to discover them; metafictional
1242010RecalibradosSantos, Antoniogenetic modification
1252011El canto de las sirenasHernández Garrido, Raúl
1262011Futuro 10.0 (play)Iglesias, Olga and Alvaro Tatohumorous dystopia
1272011Clonación (play)Guillamón, EvaBiogenetic dystopia
1282011El adepto de la reina (available in English translation as The Queen's Adept )Martínez, RodolfoA mix of genres: spy novel, space opera, fantasy, a touch of dystopia
1292011Dorian StarkBrito Delgado, AlexisCross between Blade Runner and "En el ático"
1302011El salario del giganteArdillo, Joséecology, ecofascism, greed, income inequality
1312011Lágrimas en la lluviaMontero, Rosaecology, income/social inequality, clones, consumerism, globalization; detective dystopia;
1322011Oxford 7Tusset, Pablo
1332011La jaulaSerrano, Javierdesert, Panopticon
1342011Eva (film)Maíllo, Kiketechnology, robots, AI
1352011Los templos de SyrixCabo, Miguel Angelperfect harmony because of complete control; based on Rush song
1362011Fugacidades distópicas (collection)Romero Ruiz de Castro, Jaimeshort stories about dystopia and death; human cruelty
1372011Ciudad sin estrellasde Paz, Montsenuclear post apocalypse, class and industry segregation, only rich can fly, underground cities; won Premio Minotauro 2011
1382011Un incendio invisibleMesa, Sara
1392012El régimen del piensoCalonge, Eusebio
14020122123: El año de MoebiusAluart, Angel de
1412012Gerotron 2050Ibarrondo, Juana pharmaceutical megacorporation deliberately spreads a disease so that it can sell the drugs to cure it
1422012"Las islas" (first part of the poetry collection La nave)Barragán, José Pablodystopian poems, one similar to Nineteen Eighty-Four
1432012CenitalBueso, Emilioecovillage trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic, peak-oil society; won Premio Celsius 2013
1442012MetanoiaArroyo Merino, Dioni
1452012Ultimos días en el puesto del esteFallarás, Cristinapost-apocalypse; religious fanatics take over; resistance
1462012Distopías de ayer y mañana (collection)Blanco Claraco, Tomás
1472012"Arizona" (play)Rubio, Juan Carlosvigilante justice on the border between the US and Mexico; tragicomedy
1482012TaksimSardá, Juanconsumerism and technology rule supreme
1492012Crónicas de la distopía (collection)Valenzuela Real, Víctor M.
1502013"La textura de las palabras" in Terra Nova Vol. 2Martínez, Felicidadseparation of the sexes, finalist for the Premio Ignotus 2013
1512013Un futuro sin másTuriel, Antonioecological concerns
1522013La repoblaciónArdillo, José
1532013EnlazadosGarcía Miranda, Carlosjuvenile dystopia
15420132020Moreno, Javierpeople living in abandoned airplanes, a lot of "anti-sistema" people
1552013Con todo el odio de nuestro corazónCámara, Fernando3 disenfranchised people plotting to murder a corrupt politician implicated in the financial crisis; middle class living in shanty towns, won the XVI Premio F. García Pavón de Novela
1562013Crónicas de ciudad felizAlmira Picazo, Carlosliving in a dome, outside the dome is a toxic atmosphere, bad people are deported
1572013El enigma de Nora. Luminantes.Roca, Ibán
1582013En la isla del petirrojoMagunazelaia, Josune
1592013La peixeraGràcia Clotet, Maiol de
1602013Por si se va la luzMoreno, Laraa rural dystopia, borderline post-apocalyptic
1612013The Legistand’sCaballé Bayo, Alejandro
1622014Subway PlaceboCuriel, Rosario
1632014InerciaGarcía, Ariadna G.Spain is about to elect a neofascist party to power. There are few public services. Conflicts unfold in an international airport.
1642014El arca de NoéAliaga, Adán y David ValeroIt's the year 2020 and there's a global crisis. 2 security guards at a factory are fired and they decide to create a machine to travel to other worlds.
1652014Toda una vida (play)Buero, Antoniaecological dystopia
1662014The Seer. Tragedia en dos actos y un sueño (play)Viñolo, Carmenpolitical-capitalist dystopia
1672014"El error" (originally publised in 2009) in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Montero, Rosa clones, identity awareness, social class, exclusion, ecological segregation
1682014"Instrucciones para cambiar el mundo" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Palma, Félix J.pointless rules that can't be questioned; inefficiency institutionalized
1692014"We Kids" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Gallego, Lauratechnology, fame, social media
1702014"Al garete" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Bueso, Emilioecological disaster, post-apocalypse, water everywhere, battle for resources
1712014"2084. Después de la revolución" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Barceló, Eliaecovillage, fertility, gender roles, segregation, class divide,
1722014"Limpieza de sangre" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Aguilera, Juan MiguelIslamic dictatorship meets the Ebola crisis
1732014"Camp century" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Pastor, Marcpost-apocalypse, resources, post-human, disease, dehumanization, "readers"
1742014"En el ático" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Martínez, Rodolfodifferent social classes live on different levels (society is hierarchical), segregation, a female clone kills other clones
1752014"La inteligencia definitiva" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Merino, José Maríacell phones, technology, luddites, artificial intelligence, source of humanity
1762014"Gracia" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Vallejo, Susanapost-apocalypse, midwife, selling babies of the poor for profit
1772014"Colapso" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Muñoz Rengel, Juan Jacintowhat happens when hackers mess with chips in people and they go berserk
1782014"Los centinelas del tiempo" in Mañana todavía (Not all of the stories in this anthology are dystopias)Negrete, Javiercriticizing a society that is too politically correct, like Fahrenheit 451
1792014"Techt" in Alucinadas: Antología de relatos de ciencia ficción escrita por mujeres, Jurado, Cristina and Leticia Lara, eds.Sofía Rhei
1802014"El fin del capitalismo: el principio del fin"Jiménez Cantón, Guillermostory in an anthology about the end of capitalism; finalist in the contest
1812014La ciudad verticalTorras de Ugarte, Javiervertical city; stratified according to purity of blood
1822014Los huérfanosCarrión, Jorge2nd book of his trilogy Las huellas; a group of survivors of World War III has been living for 13 years in a bunker in Peiking; a crazy guy threatens the harmony of the community
1832014Sueñan los androides (film)de Sosa, Ionhousing/economic/ecological crisis, generation, dehumanizing work, Blade Runner in Benidorm
1842014Mayhem IIñaki Sendinocomic dystopia, series
1852014KarakMelendi
1862014NosexoPérez Mulet, Eduardosci-fi about no sex or love in the future
1872014Automata (film)Ibáñez, Gaberobots, wastelands caused by ecological decay, cyberpunk
1882014Los días grisesMínguez, Sergio Alonsopathogen transmitted by money, post apocalyptic; on my Kindle
1892014Torrente 5: Eurovegas (film)Segura, Santiago
1902014La reconversión humanaMartínez, Angel Falcón
1912014Segundo origen (film)Porta, Carlesbased on Mecanoscrito del segundo origen by Pedrolo from 1974
1922014La revolución de los ángeles (novel in 2014, film in 2015)Silvestre Grau, Javier and Clavell Montplet, Oriola trend develops of terminally-ill, lower to middle-class people killing off corrupt politicians
1932014"Gira, gira" in Historia y antología de ciencia ficción española , Díez, Julián, ed. Santos, Domingo
1942014"Quercarrán" in Dulces dieciséis y otros relatosVaquerizo, Eduardocontrolling the brain with drugs
1952014Un minuto antes en la oscuridadMartínez Biurrun, Ismaelpost-apocalypse
19620141938Montalvo, Jesus
1972014Zona prohibidaCirici, Davidpremio Ramon Muntaner in 2013
1982014El imperio de YegorovMoyano, Manuelfinalist for the Premio Herralde
1992014Garden. El jardín del fin del mundoRomero, Emma
2002014Barcelona no existeCastillo, David
2012014No serás nadieGonzález Ortiz, Alberto
2022014Barcelona Roman Steampunk. Libro 1Valor Montero, J. and Laura Llimós
2032014Mujer sin hijoDíaz, Jenn
2042014Tu viaje a irlandaCora, David dea world dominated by women, but men can still have rights in Ireland; won the Premio Joven de Narrativa from Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2052014SpartanaGómez Cadenas, Juan José
2062015El peso del corazón. El regreso de Bruna HuskyMontero, RosaThe 2nd book that follows Lágrimas de la lluvia. Borderline dystopia.
2072015Proyecto LázaroGil, MateoMan resuscitated from cryonization.
2082015Banqueros vs. Zombies. El juego de los mercados (play)Almansa, Pilar G., Dolores Garaylade, and Ignacio García MayPolitical-capitalist dystopia, interactive theater
2092015Los turistasCarrión, Jorgethird book of his trilogy Las huellas
2102015Cryptshow presenta: distopía (anthology)González, David, Benedito Tejera, Jaume, Rueda, Lluis, and Mateo, Mónica, eds.collection - produced in Catalunya
2112015Los que sueñanQuiroga, Elio
2122015Nos mientenVaquerizo, Eduardo inequality, corporate control, called the dystopia of the 15-M movement, won Premio Celsius
2132015Fanhunter Essential (graphic novel)Piñol, Cels
2142015LuznovaArrarás Arratibel, Antoniosci fi and dystopia
2152015Quasar: Antología hard sf (anthology)Valenzuela Real, Víctor M., ed.
2162015Las aventuras de Ritlodeo: de la utopía a la distopíaGarcía Rodríguez, Francisco M.
2172015Luces y espectrosDato Ruiz, Juan Manuel
2182015Vulcania (film)Skaf, José
2192015No estoy aquí ahoraGonzález, David
2202015Una utopía, por favor (anthology)Proyecto Homocrisisfinalists of a writing contest
2212015FractalCordones, Damián
2222015Los ángeles ferocesOvejero, JoséA woman has blood that is valuable because she never ages or gets sick. The novel has resonances of the 15-m movement and it portrays political corruption.
2232016El ojo de DiosLuna, David
2242016En el futuro vivíamos mejor: Madrid 2054 D.C.Martínez Conesa, AntonioNations dissolve. Everyone is divided into 2 groups: those in power and those who receive benefits from the state and stability. Everything seems perfect, but it's not.
2252016Fractura: Una novela greenpunkArroyo, DioniA fracking, ecological dystopia.
2262016Madrid: FronteraLlorente, Davideconomic crisis, the lives of the precariat, fantastical version of Madrid with a body of water on the outskirts and sirens luring people to their deaths
2272016"The Ravisher, The Thief" In Barcelona Tales , Whates, Ian (George), ed.Womack, Marianstories written originally in English
2282016El sistemaMenéndez Salmóna sentinel turns into the object of observation, he loses his mind and is sent to a Sleep Academy and given drugs, his group is overtaken by rebels and he is taken on an aimless journey with them, they seek prototypes for a second genesis; won Biblioteca breve award
2292016Escuadrón 17Nexxuzyoung adult fiction
2302016Los huéspedesPujante, Pedrorural dystopia
2312016La redención (play)Merino, Analove and jealousy in a plant where there is toxic waste; ecological dystopia
2322016Días para morir en el paraísoMolina, Jaime
2332016I.D. (graphic novel)Ríos, Emmaa dystopia about full body transplants; philosophical reflection on identity
2342016Alucinadas II: Antología de relatos de ciencia ficción escrita por mujeres (anthology)Antuña, Sara and Ana Díaz Eiriz
2352016Muerto el solMartín Echarri, Miguel
2362016CírculosRíos San Martín, Manuel Interactive novel about social media. Thriller with a dystopian backdrop.
2372017AntártidaHernández Garrido, Raúl
2382017Alucinadas III: Antología de relatos de ciencia ficción escrita por mujeres (anthology)Ángulo, María y Elena Clemente, editoras.
2392017Éxodo (o cómo salvar a la reina)Luna, DavidInhabitants of a mysterious planet are evolving as a species. Climate change forces them to leave. There is a beehive metaphor. Dehumanization is pervasive. Winner of the UPC award in 2016.
24020172065Gallardo, José Miguelecological dysotpia; global warming
2412017Dos mil noventa y seisSánchez, Ginés
2422017El palacio de PetkoSilva, Lorenzo and Noemí TrujilloEnergy crisis in a world dominated by virtual reality. Young adult novel.
24320172222Pérez López, SalvadorThere's overpopulation. The main characters live in a house in the countryside at the margins of society.
2442017Quasar 2: Antología Ci.FiValenzuela, Víctor M.
2452017La vida de los clonesEspigado, MiguelHumans create clones for fun, but things change when they are given freedom.
2462017RendiciónLoriga, Raywon Premio Alfaguara de Novela, dystopia about transparency and privacy
2472017Distopía (television series)Serra, Koldotv series on FilmIn - 1 episode released, called the "Black Mirror" of Spain, crowdfunded
2482017TuristiaRodríguez Burón, PabloImagine if all of Spain were entirely in the hands of a corporation and its only purpose was to benefit tourists.
2492017DespertaresMartínez, Felicidad
2502017Mañana cruzaremos el GangesOrtega, Ekaitz
251201736Delgado, NievesArtificial intelligence
2522017Estabulario (collection of short stories)Puertas, Sergi
2532018La trilogía de occidente (Sholombra, De Sholombra a Nógdam, Nógdam)Bosco Castilla, Juan
2542018Los cinco estigmas del éterMorón, Antonio César
2552018Distópicas: Antología de escritoras españolas de ciencia ficció n Robles, Lola y Teresa López-Pellisa, editoras
2562018Poshumanas: Antología de escritoras españolas de ciencia ficciónRobles, Lola y Teresa López-Pellisa, editoras
2572018UmbraTerrón, SilviaSociety is divided between light and dark. Humans can no longer speak. The echos of our voices are preserved in a mineral that provides energy and is scarce.
2582018Tiempo después (film)Cuerda, José LuisA tall building is inhabited by all the "establishment" while all the unemployed people live in the outskirts. It's 9177, in a post-apocalyptic world.
2592018Los tiempos del odioMontero, RosaThird book of the Lágrimas en la lluvia series (Bruna Husky series).
2602018HolemaMonje, Ángel Esteban
2612018¡Universo! (graphic novel)Monteys, Albert
2622018Cuaderno de tormentas (graphic novel)Rubín, David
2632018Pulse enter para continuar (graphic novel)Galvañ, Ana
2642018PlutocraciaMartínez, AbrahamThere is one corporation, La compañía, that controls the entire planet.
2652019"Secret Story of Doors" from the collection Everything is Made of LettersRhei, Sofía
2662019Lejos del fuego (film)Artigas, JavierClimate change has led to mass migrations and an increase in hate crimes. Some friends escape city life by going to a house in the countryside in order to catch up after not having seen each other for a year. While the backdrop is dystopian, it is not exactly a dystopia.
2672019La Valla (TV series)Écija, DanielIn 2045, Spain is divided into sectors and ruled by a dictatorial regime. They attempt to find a cure for a deadly virus by doing testing on poor children. A fence divides the rich and poor.
2682019La auditora (graphic novel)Bilbao, Jon and Javier PeinadoRobots that look exactly like humans have been designed, but this causes problems so they decide to get rid of them. There are rebels who want to protect the robots and hide them amongst the humans. This book has echoes of Blade Runner.
2692019El hoyo (film)Gaztelu Urrutia, GalderFrom Rotten Tomatoes: "In the future, prisoners housed in vertical cells watch as inmates in the upper cells are fed while those below starve."
2702019El día que nos obliguen a olvidarMoreno Ruiz, MarEveryone will be able to prolong their lives by hundreds of years, but the totalitarian government will only let the wealthy elite preserve all of their memories, while the rest must experience partial amnesia.
2712020MM2033: Casi una distopíaLópez, Milagros
2722020Diario de un viejo cabezotaMartín Sánchez, PabloEveryone on the Iberian peninsula is being forced to emigrate, but a group of resistance fighters, mostly older people who have been injured in a war, takes over Institut Pere Mata, which was a psychiatric hospital, and sets it up as their base for a resistance movement.
2732020El último de la fiestaArroyo Merino, Dioni
2742020NewropíaRhei, SofíaMix of virtual reality with 80's-style aesthetics. Themes of ecological crisis and anticapitalism are present.
2752020La tetera de RussellTirado, Pablo Sebastiá