AAs the majority of the world population votes in new governments this year, I thought it might be interesting to look at 21st century dystopian novels to see what issues haunt our contemporary writers and what cautions they put forward for our consideration. We will read 10 novels, all written since 2000; we may, of course, use classics and personal favourites from decades past as a reference to enrich our discussion. These 10 books will not be alternative histories or sci-if epics but of a more political and philosophical nature. The first book will be announced via email as soon as I get the class list. Dates for this course are: 16 Oct, 13 Nov, 11 Dec, 15 Jan, 12 Feb, 12 Mar, 23 Apr, 7 May, 11 June.