Works about societal collapse

Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery. The novel's themes include morality, leadership, and the tension between civility and chaos.

novel by Ayn Rand

1930 Olaf Stapledon science fiction novel

1864 book by George Perkins Marsh