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Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always hope, even in the bleakest future.

Although I write dystopian fiction, I don't believe in dystopian fantasies.

I think of dystopian as 'Mad Max,' as 'Book of Eli,' as the world is ending.

Most dystopian, classic and contemporary, paints a future world that puts a twist on present society - a future world that could plausibly happen.

I never, as a reader, have been particularly interested in dystopian literature or science fiction or, in fact, fantasy.

The beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds - but we still have the power to change our own.

Within the realm of fiction, it is always tempting to set one's stories in a dystopian future, where all our misgivings about state power can be shown in full force.

I think people respond to dystopian stories because they're ways of acting out anxieties that we have and fears that we have about the future. So much media's coming at you over the Internet, your brain gets overloaded. You don't know what to do with it. And one thing you can do with it is read a story.

When we talk about dystopias, especially in young adult fiction, a lot of them are essentially science fictional futures. They aren't necessarily tied to the traditional concept of dystopia. And so in that space, my impression is that kids love reading about weird, wild, adventurous places, and dystopia fits that bill.

The future is always a dystopia in movies.