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V for Vendetta

by Alan Moore · 1988

Dystopian · ranked #80 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

A seminal graphic novel that defined sophisticated storytelling, Alan Moore's best-selling V For Vendetta is a terrifying portrait of totalitarianism and resistance, superbly illustrated by artist Dav

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The verdict

Category
Dystopian
First published
1988 · 1980s
Author
Alan Moore
Standing
Recommended

About Dystopian

Dystopian fiction imagines what happens when power goes wrong — when the state, ideology or technology crushes individual freedom. These novels are warnings, and they tend to feel more urgent with every passing year.

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