If you enjoy a dark and brooding dystopian story I really recommend the BBC/PBS Masterpiece Contemporary "
The Last Enemy". Unfortunately it is only available in video format...I have been hunting for a book it might have been based on but nothing has cropped up. But the series pretty much was the sort of story that at one time draws you in and at the same time almost makes you need to run away as fast as you can and not want to think about it again.
The whole series in on YouTube as well as Hulu...even though it's not a book, I suspect many who enjoy this sort of story will enjoy it a fair amount:
http://www.youtube.com/show/thelastenemy
http://www.hulu.com/masterpiece-contemporary
The basic premise plays upon the anxiety, frustration and fear in the post 9/11 world. And even though the UK has been headed in this direction for a while, it takes the process to the extreme levels much like Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 in the mood it creates. Also fun for feeding your inner conspiracy theory voice...
Anyway it's also a good example of the sort of dystopian stories I really enjoy...keeps me nice and depressed.
