{
  "name": "Dystopian novels in print order, 1879–1985",
  "desc": "Twenty dystopian novels in order of first appearance in print, 1879–1985: first title, venue and place, later changes, five flags, and public-domain status in the US, Germany and France, with a source on every row.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Genre Fiction Lineage",
  "url": "https://genrefictionlineage.com/utopia-dystopia/dystopian-novels-print-order/",
  "from": [
    "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: \"Dystopias\" entry and the author entries linked on each row (read 2 November 2026)",
    "Copyright page of The Iron Heel as transcribed on Wikisource (read 2 November 2026)",
    "Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1952 issue (contents page), for the start of the Gravy Planet serial (read 2 November 2026)",
    "Center for the Study of the Public Domain, Duke Law School, Public Domain Day 2026",
    "Urheberrechtsgesetz §64 and §69 (gesetze-im-internet.de)"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Genre Fiction Lineage from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Bibliographic facts checked against The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, eds. John Clute, David Langford and Graham Sleight (sf-encyclopedia.com), and the other sources listed on the entry page"
  ]
}