Aug 18, 2025

8 Books That Predicted the Future

Aanya Mehta

1984 by George Orwell

Orwell’s dystopian classic predicted mass surveillance, government propaganda, and Big Brother, like monitoring long before CCTV cameras and digital tracking became a reality.

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Huxley envisioned a society obsessed with consumerism, genetic engineering, and mood altering drugs, themes that mirror today’s debates about biotechnology and pharmaceutical dependence.

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Fahrenheit 451

Bradbury’s novel predicted flat screen TVs, earbuds, and a culture of distraction where people consume entertainment nonstop, echoing the digital saturation of modern life.

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Neuromancer by William Gibson

This cyberpunk classic predicted cyberspace, hacking, and virtual reality decades before the internet became central to everyday life.

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Atwood imagined a society where women’s rights are stripped away under authoritarian rule. With real-world debates about reproductive rights, the book remains eerily prophetic.

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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy

Written in 1888, this utopian novel predicted credit cards, shopping malls, and even a form of universal basic income long before they were reality.

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The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

Forster’s 1909 story imagined people living isolated in rooms, communicating through video calls, and depending entirely on machines, sounding a lot like the pandemic driven digital age.

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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

In 1726, Swift described two moons of Mars, nearly 150 years before astronomers actually discovered them. A literary prediction hidden in satire.

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