The Iron Heel

paperback, 242 pages

Published May 7, 2008 by Forgotten Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-60620-185-5

Generally considered to be "the earliest of the modern Dystopian," it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably the novel in which Jack London's socialist views are most explicitly on display. A forerunner of soft science fiction novels and stories of the 1960s and 1970s, the book stresses future changes in society and politics while paying much less attention to technological changes.

2 editions

cblgh@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Iron Heel by Jack London

5 stars

Really 'good dystopia' novel considering it was written in 1908! Good introduction to socialist thought at the time. Turns into a captivating adventure narrative after the half-way point.

Way way way too unknown imo - recommended read! Inflating the review stars because of this in fact :)

Really 'good dystopia' novel considering it was written in 1908! Good introduction to socialist thought at the time. Turns into a captivating adventure narrative after the half-way point.

Way way way too unknown imo - recommended read! Inflating the review stars because of this in fact :)