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Would my story qualify as dystopian? What other genres would it be? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The year is unspecified and could take place anywhere from the 2030s to the 2060s.

Story takes place in a region that was formerly part of the Philippines and now is another country separate from it.

Samuel Jakobsson, the main character and narrator, is a student selected by talent scouts who believe he is qualified for the Academy, a place that helps him train for a job based on one of his talents in fear of an upcoming war.

Later on, Samuel (who is already married) loses his wife in the war after the region is occupied by members of a country in the Middle East (a high-tech country that doesn’t exist right now) who want to claim the place and rule for a better life for themselves and their family, even if it means people will have to die. (“Desperate times call for desperate measures.”)

Post-war, Samuel marries a woman who contributed significantly to the war and also helped treat the wounded. The country they were living in no longer exists and everything was ruined, and she gets elected as ruler of the new country after repairing the damage inflicted by the war. She helps greatly with forming the new country.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't consider it particularly dystopian with a condition - the modern world is a dystopian corporate hellscape so nearly all modern setting tales are dystopian... your description of the setting and plot are certainly a society under pressure but assuming the new country isn't also a dystopian corporate hellscape it'd break with the tradition of dystopian literature where the actions of the characters leave the world no different than the initial state (sometimes names will change, or governments be overthrown only to be replaced with nearly identical ones) or, potentially, worse.

I think the "everything is awful and can only ever get worse" is pretty integral to dystopias.

[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What genre would it be then? 🤔

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I'm not certain - the genre would probably focus around the hero's journey to get there. It could be a modern/sci-fi adventure novel?