The word
"utopia" was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, but the genre has roots dating
back to antiquity. Luke Mastin in his
website (http://www.utopianfiction.com)
has an extensive list of utopian fiction; for each book, he mentions the
publication date, the country of the author, and a brief synopsis of the plot
and description of the utopian society.
He also indicates which books are, in general, best described as utopias
and which dystopias and which have elements of both. He also notes which books
are the classic utopias, which are second-rank in the genre, and which are
books where the utopian element is more peripheral.
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