Dystopian novels, like anti-utopian ones, are usually set in the future. And while a Utopia is a dream of a better future, a dream of a land of peace, in contrast to the corruption and tyranny of the contemporary political situation, a Dystopia is the dream of a future society which turns into the nightmare of a worse world than the present one. It is usually characterized by an oppressive social and political control, such as an authoritarian or totalitarian government. Unlike anti-utopia, dystopia does not pretend to be good; its condition of life is extremely bad.