Dystopian

Depuis l'ère de l’uniformité. Depuis l’ère de la solitude et de la doublepensée. Depuis l’ère de Big Brother… Moi, Winston Smith. Je vous salue… Nous sommes en 1984 et la vie a radicalement changé. Big Brother vous observe en permanence et personne ne peut lui échapper. Sauf, peut-être, Winston Smith. Il travaille au ministère de la Vérité, où il réécrit l’histoire, mais en secret, il rêve de liberté. Et dans un monde où l’amour et le sexe sont interdits, où il est difficile de savoir qui est un ami ou un ennemi, il rencontre Julia et O’Brien et jure de se rebeller.

Saff, a determined new doctor in the first year of her internship, had clawed her way out of a tumultuous past, only to be dragged back into it when the zombie outbreak hits. Forced to join her estranged father and his band of raiders, she's confronted with the harsh reality that desperation can make monsters out of anyone—even her.

In the same week, Marlen and Hilda’s family receives two significant pieces of news: One, Marlen has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Two, a cosmic blast is set to render humanity extinct within a matter of months. It seems the coming Christmas on their Saskatchewan farm could be everyone’s last. Preparing for the inevitable, they navigate the time they have left together. Marlen and Hilda channel their energy into improbably prophetic works of art. Hilda’s elderly father receives a longed-for visitor from his past.

O potencial de todas as crianças é determinado por seu número Q. Uma pontuação alta dá acesso às melhores escolas e a um futuro brilhante. Aquelas que não obtêm a nota mínima são enviadas para um internato, sem muita perspectiva de vida. O objetivo é construir uma sociedade melhor: custos baixíssimos para o governo, professores dedicados a classes separadas por desempenho e pais felizes por verem os filhos convivendo com seus iguais.

From the beginning, The Pantheon has been a secret society of bloodshed and order. Modern-day gladiators abandon their lives, fall into rank and battle to the death – cheered on and funded by online watchers. Tyler Maitland was recruited to fight in the Games, but his real ambition is finding his missing sister – even if it means bringing down The Pantheon for good. The start of the Twentieth Season delivers never-before-matched teams to the fields of eastern Europe, where a hidden force will blow the truth of the Games wide open, once and for all...

The year is 2041, and it's a dangerous time to be a woman driving across the United States alone. Deadly storms and uncontrollable wildfires are pummeling the country while political tensions are rising. But Kelly's on the road anyway; she desperately needs to get back to her daughter, who she left seven years ago for a cause that she's no longer sure she believes in.

It’s the year 2101, and half of England is underwater, but the horrors of the Melt are becoming a distant memory thanks to ArkTech, the company that saved the world. The ArkTech Territory is the only home Charlotte Vance has ever known, so when Ben, the company’s curious AI, starts asking awkward questions about human behaviour, she's only too happy to help.

Josef K., un ciudadano corriente, se despierta una mañana en presencia de unos misteriosos funcionarios que han ido a detenerlo a la pensión en la que reside. Le interrogan y le comunican que se le permite seguir con su vida diaria a pesar de estar detenido. A partir de ahí, se ve envuelto en un proceso judicial laberíntico cuyo inexplicable entramado intentará desentrañar. Para ello tendrá que adentrarse en el enigmático mundo del «tribunal», una instancia omnisciente que todo lo domina desde las sombras.

Two months without power has plunged the nation into chaos. Without technology, humanity is crumbling. Starvation spreads while brutal gangs rise, dominating in a savage fight for control. Between John McGregor and his trapped daughter lies a nation in darkness, and a city that has become a fortress of fear.

In the wake of an apocalyptic EMP strike, 17-year-old archery prodigy Lydia is thrown into a brutal journey across a transformed America. Alone after her father's tragic demise, Lydia teams up with George, a battle-scarred retired soldier. Together, they brave deadly gangs and harsh wilderness to reach Lydia's besieged family farm.

In a near-future Jerusalem, harrowing omens plague the city: a desecrated altar, an unbearable stench, a rampant famine. Shaken but devout, Jonathan, the royal family's third son, continues to hold services and offer animal sacrifices at the prophesied Third Temple, built to consecrate the founding of the new Kingdom of Judah. His father, Israel's self-appointed king, has abolished the Supreme Court. The Torah is the law of the land, and only people of the Jewish faith are allowed in.

Two years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population. As a winter storm looms over the metropolis, NKPD homicide detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with mushroom-headed patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of fungal and half-breed children.

When a catastrophic storm engulfs Deer Creek, chaos reigns. Beth, wrongfully imprisoned, must battle her way through a dark, post-EMP world alongside fellow inmate Emily. Amidst the lawlessness, they desperately fight to reunite with their families at Deer Creek Homestead. Together, they restore hope, build alliances, and bravely defend their community, proving that unity and resilience can triumph even in the face of unimaginable odds.

When atomic bombs flew back and forth forty years ago, superheroes were an unintended consequence. In present day, Builder is a 23-year-old sidekick with the powers of duplication and post-cognition. He's thought about quitting, Captain Miracle keeps telling him that he's too old for him. When his identity is leaked while on a routine League mission to prove that super-powered people deserve to exist, along with a harrowing list of crimes he could not have committed, he has two choices. Go with Captain Miracle's overeager arch

Three years out of the service and living a calm and relaxing life in a cabin in rural Georgia, Rose McCullum finds herself in a new war. A deadly pandemic sweeps across the country leaving millions of bodies in its wake. For whatever reason, she is unaffected.

The Exodus Directive. A sweeping tale of survival, freedom, and the enduring power of the human spirit, set against a backdrop of global turmoil and corruption. Step into a world where the imagined and the real collide in The Exodus Directive, a modern dystopian odyssey that reflects the fears and hopes of our turbulent times. This gripping tale delves into economic instability, societal fragmentation, and the eternal human longing for freedom and self determination.

Un virus que se contagia como la rabia ha arrasado Massachusetts. Pero, a diferencia de la rabia, el periodo de incubación de esta enfermedad es inferior a una hora. Los afectados pierden el juicio y muerden a otras personas. Los enfermos y los moribundos abarrotan los hospitales, y todos los protocolos de emergencia han resultado ser insuficientes.

The far future. Adam dreams of simpler times. Running with a crew of underground cyberpunks, the nineteen-year-old plays it fast and loose as he and his team plot to overthrow the megacorporation Cyber-Corp, who is dangling an escape from poverty—but at a terrible cost. But when the establishment’s assassin takes Adam’s side after noticing his strangely colored eyes, Adam finds himself entangled in a mysterious prophecy. One that could span the multiverse—where the seven colors of the rainbow represent each universe.

In a dystopian world where individuality is forbidden and conformity reigns supreme, Anthem by Ayn Rand explores the power of free will, the pursuit of knowledge, and the defiance of oppressive control. This gripping novella follows Equality 7-2521, a man who dares to challenge the collective by discovering the forbidden truths of science and self. Through his journey, Rand presents a timeless celebration of human potential and the triumph of individual thought over societal oppression.

Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices. In a world where class is determined by how many sides you possess, and women are straight lines, the prospects for enlightenment are boundless, and Abbott's hypotheses about a fourth and higher dimensions seem startlingly relevant today.

Недалекое будущее. Управляемый термоядерный синтез подарил человечеству дешевую энергию, прорыв в генетике позволил создавать новых, усовершенствованных людей. В этом безмятежном мире происходит нечто чудовищное: два научных центра в Китае и Европе исчезают без следа, их словно стирают с лица земли. Причем они не были взорваны, а просто исчезли. В ходе расследования правительственные агенты понимают, что ни с чем подобным они никогда в жизни не сталкивались, и противник превосходит их как интеллектуально, так и технически.

Long ago, an otherworldly creature made the Earth almost uninhabitable and nearly consumed all of mankind. Now angels protect, and rule over, New Eden—Earth’s last remaining city. By angelic decree, and scripture akin to propaganda, all redheads are enslaved. Alizard is the stubborn daughter of the two most powerful families in the city. She expects to inherit a position of great leadership until the day her hair turns red.

Detective Casey Ryken has navigated many difficult cases in the troubled town of Havensburg. With a dropping clearance rate and crime on the rise, officials with the police department begin collaboration with a scientist to resurrect victims of violent crimes to help solve their own murders. For Casey, this radical approach is filled with ethical dilemmas, especially after the unresolved murder of his own daughter.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 2084 und Margaret Thatchers berühmtes Zitat ist Wirklichkeit geworden: So etwas wie die Gesellschaft gibt es nicht. Die Leute sprechen nicht mehr miteinander. Sie sehen sich nicht mehr gegenseitig an. Die Menschen arbeiten nicht mehr zusammen, sie konkurrieren bloß noch.

2345 n. Chr. Auf der Erde wird das Überleben immer mehr zu einem Kampf. Die New Riyadh soll den Planeten Phoegate, auch "Supererde" genannt, terraformen. Für diesen Zweck werden 400 Millionen menschliche Embryonen auf den Weg geschickt. Mit an Bord: 102 Androiden. Sie träumen, sie essen, sie haben Sex und begehen Verbrechen. Doch schon bald kommt es zu den ersten Problemen: Die Embryonen können nicht geboren werden ... zumindest nicht ohne drastische Veränderungen. Wird der neue Heimatplanet der Menschheit am Ende von Menschen besiedelt? Oder von etwas völlig anderem?