Apocalyptic Future

In this dystopian horror tale, it’s not what’s for dinner but who? Do you dread the daily grind of making dinner? Shopping, preparing, and the dreaded clean-up after eating? What if one pill could provide perfect nutrition in an instant? YUM is the answer. Just one pill a day and you're good to go. No more hunger or hassle. Total gratification. This is Madam's mission at Nutri-Corp: to change the world forever. But will it improve things or make them worse? And if YUM makes life so easy, what's for dinner at Madam's Nutri-Corp's dinner parties? And just what is being hunted in The Hunt?

Pro tip: When a bunch of alien cats from outer space start blowing up cities without warning, prior plans may have to be altered. Be prepared to improvise. Yosi Weismann had a simple gig: Babysit a grossly irresponsible young man, who just happened to be a prince. Let His Excellency sow his wild oats. Don’t let him kill himself, or anyone else, in the process. Piece of cake for a man of his skills. A glorified vacation. That's how things were supposed to go, at any rate. Now Yosi is marooned on a foreign world, surrounded by people whom he doesn’t understand, hunted by enemies who ...

Even in our darkest hour, it must be stated clearly, the Living Goddess did not abandon Her flock. For beneath the alien jackboot, even when very hope itself seemed lost, there arose, by Her Grace, those yet willing to hold high the torch. We were rich. We were poor. We were young. We were old. We sprang from the soil of this planet. We came from far off-world. We were herdeiros. We were minorities. We held advanced degrees. We were illiterate. We’d been born to arms. We had never touched a weapon in our lives. We were as varied as Her Panoply, our paths to Her Truth – as many as the ...

It is difficult, I suppose, for the children of our safe, modern republic to imagine what life had been like in those days, under the Zin occupation. How does one explain the inexplicable? How does one describe the indescribable? How does one get across what it is like to live in a world with no safety, to expect, at any moment, the fatal knock on the door, to know, every waking minute of every waking day, that the very next breath might be one’s last? There are no words for such things. And so, when my grandchildren ask me, I tell them the only thing I can: We lived those days, I tell ...

Old Store: Lost Tales 1 More action and adventure set in the Families post-apocalyptic world. This first volume of stories complementing 'The Old Store: A Science Fiction Anthology' adds a new dimension to the experience of Snake's encounter with rival gang boss Rat. New stories then relate the perils the Families fall into when dealing with dwindling supplies of fuel and ammo. This edition is formatted to display Font Sizes and Faces on newer Kindles. Editor's note This first volume of three 'Lost Tales' is published in conjunction with the twenty-six entirely different episodes already ...

Yet more action and adventure set in the Families post-apocalyptic world. This is a second volume of stories complementing 'The Old Store: A Science Fiction Anthology'. If it had only been the occasional peril befalling the Families in their acquisition of new stocks of fuel and ammo, things might have gone more smoothly. The presence of Rat's gang, Snake's deserters and Snake's bid to retake what he'd lost combine to add to the danger. Editor's note This second volume of four 'Lost Tales' is published in conjunction with the twenty-six entirely different episodes already existing in 'The ...

Decades after the devastating Catastrophe, Earth has become a radioactive wasteland sparsely populated by bands of genetically modified humans struggling to survive on limited resources. An expedition of 10 explorers from the Aurora planet returns to this desolate landscape to investigate the mysterious causes of its destruction. But when an unexpected guest breaks into their base, the team needs to wield all of its brain power not only to make sense of the helpless planet but also to stay together as a community.

In a future ice age, the rich live in warm luxury… …while the poor toil away in freezing misery. Until a girl with strange powers changes everything. Young Adara lives in Settlement Houston and survives by working at the HexPro Joule mine. She isn’t like the wealthy strolling through blizzards in their bikinis and first-class Symbiotes, which keep them balmy as a summer day. Her own life-support system is barely warm enough to get through her shift, but she’s tough, and mining heat cells provides her with a purpose. When a tragic mine accident imbues Adara with the ability to summon...

Eleanora is working hard on her foster parent’s farm and training herself in the defensive arts to avoid the same fate as her parents. William is a swordsman for the library. The Librarian is stepping down and all is being thrown into turmoil. Eleanora and William must take separate journeys across the arid and primitive landscape of the Southwest region after the Collapse. Once their paths cross, they partner to survive by their wits and choose to fight or outthink potential enemies. The future of the region depends upon the decisions made by these two, separately and together. In this ...

Secrets kill. Perfection destroys. A hardened detective and his idealistic, young deputy investigate the attempted murder of a child and uncover a secret with earth-shattering implications. ∞ Near Halti Fell, Northern Finland, the last of humanity has survived four hundred years in a series of crumbling habitats built to last fifty. Outside, the Earth is an irradiated wasteland of sand and desolate cities known as the scour. In the scour, nothing survives. Chief Investigator Linus Halla is tired of violence and death in cramped, rusted boxes. After twenty years on the job, he’s ready to...

When a new trooper starts working at the Southwest Library, she meets Alaya, the Librarian's daughter. But for Henrietta, a soldier with a secret, this young woman may hold the key to expelling the invaders. The events that follow launch Henrietta on a journey that is dangerous and epic, leading her into the councils of the invaders and chieftains of the tribes that rule the desert land of the Southwest. But an even greater danger is coming. Something is moving into the land, something more evil even than the dominating ruling clans. Messengers warn of a mounted menace moving down from the ...

Eight short stories set in the future Earth when modern technology has been lost, and librarians rule: Kalapati's Tool Future's Fate Zuni Stash War Tools Out of the Sands Burning Library Lakisha Decides Pratima's Engines

Je mehr Geheimnisse er aufdeckt, desto weniger weiß er wirklich. Die Suche nach seiner Vergangenheit hat Daniel vom Mond über die Erde bis zum Mars geführt. Jede wiedererlangte Erinnerung hat zu noch mehr Fragen geführt. Doch alles wird sich bald ändern. Als er die letzten beiden Mitglieder seiner Gruppe, des sogenannten Pack-Protokolls, ausfindig macht, stößt er zugleich auf einen intergalaktischen Feind, der um jeden Preis den Untergang der Menschheit herbeiführen will. Daniel muss seine eigene Suche nach Antworten auf Eis legen, um das Überleben der Menschheit zu sichern.

Una leyenda del futuro, de Agustín de Rojas, es un admirable estudio sobre la sofocación social que se lleva a cabo en una misión fallida a Titán, una de las lunas de Saturno. El viaje de regreso a tierra fuerza a los tripulantes a confrontar sus miedos más profundos mientras coexisten unos con otros en pleno estado de desesperación. Esta novela extraordinaria, que recuerda 2001: Odisea del espacio de Arthur C. Clarke, es un roman à clef de ciencia ficción sobre las presiones intensas - económicas, ideológicas, psicológicas - de la Cuba comunista.

12 years after the collapse of the United States, the town of New Haven has recovered the best they could without electricity. Their new sense of normal is challenged when the spring season never arrives and the townspeople are are forced to survive in a world where crops no longer grow and hunting is close to impossible. John, the sheriff of New Haven, is forced out into the cold when people start to disappear and he discovers he is on the trail of a killer.

In the year 2144, rising seas have devoured cities and farmlands, while genetic segregation has torn humanity apart. In this haunting vision of the future, those deemed "genetically unworthy" are condemned to lives of poverty and exploitation, while the privileged few enjoy the comforts of a carefully controlled society. Layla, forced into prostitution to support her struggling family, finds her life unexpectedly intertwined with Marcus, the idealistic son of a powerful politician. When he offers her a position in his household to save her from the streets, neither expects the forbidden ...

In the desolate ruins of America, where the remnants of humanity cling to survival, the settlement of Erehwon stands as a fragile bastion in a world unmade. But beneath the surface of this last refuge, a sinister truth festers. The waters are toxic, food is scarce, and the once-powerful Venganza tribe faces a crisis that threatens their very existence. Enter Hado, a determined soul driven to uncover the unsettling reality behind Erehwon’s impending doom. As secrets unravel, Hado finds herself entangled in a web of betrayal that runs deeper than she ever imagined. The fate of the Venganza ...

Rain is a wanted woman, and it’s apparent the Mothers will stop at nothing to track her down. Escaping her home country wasn’t easy. Even though Rain and her friends have reached temporary safety, they are a long way from the Nation of Quebec. Recovering from a gunshot wound and tired from days of running, Rain would like nothing more than to stay hidden in the mountains with the family that’s taken them in. But that’s not an option. Rain’s presence has put these peaceful people’s lives in jeopardy, and when a tracker is accidentally tripped, it’s clear she has no choice but ...

Children are being kidnapped and swordsman William Way must save them, but doing so will not be an easy feat. In this post-apocalyptic world, where new dangers and mysterious happenings lurk at every corner, doing what's right leads to unimagined threats. While William's journey has just begun, Kalapati, an archer for hire, has begun her own quest. But she is charged with delivering a child to a sinister cult leader, bent on taking charge and controlling the lives of all those in the state. As William and Kalapati fight to complete their missions, they soon come to wonder how their efforts ...

A murder with no witnesses. A ghost from Miles Kims’ past. Welcome to your first day as a Seraph marshal. We hope you survive the experience. While pursuing an escaped fugitive in the remote southern barrens, Miles Kim discovers a dead body next to a secluded spring. But solving the murder and keeping his fugitive alive becomes complicated when a communication blackout prevents him from calling for backup. Cut off, Miles finds himself in the sights of an enigmatic judge serving his own brand of outlaw justice. Run or fight, Miles will need every trick in his arsenal to avoid becoming the ...