Dystopian World

Can he be forgiven? Mike Washington was a carefree young man who drifted through life without purpose—until the day everything burned. When Houston was reduced to rubble by a sudden nuclear strike, Mike should have died. But a mysterious man pulled him from the fire. Grateful and desperate, Mike pledged to serve him, no questions asked. He never imagined that promise would cost him his soul. In the wake of global devastation, the man who saved Mike—known only as the Master—seized the chaos to build a terrifying new order. Twisted by brainwashing and dark power, Mike becomes one of the...

Concealed behind the glittering skyline of a seemingly perfect utopia lies a secret so explosive it could tear the world apart. In the glamorous Inner World, Dr. Elena Sandoval has spent her career engineering perception filters—illusions that keep the masses ignorant and the elite in control. But when guilt and conscience drive her to steal the very data she helped create, she entrusts it to a stranger, setting off a chain of events that neither she nor her pursuers could predict. Systems technician Lena Hart never imagined a routine glitch in the city’s geospatial feed would thrust ...

“Everything you think you know about what’s happening in this story gets turned upside down… What seems like a supernatural ‘vampire’ romp with a comic edge flips into a dazzling concept piece about the nature of reality… But if you’re after a formulaic vampire story, this might not be for you.” In a desolate wasteland of ruined cities and rusted droids, Ethan and his team hunt the last remnants of vampiric terror. Or do they? In this post-apocalyptic world, the lines between truth and illusion blur, leaving one question chillingly unanswered: Are you sure you know what's ...

Master storyteller David Baldacci is back with Vega Jane, the heroine from his instant number-one global best-selling and award-winning fantasy series. Vega Jane discovered the truth about Wormwood. She made it through the Quag alive. She has come farther than anyone before her. But nothing can prepare her for the devastation that lies ahead. Global best-selling author David Baldacci hits hard and fast with Vega Jane and a world like nothing you've seen before.

When a meteor released a bacterium that caused the dead to rise, the world Ian and Lance knew was turned upside down. Forced to flee from the sulfurous Stinkers, the teenagers narrowly avoided their own demise on the way to an isolated cabin. With their parents lost to contact, the boys must lead their battered group in survival.

Previously published as Destiny Repeating Strange spheres appear in the sky all around the world. No one can explain what they are or where they're from. When people begin suffering from a mysterious illness panic ensues, and soon only a tiny faction of the earth's population remains. With nowhere to call home and no answers to be found, Daniel Brickman takes up residence in the White House and begins trying to rebuild society, but the spheres were only the beginning. "Daniel retreated upstairs to the President's private living room in the White House. The ornate furniture which seemed so ...

The society is dangerously polarized. Violent mobs hit the streets. Some whispered a civil war was coming. Then the bombs went off. Survivors recruited people to armed resistance, in Manhattan, Boston, and Valley Forge. The globalist enemy knows who to target. The hunt is on, but the resistance is wily, and supplied with technology from a billionaire industrialist. John Clancy’s books are gaining traction. He’s now a target. So is his brother-in-law Craig, who has a budding career as a political columnist. And up in Boston, the resistance base has been discovered. Will they get away in ...

The second book in a now complete series.Thirty-five years after the world ended, a lonely man picks his way across the ashes of America on a final mission. Reuben Bane spent decades believing he was a force for good, preserving humanity's gene pool by hunting and eliminating deviants. Now, he seeks redemption for his evil deeds, and revenge on the cultish Foundation. He must travel across a broken country to find a woman from the past who holds the key to the future. Into the Dark is the second book in a new series by Kevin Partner, veteran of the post apocalyptic science fiction genre. ...

A world reborn. A fragile peace. A future worth fighting for. In the gripping conclusion of the Afterlife trilogy, Anna Mathers and Jamie Griffin stand on the brink of a new era. Their community has begun to grow and thrive, blending the remnants of cryo survivors and original settlers into a shared vision of survival and progress. But as they take their first steps toward building a future, new challenges arise that threaten to unravel everything they’ve fought for. From the shadows of the woods to the edges of neighboring settlements, whispers of unrest grow louder. Rival factions vie ...

In this world, Daddy makes the rules. Kit is one of the last holdouts of a female-led resistance to New Bethel's utopian, patriarchal vision. She's tough. Maybe too tough. She's never known real laughter. She's never let herself cry. Senator Roman Daley intends to change that. Roman started the colony of Paternas to reform women like Kit and wants to set the example by training his own rebel as a marriage prospect. On Paternas, he plans to give her what she needs: the firm guidance of the daddy she never had and a second childhood childhood full of love and nurturing. For a rebel leader ...

Survival in Man’s Second Dark Age...Three hundred years after the fall of society, the last fragments of civilization are clinging to life, living in the ruins of the ancient cities in nearly-medieval conditions. Technology has been reduced to legend, monsters roam the forests, and fear reigns supreme. But that is just the beginning...The wind-borne spores are spreading, disfiguring men and twisting their minds, turning them into creatures that threaten to destroy the townships.

The Mists of Avalon Having mastered her skills as a healer and animal whisperer, Alana seeks guidance from Danu in order to help her locate her life-mate. Setting off for Glastonbury, England with her overly eager teenage shapeshifter companion, the hike to the top of the Tor turns into a mad dash to get away from a stalker… only to be pulled through an inter-dimensional doorway leading to a dystopian world filled with… alpha males! *Can be read as a stand-alone.

Are you ready for the coming apocalypse? A seemingly simple virus slowly sweeps the globe. Bella is an Australian student at Oxford University who meets Mr 303 for the first time. When she is wrongfully arrested in Amsterdam, he comes to her rescue and takes her to Australia, just as the deadly virus begins to take hold on the world population. Will they be safe in the outback? Herbie reunites with his childhood sweetheart after many years, but the virus suddenly threatens to take her away again. Sian is the queen of pop and at the top of her game; she is used to getting her way and being ...

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, survival isn’t enough—you have to be willing to fight. When civilization fell, the world became a wasteland ruled by chaos. Bands of brutal scavengers roam the land, taking what they want and destroying what they don’t. For Lila and her little sister, Tina, survival has been a daily battle. But when they’re captured by a ruthless warlord and dragged into the depths of an abandoned subway system, their nightmare truly begins. Their father, Will, and a small band of survivors are their only hope. But rescuing them means navigating a world ...

The trilogy comes to its final conclusion in Dead World Survivors have dwindled to almost nothing as the zombies spent the last year wiping out humanity. While many in the group hide out in the newfound underground bunker society, a select few have taken up the job of saving the world. They head to a laboratory in downtown Chicago rumored to be up and running and working on a vaccine for the zombie virus. Christine is sure Liam's journal holds the key to helping them create the saving cure. But life on the road in a zombie-ridden world has its own plans. When one of her own is turned it ...

It was a desperate act. But why? Undefeated World is the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular EMP Survivor series. It’s about the power of family, of selfless acts of incredible bravery, and of one agonizing decision pitting love of family against love of country. America will be invaded, heroes will face certain death, and the traitorous actions of one patriot will be revealed. Who could it be, and why would a patriot betray their country knowing lives will be destroyed?

The final book in a now complete series.Thirty-five years after the world ended, a lonely man picks his way across the ashes of America on a final mission. Reuben Bane spent decades believing he was a force for good, preserving humanity's gene pool by hunting and eliminating deviants. Now, he seeks redemption for his evil deeds, and revenge on the cultish Foundation. He must travel across a broken country to find a woman from the past who holds the key to the future. Child of Tomorrow is the fifth and final book in a new series by Kevin Partner, veteran of the post apocalyptic science ...

🌀 Reality is unraveling. Fragments of time and space are collapsing under the weight of a fractured system no one understands. Clara, an artist with a rare and dangerous gift, discovers her sketches can reshape the chaos—but even her abilities can’t stop the world from disintegrating. Drawn into a web of dark secrets and hidden forces, Clara faces a relentless figure wielding a mysterious tablet 📜 and an unstoppable collapse that threatens the erasure of everything she knows. With each fragment that shatters, the danger grows—and Clara’s place in this twisted reality becomes ...

S.F. Namora is a literary periodical magazine focusing on genre-based short science fiction stories. Our aim is to satisfy your daily need of science fiction. Short stories are the perfect medium for science fiction. There's something about short-form sci-fi that has the potential to be especially mind-blowing. In just a few pages, the author must set up an entire new world (or a world that is just ever so slightly different than our own), and then deftly twist this new world into some kind of satisfying (or devastating) conclusion. It's no mean feat. Lucky for us, though, some of the ...

2057 (15 years after The Takeover) “You saved us,” Lim said with the simple faith of the true believer. “Those on the outside just can’t see it yet.” The aliens known as the Phants have settled in and show no signs of leaving anytime soon—which is to say, never. Inside their protective domes, they are secure from the barbarians without. As the remaining humans scrabble for existence outside the dome walls, the occupiers live in pampered splendor. Lim 127, once Elena, has been altered by the Phants—chipped and conditioned—to make her safe. A young brain is a pliable brain. ...