Dystopian World

Life after an EMP puts the US in the dark ages is not an easy one. Life is dangerous and difficult enough without humans preying on each other. Don, an alcoholic, and a gamer girl called "Z" make an odd introduction together and find themselves thrust into a survival situation neither of them are prepared to endure.

On Such a Full Sea takes Chang-rae Lee’s elegance of prose, his masterly storytelling, and his long-standing interests in identity, culture, work, and love, and lifts them to a new plane. Stepping from the realistic and historical territories of his previous work, Lee brings us into a world created from scratch. Against a vividly imagined future America, Lee tells a stunning, surprising, and riveting story that will change the way listeners think about the world they live in. In a future, long-declining America, society is strictly stratified by class.

In the future, the world is at war. For the last decade, King Lazuli of the Eastern Empire has systematically taken over the world. No one knows much about him other than a series of impossible facts: he cannot die, he has not aged since the conflict began, and he wants to rule the world. All Serenity Freeman has known is bloodshed. War has taken away her mother, her home, her safety. As the future emissary of the Western United Nations, the last autonomous region of the globe, she is responsible for forging alliances where she can.

TEP (Time Enforcement Patrol) assassin Nisha Paquet is on another mission. She travels back to 1930's Shanghai on a mission to kill a Japanese mastermind and alter the course of World War II. There, she meets Yulia Menshikov who is a taxi dance struggling to survive the political intrigues of the dangerous city. Will Nisha's mission be a success? What will happen to Yulia? This is Book #3 in the TEP series but can be read as a stand-alone. Other books in the series are When Birds Sing Again and Golden Opportunities.

Empty Planet is an adventure story ...Cars sit in the road, abandoned; the hedge has grown several meters taller. Weeds, long grasses and small shrubs grow where the road should be. The whole neighbourhood stands derelict and you are alone. A pack of dogs catch your scent. They growl and race towards you. You run back into your house and slam the door… it falls off its hinges. You look around, heart pounding, knees shaking, flinching at the slightest noise. Damp, mouldy wallpaper peels off the wall, the curtain rail falls onto the rotten floorboards. Your furniture is covered by ceiling ...

I have survived the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse—but this is only the beginning of my fight for survival.

This is a series about how the Karr family survives and meets the challenges thrown at them during the early days of the Apocalypse. There have been nuclear and EMP attacks on the USA and most of the world. The Apocalypse has caught the world by surprise. Cities and countries are on fire. The USA has been reduced to burned-out cities, the grid is down, and society has reverted backward 150 years. Food and drinkable water are scarce. The US Government is no longer able to help or protect its citizens. Millions are dying. In “Cities on Fire,” the Karr family survived the first week of the...

A plague has wiped out humanity and a new civilization emerges. Tucked safely behind their iron walls, protected from the horrors of the plague ravaged world, the citizens of this community live as if the rest of the world doesn’t exist. Their own ways of life are often comical and heartbreaking. But it’s their world … welcome to Beginnings, Montana . Beyond the Wall is the third book in the series. After Cain, things have settled and normality returns. But not for long. The residents discover that their home, once a government project named Garfield has buried secrets … literally. ...

In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. He finds an unlikely confidante in his quick-witted, inquisitive young neighbor Rosie.

✤ A gripping supernatural thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. ✤ What if everything you thought you knew about History was a lie? When archaeologist Viviane Robert receives a desperate midnight call from her father, she has no idea her life is about to change forever. Hours later, he's kidnapped before her eyes, but not before revealing a shocking secret hidden within an ancient Sumerian clay tablet: for millennia, a powerful group known as the Guardians has been waging a secret war against the mysterious Brotherhood of the Serpent. From Rome to...

🔥"HUNGER GAMES, 50 SHADES, and DIVERGENT, anyone?"🔥 💀 Discover a Dark Fantasy Masterpiece from New York Times, USA TODAY and Amazon top-100 Bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"If you have read the other books, then you will know how great they are..." ~ Veronica W In the year 2049, Earth is a shadow of its former self, gripped by a dystopian order where greed and desperation reign. This gripping spin-off of The Death Series introduces a new generation battling for survival—and the soul of humanity: 🌎 A New World in Chaos: The Randoms have seized power, plunging ...

In fifty years, Myrra will be free. Until then, she's a contract worker. Ever since she was five, her life and labor have belonged to the highest bidder on her contract—butchers, laundries, and now the powerful, secretive Carlyles.

When a series of catastrophes turn the United States of America into the New American Desert and most of the continent dies of starvation, famine, and battles between rival warlords, Alexa Baker stayed alive. When “the Dark Months” came and dust storms blotted out the sun, Alexa lived in her bunker, happy and safe, her belly full of nutritious “Doomsday Prepper” food and her mind stimulated by National Geographic magazines. When the remaining warlords formed colorfully horrifying cannibal gangs and took over the New American Desert, she’d stayed calm and defended her fortified ...

When Adéla discovers she has a terminal illness, she leaves behind her native Czech village for a chance at reuniting in America with Tereza, the daughter she gave up at birth, decades earlier. But the country Adéla experienced as a young woman, when she eloped with a filmmaker and starred in his cult sci-fi movie, has changed entirely. In 2030, America is ruled by an authoritarian government increasingly closed off to the rest of the world.

After the impact upends the world...calamity brings out the worst in humanity. A troubled childhood. A rocky marriage. A prison stint. Cory’s life was already a ragged road of hardships before the apocalypse. But new threats are approaching fast. Now Cory faces deadly dilemmas...and a realization. His past failures armed him with the skills to survive. Is the disaster an opportunity in disguise? Can Cory rise to the occasion and become someone greater? In the wake of plummeting temperatures, Cory must press on unhindered, but he comes to Anna’s aid.

The city of Anistemia has withstood its first great battle for survival, but peace is fleeting. Knights, warriors, and commoners alike must embark on perilous journeys, venturing into new territories where long-lost civilizations have risen from the ashes of the old world—each harboring dark secrets and unexpected dangers. Collin Mann, now thrust into a position of leadership, sets out to find his brother, Ethan, a knight whose courage and strength are desperately needed. But their search splinters as the party faces insurmountable challenges. With trust fractured and some lost to the ...

Zeddy's search for his father, Zane, finally leads to Zamira. After Zeddy relates dreams of travelling back in time, he and his mom, Zadie survive many adventures on a strange island in the Bermuda Triangle. There they meet and discover that The Count of Monte Cristo is Zeddy's grandfather while being attacked by Dragons and children Zombies, including uncharacteristically, Merlin. They rescue King Arthur, The Count of Monte Cristo and restore Merlin's sanity with the help of The Professor, Zachary Zenith. Along the way they encounter an entertaining version of Sherlock Holmes and even his ...

The end came fast for Lieutenant Nathan Ward. One moment he was participating in an international convention of mounted police officers, the next he was in a command bunker watching the world’s two biggest corporations - Obsidian and Teledyne - destroy it in an exchange of nuclear hellfire. While Columbia, Missouri, was spared a direct strike, a near-miss EMP fried most of the vehicles and the electrical grid. Then the corporations started a shooting war in the streets, and they didn’t care who got caught in the crossfire. But Columbia was one of the last cities still standing.

Before Kaite arrived in Huzot...Before the Purge destroyed Yogin...There was a young girl named Mari. All Jef ever wanted was the chance to study hard and make something of his life to be worthy of the girl next door. Unfortunately, the lack of funds and resources meant he was doomed for menial labor instead of being able to study at the Institute. Then in a bizarre twist of fate, his life is drastically changed and all of the opportunities he’d ever dreamed of are within reach. But at what cost? All Mari ever wanted was ultimate power and for all to bow the knee before her. But life ...

She thought it was time to put her sword away… but then the Demon Lords returned.Immerse yourself in the riveting saga of a Latina heroine, enslaved by demons, who rises from the ashes of the Apocalypse. Meet Katie, a beacon of hope in a world ravaged by war. Just when she thought her days of battle were finished, a cryptic message shatters her newfound peace, making her question everything she fought to accomplish. Thrust into a world teetering on the brink of destruction, Katie is faced with challenges that test her resolve. Can she overcome deep-seated racial prejudices? Can she ...