Dystopian World

When a devastating electromagnetic pulse is detonated over the USA, it leads to a total loss of power and a complete and catastrophic breakdown of everyday society. As the country descends into chaos and anarchy, one man makes an epic decision in order to save his loved ones and find a place of safety.

He was a man of quiet faith and determined courage who lived by an unwavering code of honor. He was a firm believer that the good guys would win and the bad guys would lose, although it didn't mean there wouldn't be casualties or injuries in the process of winning. EMP survivor Chris Chandler wasn't one to back away from overwhelming odds, and as of now, the odds weren't stacked in his favor. One way or the other, people were going to get hurt here or killed.

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.

The invaders have been repelled for now, but Cassy's problems are far from over. Her nascent body of allies, the Confederation, may have a traitor among them. With the Empire coming from the west to "liberate" survivors and land alike, the timing couldn't be worse. And while General Taggart has promised more aid, he has his hands full with a 'vader enemy of his own. Will he liberate New Jersey in time to help the besieged Clan and her allies?

Bounty hunter Hal Mason is doing well for himself, a year after the System converted Earth into a lawless, apocalyptic Dungeon World. Now, though, old friends have come calling with a new opportunity and with it, the murky politics of Galactic interests and overlapping contracts. Hal must protect the first train to cross the new wildlands of the American Midwest.

For a brief period after the world changed forever, the self-reliant community of Trout Run Valley managed to avoid conflict. They practiced subsistence, and found safety and security within their numbers. As the post-apocalyptic timeline moved forward, it began to spiral downward. Takers had made their presence known, and their malevolent intentions clear, transforming the once benign community into a violent battleground.

NOW FOR A LIMITED TIME, a cheap peek at the original "SKEETS:the new Frankenstein Chronicles" - a Dystopian Prophecy now coming true! This contains both the two books of "ArtemisSmith's The SKEETS Diptych," her LGBT Science Fiction Underground Classic published in 1977 (available in print under ISBN 978-1-878998-02-6), PLUS, as an added Freebie, Book III: "The Epistles of SKEETS" first published in 1989. The latter is a self-reflecting apostolic letter that marked a radical change in ArtemisSmith's existentialist poetics. From that moment forward the Novel for the Author ceased to be either...

In the bleak, not-too-distant future, most people who could fled to the virtual reality OVR World Online. Zachary "Zee" Jones will never be able to afford to become a player of the game. After committing a crime in order to save his mother's life, he was arrested and included in the Inmate Player Program. Even without perception filters to limit his pain, it was better than the alternative. He has the opportunity to earn more money in a five-year sentence then he could have in his entire life as a hospital janitor.

Only six weeks have passed since a super-EMP attack devastated the United States, but already, life has changed dramatically. Most of America has become a wasteland filled with starving bands of people, mobs and gangs. Millions are dead and millions more are suffering, with no end in sight. For Gordon, Samantha, Sebastian, Cruz, and Barone, the turmoil and chaos they dealt with in the early weeks after the attack will seem trivial in comparison to the collapse of society that plays out before their eyes.

Everything changed when scientists discovered the drug. It looked like the cure for aging, but comes with a price tag. The blood of “carriers” is the most valuable commodity on earth. When treated with a new wonder drug, it cures disease, increases power, and makes the recipient a virtual superman. It also makes the carriers targets. Young people with the right genes are ripped from their families and stashed in “blood farms”. Ellie Bautista became an LAPD officer specifically to fight this evil as a member of the Blood Squad, but her ambitions are thwarted....

The brand-new vampire dystopian series by #1 bestselling author, H.T. Night! Four hundred years into the future, in a dystopian world inside a sphere city called Vampire Nation, there are only three choices for humans: be turned into a vampire at the age of eighteen, become a breeder, or become a feeder slave. On the eve of her required turning ceremony, Ariana Waters has second thoughts about becoming a vampire. She won’t be able to bear natural daylight anymore... or have children. And she will not only be bound to obey their vampire creed, she might be expected to participate in ...

In a utopian future hundreds of years from now, where function reigns supreme over artistic flair, these adolescents are the stars of the show. They just don’t know it. Dane, a cautious yet curious soul, finds himself abruptly transferred to The Hall, an environment immersed in the art of music. A mysterious note sparks a flame that will alter the course of his existence. Roc, an unstoppable force of energy and competitiveness, finds himself thrust into The Arena, a sports haven perfectly suited to his dynamic nature. In this fast-paced arena, he must navigate the fine line between ...

Joe Buck is on a collision course with a life-altering event. He’ll need to rely on his skills to survive the catastrophic EMP about to unfold as he’s working behind the scenes at his blue collar job at the Super Bowl. Breakout country singer and small-town girl Lexi Carter is on the same trajectory. She has just finished singing a well-received rendition of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. The crowd is raucous. The performances were meticulously rehearsed, finely tuned down to the second, and should have gone off without a hitch. Except for one surprise glitch: an EMP.

Embark on another heart-pounding journey as the crew of The Princess Belle confronts a fresh storm of challenges in C Chase Harwood's gripping third installment of the "Saturn Series." Escaping the clutches of ruthless pirates was just the beginning. Now, The Belle's crew must confront a new threat: the relentless assault of AI's latest creation. Treachery brews as nano-addled Philipe Dimasalang triggers a crisis that infects the masters of the Saturn System, driving them to spread the insidious nano-virus from moon to moon. Rescued yet burdened, Bez Hanson's fate remains uncertain. As ...

Lauren Russell, her family, and the community of Trout Run Valley had been blessed with a workable blueprint for overcoming nearly insurmountable odds - odds that had been surmounted against them, and others like them, since the blackout, subsequent decline of society, and the world's devolution. The aftermath of the most recent onslaught, a ruthless attack by a menacing enemy, had left them reeling in its wake, leaving a once-sustainable food supply damaged beyond repair and two of their own senselessly murdered.

✤ A breathtaking dystopia at the edge of possible and unimaginable ✤ Can humanity escape a prison it doesn't know exists? Three years after the apocalypse triggered by Nibiru, humanity survives in massive megacities under the control of mysterious alien "benefactors." Microchipped, monitored, and immersed in a comforting virtual reality, humans remain unaware they've become gilded prisoners in a high-tech cage. Viviane and Liam, the last members of the Guardians, discover unexpected hope in the blueprints of the Great Pyramid of Giza. This ancient structure could be far more than a ...

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 ...

2040-2045: In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous rescue work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay. He tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the Long Mars and wants her to accompany him. But Sally soon learns that Willis has an ulterior motive for his request....

LOG IN > LOAD WORLD > SAVE HER. ★★★★★ A clever and mesmerising story ★★★★★ This takes gaming to a whole new level ★★★★★ A thrilling, action-packed story ★★★★★ A fun action novel and a dystopian one Life in the near future's NOT ALL BAD. We've reversed global warming, and fixed the collapsing bee population. We even created SPACE, a virtual-sensory universe where average guys like Theo Wilson can do almost anything they desire. But ALMOST ANYTHING isn't enough for some. Every day, normal people are being taken, their emotions harvested - and lives ...

Just like the rest of the carbon copy drones, 80 was created and programmed for a singular purpose: to protect Atom, the Genesys, and the scientists that created them.When a near-death experience awakens his mind and heart, 80 leads a revolution to try to stop the scientists from setting off a devastating nuclear apocalypse.Sent off to work away from the main compound, 80 is tasked with creating an army out of woken drones like himself. When he meets and falls for a strong outsider named KJ, his resolve to stop the scientists' apocalyptic plans grows. Can he learn to be a good leader? Can ...