Historical Fiction Dystopian

Ryder Blackmane is a defender for life. His comrades are his family, and keeping them safe is all he has to offer the world. So when they are sent over the wall to investigate happenings in the east, he goes willingly, immune to everything outside of his orders. That is, until he meets Lady Isabel. She is a caged bird whose scars call to his. Best to ignore the calls and follow orders. Follow orders. Follow orders. Loyalty is everything, but the lines are blurring....

In a world where creativity is outlawed, dustpan maker Eddie Sweep discovers a time-traveling dustpan named Dustin. Joined by historical allies, Eddie embarks on a hilarious journey through history to collect artifacts that could overthrow the oppressive Conformity Council. From ancient China to the Fall of Rome, Eddie faces challenges that transform him from a timid factory worker to an unlikely hero. With wit, heart, and temporal hijinks, “Dustin Time” proves that sometimes, the most powerful tool for changing the world is a mop and a dustpan with attitude! Will Eddie save the future ...

In the dystopian 22nd century, Lauren Ramirez is an Assassin 13, the best at her profession. Betrayed by her employer, the president of the United States, on an off-planet op, she escapes when her spacecraft hurtles through time and crash-lands in 1927 Prohibition Hollywood, with its silent film stars and bootlegging gangsters. She finds herself an alien in an alien land.

Historian Rafael Ward is a good citizen, teaching students the government approved narrative of the nation's history. Until the black-baggers come calling. They have a job for him, one he's not allowed to refuse: Ward must go undercover as a Believer and smuggler to hunt down and destroy the artifacts he cherishes. Before he knows it, he's following fugitive Hannah MacKenzie on a fool's quest to recover the legendary Vase of Soissons, a Dark Age relic prophesized to restore faith to the world.

The desert is no place for ocean-dwelling Kampii like Aluna and Hoku, especially now that Aluna has secretly started growing her tail. But the maniacal Karl Strand is out to conquer the Above World, and the horselike Equians are next on his list. Aluna, Hoku, and their friends - winged Calli and Equian exile Dash - race to the desert city of Mirage, intent on warning the Equians and forming an alliance. Unfortunately, Strand’s clone, Scorch, has gotten there first. Now the Equian leader has vowed to take all his people to war as part of Strand’s army.

Princess Delphinia knows her mother, the queen of the Corvo kingdom, is up to no good. Del can feel it in her bones, and she's determined to uncover the truth. When her search for answers leads her to a mysterious chest filled with artifacts from the distant past--from the world before--she realizes her mother's nefarious actions are more deeply rooted than she ever could have imagined.

TedW was one of the greatest baseball players of his time. He was also a military hero. Upon his death, TedW’s body and head were cryogenically preserved in the hope that he could be revived someday in the future by advanced medical technology. Barwell Hollings presents a tale about a twentieth century sports and military hero who is revived hundreds of years in the future into a world that is radically different from the one he lived in before his death. Now TedW is faced with the greatest challenge of his life. Can he adapt and even thrive in this new world?

This is the story Harry Ransom. If you know his name it's most likely as the inventor of the Ransom Process, a stroke of genius that changed the world. Or you may have read about how he lost the battle of Jasper City, or won it, depending on where you stand in matters of politics. Friends called him Hal or Harry, or by one of a half-dozen aliases, of which he had more than any honest man should. He often went by Professor Harry Ransom, and though he never had anything you might call a formal education, he definitely earned it.

Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When she's caught using illegal magic, she fears being branded a traitor and imprisoned. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Linné defied her father, a Union general, and disguised herself as a boy to join the army. They're both offered a reprieve from punishment if they use their magic in a special women's military flight unit and undertake terrifying, deadly missions under cover of darkness.

A soldier from a broken future. A war that shaped history. A mission that could destroy time itself. In 2120, the world is trapped under the iron grip of the Douglas Regime, a totalitarian government that rose from the ashes of a war-ravaged past. Jack Murphy, a battle-hardened resistance fighter, is given an impossible mission—travel back to 1863 and alter history before the seeds of the regime are ever planted. His target: General Robert Sinclair, a brilliant Confederate tactician whose wartime victories will set in motion a chain of events leading to a dystopian nightmare. But ...

Society, led by the queen, has long held that the Esselrode people and their abilities are inherently, irredeemably evil, a truth that Naida has been brought up to believe. But as one of them, feeling compelled to use her powers again and again to heal those on the brink of death, it's hard to accept. It's even harder to live a lie, conflicted about her hidden identity, when the truth could save lives.

Fighter. Misfit. Heart thief. How long can Chadora’s throne sit empty? That is the question on everyone’s mind as they wait for the rightful heir to return for his crown. Patience is not Eda’s strong suit, and she has an idea to speed things along that just might work. The youngest Suttone has found her voice, and now she is determined to be heard. If they will not listen to her words, then she will speak with her sword. It is time to step outside the walls. But first she must get past the only man brave enough to stand in her way.

To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. London, 1953, Coronation year - but not the Coronation of Elizabeth II. Thirteen years have passed since a Grand Alliance between Great Britain and Germany was formalised. George VI and his family have been murdered and Edward VIII rules as king. Yet, in practice, all power is vested in Alfred Rosenberg, Britain's Protector. The role and status of women is Rosenberg's particular interest.

What happens to Saphire? Is Carnoff dead or alive? Will they find Lord Colton? Overthrowing Carnoff’s castle was only the beginning of the challenges for Lady Mariah and Lord Stone. They must now deal with the devastating effects of forced marriages, corruption, and the destruction brought on by war. Lady Mariah and Lord Stone’s love is not enough to bring peace to the lands that have been ravaged by war. Redemption’s price may cost them everything. Extending trust is difficult when people are divided, and loyalties are challenged. Mariah and Stone will learn that not every heart ...

Casa de campo es una brillante alegoría del poder y la rebelión. La mansión señorial donde los Ventura, sus cónyuges y sus treinta y cinco hijos pasan el verano, lejos de la civilización, se alza como un espejismo en medio de la llanura. Por sus salones, pasillos, escalinatas y torreones deambulan los niños, poblando la casa con intrigas, transgresiones y juegos que cuestionan una perversión mayor: el orden impuesto por sus aristocráticos padres.

Wren and Piper have escaped Provision and its leader, Doctor Judas Lake. Now, safe in the depths of the Lukachukai Mountains and under the protection of The Order, the sisters begrudgingly welcome the temporary respite. But their freedom tastes bitter, haunted by memories of the innocents left behind or taken hostage. Life is dangerous for the Nephilim, descendants of the Divine Bloodline who have been bestowed with supernatural abilities. Hunted by an international government program obsessed with eradicating their existence, many are imprisoned in ADAM compounds for life.

Hot off the presses, the final "lost" volume of the iconic Sacred Band series in an all-new Author's Cut edition. High adventure awaits in Storm Seed by Janet & Chris Morris: - Travel with the Sacred Band of Stepsons to a future undreamed. - Meet the changeling son of Tempus and the Froth Daughter. - Learn what it takes to become a dragon. - Bring gods to a godless realm. Tempus the Black, avatar of the Storm God, and his partner Niko reunite the Sacred Band for a mission to a dying world. And from there -- should the gods allow -- to mystical Lemuria. - Praise for the Sacred Band series: "...

A Sin Eater’s duty is a necessary evil: she hears the confessions of the dying, eats their sins as a funeral rite. Stained by these sins, she is shunned and silenced, doomed to live in exile at the edge of town. Recently orphaned May Owens is just 14, only concerned with where her next meal is coming from. When she’s arrested for stealing a loaf of bread and subsequently sentenced to become a Sin Eater, finding food is suddenly the last of her worries.

A missionary begs to be moved from disease-ridden Bangkok. A musician plays a private show for ghosts. A student abandoned by his lover bleeds to death in the street. A plastic surgeon designs a girl a new face. A woman decides whether to cook a final meal for a dying murderer. Lurching through decades, from Bangkok's rich past to its imagined, uploaded future, witness the city as it changes from a booming capitalist hub to a city engulfed by water, through human tales seeping into one another, held together by delicate threads.

Five weeks after the Great Fire, the village square in New Eden Township bustles with rebuilding activities. Hope begins to flicker as a new future rises from the ashes of deception. Yet, for three newly appointed Elements - Ember Watson, Skylar Kane, and Rain Daniels - the many transitions to Project Phase Two expose dark secrets that demand sacrifices. Sacrifices, they discover, that may still destroy the very community they vowed to protect and serve.