Dystopian Disaster

Ecological disaster on a worldwide scale What happens when the entire supply of Iron and Steel worldwide collapses? Do We Survive? How do we survive? Will we continue to function as a society or will everything fall apart? Iron rusts and the world collapses. The release of an iron-eating bacteria throws the entire world into chaos and mayhem. Industrial society collapses and the world is forever changed. Can this happen, or has it already happened and we just don't realise it yet?

The rain began nineteen years ago, and it never stopped: more than a foot of rain per day until almost the whole of North America was underwater. Those who survived the first year were forced to take drastic measures, and those who held to the veneer of civilization were few and very far between. Seventeen-year-old Tanner grew up after the rain began. She and her adoptive caretaker, Russell, have long sought a fabled Colorado refuge, a dream that has kept them going through years of brutal trials as they try to stay one step ahead of the “face eaters”.

Professor Sir David Omand, formerly both a director of GCHQ and the UK's Security and Intelligence Coordinator, shows how to manage crises in myriad forms, using methodologies employed by the British intelligence agencies. Through gripping examples from Professor Omand's storied career, this book will equip you with military intelligence techniques such as situational awareness and adaptive resilience that can be used in any crisis, from the professional to the personal.

Only the most hardened survivalists can endure living in the scorched deadlands of the former state of Arizona. Among them is nineteen-year-old Georgia Reno, who lives in an isolated desert settlement with her father and younger brother. Roads don’t exist here; visitors are more dark fairy tale than reality. But when two mysterious strangers arrive on their land, Georgia begins to question her sheltered existence. Soon, her tentative curiosity blooms into a fledgling desire to leave the settlement, even if it means venturing into a world her father has only ever warned against.

She started her day at her home in the mountains just like any other. There was nothing unusual about making the familiar drive down to Sacramento to go to work. Then in a flash Mother Nature decided it was time to create a new landscape. Follow the journey of a dynamic young woman, a mother and wife named Erika, as she is thrust into a world turned upside down by a series of natural disasters.

Chicken Little was right after all. The sky literally is falling. In a cataclysmic turn of events, the ambitious venture of asteroid mining spirals into a nightmarish scenario that no one saw coming—except perhaps, the fabled Chicken Little. It began with a boom as colossal machines drilled deep into the heart of a massive asteroid, seeking the treasures within. But what followed was a catastrophe of cosmic proportions. The failure was spectacular, an explosive mishap that sent the asteroid shattering into a million pieces, unleashing a torrent of carbon flakes upon the Earth. These ...

After The Calamity, the animals thought the humans had managed to do themselves in. But, it turns out, a few are cowering in makeshift villages. So the animals - among them a cat, a dog, a crow, a baboon, a horse, and a bear - have convened to debate whether to help the last human stragglers...or to eat them.

Between Cade and Rae is an ancient wall so huge its edges are lost to memory. There’s no way through. But one precious stone brings them together to share their horrors of the past, and dreams of the future, and to shake their notions of what is false…and what is true. Wallflowers is an ethereal, alternate-reality short story that will get you thinking about the battles we choose to fight, and those we don’t, and the power of breaking through barriers for a better tomorrow.

Cory’s life was hard. A horrific childhood, bad marriage, and a stint in prison set him on the path. His time in organized crime was miserable, but he had no choice. He did pick up a few skills along the way, though, and just in time for the end-of-the-world.

Raised in a privileged community of wealthy survivalists on an idyllic, self-sustaining Oregon ranch, Marlo has always been insulated. The outside world, which the ranchers call “the Disaster”, is a casualty of ravaging climate change, a troubled landscape on the brink of catastrophe. For as long as Marlo can remember, the unknown that lies beyond the borders of her utopia has been a curious obsession. But just as she plans her escape into the chaos of the real world, a charismatic new resident gives her a compelling reason to stay.

“Sighs of Despair” is book three in “The Fifth Phase” series. According to Toynbee’s Theory of Decay, a civilization experiences distinct phases during its lifecycle. But the average person is far too busy to concern themselves with the course of an entire civilization. There are phone calls to make, texts to send, emails to answer, trending online videos to watch, and bills to pay. Tom and Morgan Crenshaw are two such people. They’re struggling just to maintain the coin shop they own and operate in the suburbs of Chicago. But a series of economic, political, and global terror ...

Civilisation is collapsing. Frustrated and angry after years of denial and inaction, a government of youth has taken power in North America, and a policy of institutionalised ageism introduced. All those older than the prescribed age are deemed responsible for the current state of the world, and are to be 'relocated', their property and assets confiscated. David Ashworth and his wife May find themselves among the thousands being moved to the southern deserts.

Six months have passed since the devastating conclusion of the previous book. Aoife travels alone, seeking shelter. Winter has passed, and summer is on the horizon. But survival is difficult. Especially in an EMP-ravaged world where resources are completely scarce. But everything changes when Aoife stumbles upon a mysterious stranger offering hope in the most unexpected form: a safe haven.

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Alex was in bad shape. Just this side of dead, lying in a dumpster, but he couldn’t give up. Crawling out of the garbage, the first thing he noticed, beyond the pain, was that Vee was gone. He had only one option - to keep going. Out to the street he walked. All around there was only the otherworldly destruction of burned-out cars, broken windows, and empty streets. Houston had fallen further into chaos, brimming with violence and a population at each other’s throats.

La contundente incursión de Edmundo Paz Soldán en el terreno de la ficción especulativa y la distopía nos presenta una de las obras más destacadas del subgénero de lo que va de siglo XXI. Un futuro oscuro, una región tóxica y una batalla por la colonización de una zona indispensable para hacerse con el poder. Militares, refugiados, dioses y fanáticos se dan la mano en una obra que está llamada a ser considerada de las cumbres del género.

There were only a few things worse than the end of the world, and to Mel, one of those things was being followed by her insane ex-boyfriend. With Elijah still hunting Mel, there wasn’t much she and her companions could do other than lock themselves away and wait. When Elijah sends Mel a message that he’s still out there, they know they need to act before things get worse. But it isn’t just him they need to worry about. The other survivors will stop at nothing to get what they need to live. Now, the situation must be handled once and for all before they end up losing their lives.

When the lights went out in August of 2036, no one was prepared for what it would mean. No one saw it coming, and no business or government had put in place plans sufficient enough to withstand the event. Sean Heevy, a loving husband and father of three daughters, was like everyone else, living his daily life. His family had started a trip to Hawaii without him, while Sean was making a detour to Los Angeles, and that’s where he was, 36,000 feet in the air, when the lights went out. Upon surviving his plane’s crash, Sean could think of just one thing: getting to his family.

The Anslo Ignited series by A.R. Shaw is now available in audiobook, delivering a pulse-pounding, immersive experience perfect for young adult listeners. This dystopian adventure is packed with espionage, survival challenges, and forbidden love. Follow Eddie and Angel as they battle against a world where personal freedom is a distant memory, enemies are always one step behind, and every decision could mean life or death. With each twist and emotional turn, their connection deepens, making their journey as dangerous as it is captivating.

Two years after the war to end all wars, the American people are confronting the reality of the altered world. As the US’ armed forces—weakened from the peace dividend—begin again to flex its slowly recovering offensive muscle, a second war rages in the Korean peninsula, and American and British forces circle each other warily from the North Atlantic to the Straits of Hormuz as the wounded Soviet bear broods behind its borders.