Dystopian Short Stories

Dystopian Threads In a Future Where Humanity Is Just Another Commodity, What Remains of the Human Spirit? Set in the bleak year of 2350, Dystopian Threads unveils a world where Earth has fallen under the iron grip of corporate overlords. Society is fractured, and humanity itself has become a product—bought, sold, and controlled by those who view people as little more than assets on a balance sheet. In this thought-provoking short story, the boundaries of freedom, identity, and self-worth are pushed to their limits. As the narrative unfolds, the story plunges readers into a harrowing ...

"Is it selfish to abandon your abilities to follow your dream?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Three," the next installment of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and fiction lovers alike, each story comes with ...

"Can you change the nature inside yourself?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Four," the next installment of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and fiction lovers alike, each story comes with five suggested ...

Twelve wacky tales from the brilliant and twisted mind of H.D. Ingles. A blend of intriguing mysteries, spicy thrillers, zany parodies, alluring dramas, and feel-good parables, with a touch of the supernatural and a hint of the downright surreal. From the sad and terrifying to the hilarious and uplifting, from a miserly old man whose dark past catches up with him, to a young woman trying to make her way in the business world any way she can, this collection will take you on a journey across the human condition. Who doesn't want a little adventure from time to time? Meet Kenny Sparks, a ...

A collection of apocalyptic short stories that are full of surprises and horror and heroism.

Looking for an escape from reality? Look no further than Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 03 by The Shadowplay Collective. This collection of short stories will take you on an adventure through the depths of space and the unknown depths of the human mind. With each turn of the page, you'll find yourself transported to a different world, filled with wonder, danger, and excitement. In Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 03, The Shadowplay Collective has created a universe that is both familiar and completely alien. From the bustling streets of a futuristic metropolis to the endless expanse ...

The balloons fell. The trains derailed. The shelves went bare. We got sick. We died. Survival in the midst of an unknown threat, one that appears on the brink of ending life as we know it.

In a world gone wrong, heroes and villains are not always easy to distinguish and every individual has the ability to contribute something powerful. In this stunning collection of original and rediscovered stories of tragedy and hope, the stars are a diverse group of students, street kids, good girls, kidnappers, and child laborers pitted against their environments, their governments, differing cultures, and sometimes one another as they seek answers in their dystopian worlds.

"The Last Broadcast" isn't just an audiobook - it's a mind-melting descent into cosmic madness that will leave you breathless and question your very existence! FEEL THE TERROR grip your heart as Billy Wood's frantic voice cuts through the static, desperately fighting against horrors beyond human comprehension. Your cozy world is about to be RIPPED APART at the seams!

Welcome to future-shock. Hold on tight and buckle yourselves in, because the future is on a relentless onslaught, for better or worse. This is a collection of the short speculative fiction of Gabriel Walker Land. Most stories are flash fiction, meaning less than 1000 words. Each contains a story of mystery, action, romance, and suspense.

🔥"HUNGER GAMES Meets DIVERGENT—with a Gothic Twist!"🔥 🌟 From New York Times, USA TODAY and Amazon Top-100 Bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett, comes a poignant glimpse into the emotional core of her #1 Dark Fantasy bestselling series. 💬 “Unexpected and beautiful... the perfect in-between moment of the series.” — Verified Reviewer What’s Inside: Set between Unrequited Death (Book 6) and For the Love of Death (Book 7), this 6,300-word novelette explores the quiet, sensual bond between two beloved side characters: John Terran and Tiff Weller. As the world unravels around them...

"How do you stop yourself from growing up?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Five," the next installment of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and fiction lovers alike, each story comes with five suggested ...

A trip to the library prompts one woman to question her fate in this galvanizing short story. For a woman like Hadley, deemed not acceptable to procreate, there’s only one recourse. Unlicensed for motherhood, she can alleviate her grief and frustration at a “baby library,” where a curiously endless supply of infants is available for a two-week loan. But the borrowed life that serves as a temporary balm leads to a journey of self-discovery that will forever change the direction of Hadley’s future.

William and his friends have battled scores of the diseased and left communities behind them on their journey to find what lies south of the wall bisecting the country. They’ve lost loved ones and overcame many challenges, but they’ve never faced an obstacle as great as the one before them: the wall, steel, sheer, and 200 feet tall—an insurmountable barrier designed to separate the north and south. Their dream should stop here, but the group has a plan to get to the other side, and it might just work.

The title of this book means ‘broken door’ in Latin, and within these pages you’ll definitely find doorways to other worlds, some of them broken and some… perhaps better left closed. Dive through a wormhole into the interstellar adventure of Anomalies, or visit the international space station in the surreal Patchouli Puke. Empathize with the protagonist in Five Minutes From Now who knows when people are going to die, or learn how a life lived poorly can still ultimately make a difference in The Horizon Behind. Perhaps you’re an action or horror fan? Then How Bhutan Became the ...

Orphaned. Alone. Starving. The land is dying. As resources dwindle, the population is placed at the mercy of a secretive government, which operates on its own agenda. Critical top-level scientists researching the ecological disaster have gone missing, their disappearance a cold case file that haunts the local constabulary. Desperate for answers, the police captain hatches a plan to recover a critical key to the land’s survival. What they need is an experienced thief, and they know just the girl. Avalon is not just any burglar; she is an uncommonly good one. Caught in the act of stealing, ...

She’s going to make one last-ditch effort to get pregnant, and this time it’s going to take a train to help her along… With all the cheating I’ve been doing, I’ve gotten used to running around behind my husband’s back. What started as a way to get me knocked up has changed into a fun little side hobby that I really enjoy. But it also makes me feel guilty, and I need to get my cheating under control before I hurt my husband and lose him forever. A night of watching dirty movies gives me an idea. I’ll head out to the hotel on the outskirts of town and open myself up for any man ...

Araanti—a sparkling oceanic world and jewel of the Federation of Humanities. Glinting skyscrapers tower above the world’s one continent and provide homes for its residents. Well... most of the residents. Qalupa may be Araantian. She may be from a planet of power and privilege. But she’s not one of them. No, she’s a barger. Those gleaming buildings on the mainland are nothing but a pretty sight to her. Though she’s an outcast to the rest of the world, to the people in her barge village, she’s just Qalupa and she likes it that way. She has her family; she has her community; and ...

A short story from the New York Times best-selling author that brought you Feed, Mira Grant. Every week five friends get together to play a game - a game they call the Apocalypse Game. It's a fun time with chips and beer and plotting the end of the world. Except this time, one of them is missing and the stakes are higher than ever before.

In the modern world, life lessons are not always as black and white as who wins a race between a tortoise and a hare. Modern Day Fables features eleven lessons for us adults, we who face challenges that present a palette of grays in which the morals are often more gritty, trampled on, hard fought, hard won, and not always glorious. In these eleven fables, travel the subterranean world of lessons not oft told because they are challenging to the status quo, and championing of the individual who stands alone amid the world around us. Decide what you think, who wins and who loses, who stands ...