Dystopian World

A POST-APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE Laura Cooney and L.L. Soares have created a post-apocalyptic novella that is disturbing, graphic, and provocative. A mysterious "green tsunami" has swept the planet -- and nothing will be the same as both living and inanimate things begin to evolve into a new horrifying reality. The story is told entirely via emails between a man and his wife, separated by the catastrophe, describing the terrors they must face as they strive to survive. AN EXCERPT FROM GREEN TSUNAMI "You would think that when a big green tsunami pounds down on the earth and floods the streets, ...

The Last Kids on Earth meets Margaret Peterson Haddix in this middle grade adventure about fourteen-year-old Izzy, an autistic girl surviving the end of the world who must team up with her loveable dog to uncover the hidden truth behind her family and the rest of humanity’s disappearance.

Following a traumatic event, Ogden finds himself questioning where and who he is. He wakes up on a strange island in a dystopian setting, where he finds himself enslaved, along with other survivors. Some of the other survivors seem to know him, but it does not seem to help his own memory. He knows something is horribly wrong, especially after being forced to embark upon dangerous missions that the guards assign to him. The island is prone to tornadoes, but it becomes increasingly clear that something even bigger is headed their way; a natural disaster that has the potential to destroy the ...

Three years ago, Brady Charles was at the top of his game. Then he foolishly did 'The Right Thing,' and lost it all. Ostracized and blacklisted from the corporate world, he is reduced to doing odd jobs and operating an illegal pedal cab service catering to the residents of the outer districts. Brady is contemplating another day of idleness when Annika, the Meta human responsible for his downfall, seeks him out and offers him a temporary, 'odd job.' Someone has broken into her apartment and stolen several issues of her National Geographic collection, one of the few in existence, and she ...

Russell and his friends have been through the ringer, but they survived. Now, there are only two questions left. Is Sarah safe? Where can they find her? He misses his wife. Every moment apart is torture. Sarah has been better. She doesn’t trust Spencer, even though he helped her escape Valintino. The wound has slowed her down, but she’s determined to get away.

When an EMP attack wipes out the grid, Audrey Perry’s quiet life shatters. Desperate to save her injured nephew, she ventures into a city spiraling into chaos, only to bring danger back home. As violence erupts and neighbors turn ruthless, Audrey must defend her family and their farm at all costs.

2024 Independent Author's Network Book Awards Finalist (best original science fiction novel)! 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist (best original science fiction novel)! “Thought-provoking SF delivered in an intriguingly panoramic form.” KIRKUS REVIEWS “Doyle has hit on something rare: an original approach to climate fiction.” BOOKLIFE REVIEWS “Gripping, revealing, and frightening.” MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW"The contrast between notes and experiences of those who navigate this world are exceptionally well done, and will lend to book club discussions and sci-fi reader ...

Danny Larson has weird dreams. Pretty normal for a human, except Danny’s dreams are coming true and nothing will prepare him or anyone else for what’s coming. Crisis doesn’t cover the imploding nature of the financial disaster that’s coming for everyone and anyone who uses money, the soon-to-be worthless paper that just about everyone on earth relies on to transact business. From buying groceries, cars, and houses to daily survival, money will become nothing but burnable material in a world that isn’t nearly ready for a collapse. When Danny notices his colleagues starting to act ...

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.

Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean, just like all of the Coral Kampii in the City of Shifting Tides. But after remaining hidden from the Above World for centuries, her colony is in trouble, its survival in doubt :  the tech that allows the Kampii to breathe underwater is beginning to fail, and many Kampii have already died. Yet the colony’s elders, including Aluna’s father, are unwilling to venture to the dry and dangerous Above World to search for answers. So it’s up to Aluna and her friend Hoku to face the terrors of land to find a solution.

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 ...

Theo Miller knows the value of human life - to the very last penny. Working in the Criminal Audit Office, he assesses each crime that crosses his desk and makes sure the correct debt to society is paid in full. But when his ex-lover is killed, it's different. This is one death he can't let become merely an entry on a balance sheet.

The human race has been divided. The chosen few live in the safety of the domes, watching through their glass walls as those left on the outside suffer and die. But desperation has brought invention. New drugs have the ability to alter humans, giving them the strength to roam the poisoned night unafraid - but survival comes at a terrible price. Seventeen-year-old Nola Kent has spent her life in the domes, training to protect her little piece of the world within the glass. The mission of the domes is to preserve the human race, not to help the sick and starving.

It was September 11th and almost too quiet, making it an eerie air that hung on the day. John thought Matt was overreacting when he said "Leave New England you need to come to our Kentucky retreat." The banks on holiday and riots spilling out of the cities, coming too close for comfort. The decision to leave was glaringly obvious. John and Amy knew Matt and Dez would have a place for them, as they gathered their small group and began a journey they would never forget.

A shipwreck on an isolated island. No food. No comforts. And only one player wins. Jack’s back, and in the thrilling conclusion to the End-User Jack series, his nemesis Mr. Smiley has thrown him into the deadliest contest yet. He’s up against a new game set in an unforgiving wilderness against a dozen adversaries competing to be the last player standing. But Jack is here to bring it all down. If he doesn’t defeat the game’s mad host, the tower will fall. It’s a final collision between the virtual and real as Jack fights to uncover Starvation Island’s biggest secret—the ...

A plague has brought death to the city. Two feuding crime families with blood on their hands need our hard-boiled hero, The Redeemer, to broker peace. Both his instincts and the vacant streets warn him to stay indoors, but The Redeemer ventures out into the city’s underbelly to arrange for the exchange of the bodies they hold hostage.

War has broken out between the shells, fragments of a shattered world that humanity clings to for survival. To stave off the conflict, the survivors of a brutal attack seek aid from the one source no one else believes can help: the dragons. But the creatures are fractured into two factions and caught up in a fight of their own, a conflict that may be connected to the war above. As the survivors seek answers and help, they stumble onto a secret, long lost, that once nearly destroyed the world. A secret that has the power to save humanity. Or end it.

Former United States Department of Defense contractor Charlie Owens resigned from his position with the government to live a life off-grid. After building a cabin on a small island in the Pacific Northwest, the detonation of an EMP sets into motion a series of events that will test Charlie and his family in ways he never imagined.

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What happens when an EMP sends the West Coast back into the Stone Age? Following a massive EMP strike against the nation’s power grids, Frank Tilley faces the startling chaos of a powerless world. With his trusty dog in tow, he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his grandchildren from a perilous fate.