Dystopian World

For centuries the bloody hands of Dhoranka, a death hungry warlord with the power over earth, water, and fire, have terrorized mankind. Battling his savagery stood the Oranthium, an ancient secret order determined to crush the ugly face of evil. Finally, news breaks that Dhoranka has been killed, but under the most mysterious circumstances, as no body was ever recovered. Years later, with balance restored, a young boy emerges in the Oranthium with Dhoranka’s power. They decide to send him on his first mission to the World of Laughter. It is a test of power and virtue. Without power, evil ...

In this fifth installment in The Borrowed World Series, human resources manager Alice Watkins is finally making it home. In her journey across Virginia, she experiences a country disintegrating and collapsing in on itself in the wake of a nationwide terror attack. Her trip home is agonizing; her experiences indescribable.

In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. He finds an unlikely confidante in his quick-witted, inquisitive young neighbor Rosie.

I thought dying in prison was my only option… …then I was given a choice. I can either board an alien spaceship with 400 fellow criminals or rot in prison on a freezing Earth. The spacecraft's captain, a handsome alien who looks remarkably human, has been visiting me in my dreams for over a year. He has given me the companionship I need during my time locked up in solitary confinement, and the way he holds me in my mind makes me forget the Earth is on the brink of extinction. But was that nothing but my imagination? The alien in question doesn’t seem to know anything about the hours ...

Cassie West licenses crimes for V.I.C.E, spending long hours convincing grieving families to allow her to sell their tragedies to the highest bidder. Life is hard and the cost of living high, but she and her husband Harris have never been happier. After years of trying, Cassie is finally pregnant. But leaving work late one evening, Cassie starts to worry. Harris isn't responding to texts or calls. Even worse, dozens of emergency drones seem to be heading in the same direction as she is: straight to their home.

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.

In this dystopian horror tale, it’s not what’s for dinner but who? Do you dread the daily grind of making dinner? Shopping, preparing, and the dreaded clean-up after eating? What if one pill could provide perfect nutrition in an instant? YUM is the answer. Just one pill a day and you're good to go. No more hunger or hassle. Total gratification. This is Madam's mission at Nutri-Corp: to change the world forever. But will it improve things or make them worse? And if YUM makes life so easy, what's for dinner at Madam's Nutri-Corp's dinner parties? And just what is being hunted in The Hunt?

She thought it was time to put her sword away… but then the Demon Lords returned.Immerse yourself in the riveting saga of a Latina heroine, enslaved by demons, who rises from the ashes of the Apocalypse. Meet Katie, a beacon of hope in a world ravaged by war. Just when she thought her days of battle were finished, a cryptic message shatters her newfound peace, making her question everything she fought to accomplish. Thrust into a world teetering on the brink of destruction, Katie is faced with challenges that test her resolve. Can she overcome deep-seated racial prejudices? Can she ...

In a world shrouded by secrets, Victoria embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth behind her parents' disappearance. Defying all odds, she ventures into a mysterious fog that no one has ever returned from. Victoria assembles a courageous team to aid her quest. They must rely on their wits, bravery, and the unbreakable bonds they've forged to succeed in their mission.

In this fast-paced survival story set in Hawaii, electronics fail worldwide, the islands become completely isolated, and a strange starscape fills the sky. Leilani and her father embark on a nightmare odyssey from Oahu to their home on the Big Island. Leilani's epilepsy holds a clue to the disaster, if only they can survive as the islands revert to earlier ways.

The end of man was not signaled by marauding gangs or explosions but with silence. People simply grew older knowing a younger generation would not be there to replace them. The final two residents in the neighborhood of Camelot, an old man and his invalid brother, are trapped in their house by forests full of cats and dogs battling with the bears and wolves to eat anything they can find. As the man struggles to survive, he recounts all the ways society changed as the human population continued to shrink.

The world ended four years ago, but it’s okay. Daria likes it this way. There’s no reality TV, no crime and no social media. Everything was going great until she was accidentally elected leader of her small community. Now she’s got to deal with the self-proclaimed last pervert in the world, a cook that secretly serves dog assholes for dinner if she doesn't like you, and finally, Hugo. The former leader. An angry, red-faced, gambling addict who looks like a dwarf from fantasy books. Scavenging in the city with her best friend Abby they hear voices over the radio. They've never heard ...

✤ 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 ...

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?

Lance was just trying to get through his terrible day when his world came crashing down. As the blazing sun dipped below the horizon, Lance's heart pounded in his chest, each beat pushing him closer to the edge of desperation. Racing against time and a cosmic cataclysm, he must navigate a ravaged world after a monstrous CME strikes the Earth, plunging it into darkness. But this harrowing journey is not solely to survive the aftermath; it's a race to reach his injured father in distant Kansas, where a lonely farmhouse stands as their last beacon of hope.

With death running through the forest on demon's feet and humanity bleeding dry in the hearts of men, does the deadliest evil already live within Brighton's walls?

We are entering another ice age. In less than a year, my brother and I will freeze to death, unless we starve first. Experts have created biodomes, built tunnels, and rationed food and fuel to make the end more tolerable, for a bit. When Lon of planet Kaipra contacts me, claiming he has the key to our survival, I have to listen. He’ll help humans survive the ice age, but at the ultimate cost—I must agree to leave my brother, my friends, and the entire planet I call home to travel across the galaxy with him. Can I trust him? What are his plans with me? And do I even have a choice? ...

When Adéla discovers she has a terminal illness, she leaves behind her native Czech village for a chance at reuniting in America with Tereza, the daughter she gave up at birth, decades earlier. But the country Adéla experienced as a young woman, when she eloped with a filmmaker and starred in his cult sci-fi movie, has changed entirely. In 2030, America is ruled by an authoritarian government increasingly closed off to the rest of the world.

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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.