Dystopian World

One night, everyone on Earth has the same dream—a dream of being guided to a watery death by a loved one on November 1. When they wake up, most people agree: after Halloween, the world will end.

Last Cabin: A cabin on the outskirts of a city becomes the sanctuary for a mother and her two children. Life has hardened Joanna Mercer, and she has spent the past four years since her husband's death preparing herself against the uncertainties of life. The Last Orchard: Charlie Decker and a small band of survivors head toward his family's orchard outside of Seattle. But while food and water is abundant, their safe haven becomes a target not just for the enemy, but anyone looking to survive.

A frozen planet. An impossible quest. A sister who won’t quit. "Spine-tingling, breath-holding action!" “I am sure there are finger indentations in my Kindle.” Though she doesn’t know her real name, Thirteen is sure of two things: survival and finding her sister. Nothing stands in her way—not the great Pacifica Ice Sheet nor the slavers she escaped—until her deadly hunt takes a maddening turn. The first and only clue in her search is held by the survivor of a wrecked ice ship. But he’s not sharing. He has a daughter to rescue, and he needs Thirteen’s help. In the unforgiving...

When the Superflu wipes out most of the population, Jamie finds himself completely alone in a cabin in the woods—until an injured stranger crosses his path. Life is dangerous now and, armed with a gun, Jamie goes to pull the trigger. But there's something about Andrew ... something that stops Jamie in his tracks. Jamie takes him in, and as Andrew heals and they eventually step out into the strange new world, their relationship starts to feel like more than just friendship ...

Teenage supersoldier Ryn Whittaker started an uprising. For three years Ryn was stationed at The Battle Ground Rift site - one of the 14 mysterious and unpredictable tears in the fabric of the universe that serve as doorways to alternate Earths - and then she met Ezra Massad. Falling in love and becoming a rebel Citadel wasn't part of Ryn's life plan, but with Ezra there asking all the right questions, they began to decode what's really going on with the Allied Rift Coalition, and what they discovered was enough to start a civil war.

Science fiction often envisions a future tinged with pessimism, drawing parallels from our current societal concerns. Yet, amidst the warning signals, the endurance of empathy holds the key to unlocking genuine hope. Empathy, in its essence, fosters not just survival but the conditions for thriving. It's a unifying force, transcending divisions. In "Sins of Variance" by Rob Williams, we encounter a crossroads in a future fraught with challenging choices for humanity. Williams presents a world where genetic modifications aim to eliminate conflict, prompting reflection on the repercussions of...

Prepare and survive. An EMP cripples the nation on the day Detective Mike Thorton was supposed to bury his father. Fighting a panic-stricken city, an unknown enemy, and his own grief, Mike must rescue his family before the city devours them all.

The long awaited sequel to Dark Days Rough Roads is now here. Months after an EMP, Electromagnetic Pulse, strikes the country, Roger Haliday continues to fight for survival along with his friends and family. With the rogue militia under control they now face new dangers. The people around them and throughout the country are dying of starvation and illness. They are taking desperate and deadly measures in order to survive. Gangs are terrorizing cities and suburbs as they move through them searching for food, water, and supplies. With the gangs committing atrocious crimes along the way, the ...

Jamie watched in stunned disbelief as the United States Senate abolished the federal government with a single vote. As the 17-year-old daughter of a US Senator, Jamie was sure that would be the most shocking news of the day. And it was...until she was chosen to be the first queen of the New World. Under the visionary leadership of Creighton Ashwill, the New World has taken its first tenuous steps as a monarchy.

Laurel has found a safe haven at Lone Oak Hospital. But her loved ones are still back at South Minneha, and her mother desperately needs her. Winter has blanketed the city in impenetrable layers of snow, making any chance of returning to her hospital on foot almost impossible.

Just like the rest of the carbon copy drones, 80 was created and programmed for a singular purpose: to protect Atom, the Genesys, and the scientists that created them.When a near-death experience awakens his mind and heart, 80 leads a revolution to try to stop the scientists from setting off a devastating nuclear apocalypse.Sent off to work away from the main compound, 80 is tasked with creating an army out of woken drones like himself. When he meets and falls for a strong outsider named KJ, his resolve to stop the scientists' apocalyptic plans grows. Can he learn to be a good leader? Can ...

Dive into a captivating world where the clockwork marvels of steampunk meet the enchantment of classic fairy tales. "Cog & Wing Investigations: Gears of Enchantment" is an immersive adventure tailored for readers aged 12 and up, blending mystery, magic, and the power of partnership in a narrative that will resonate with young adult and adult audiences alike. In the bustling Clockwork City, where gears spin, airships grace the cobblestone skies, and enchantment is woven into the very fabric of life, readers will embark on a thrilling journey alongside our resourceful fairy detective, ...

Abel survived the apocalypse, but drugs nearly killed him. He scratches out a living scavenging for anything of value until he witnesses something incredible...the Wizard of the Wasteland. When Abel joins the travelling showman, passing off pre-apocalypse technology as objects of magic and intrigue, they come upon a horrifying sight: a group of children enslaved by the brutal drug gang The Family. As he and the wizard take on the challenge of freeing the slaves, Abel must resist the temptations of a world without hope.

The isolated planet of Tao is a house divided: the peaceful Daysiders live in harmony while the pale Nightsiders pursue power and racial purity through the violent ritual of the Combat. Edmon Leontes, the gentle son of a ruthless warrior noble and a proud Daysider, embodies Tao's split nature. The product of diametrically opposed races, Edmon hopes to live a quiet life pursuing the music of his mother's people, but his Nightsider father cruelly forces him to continue in his bloody footsteps to ensure his legacy.

It happened within a week. Survival was just the start of it. It has a plan.... Leon is stuck in England. Grace is on her way to New Zealand and Freya to the 'New United States' in Cuba. The virus has assimilated all of humanity except for these three communities, and now it is prepared to talk with them. How they each choose to respond to the virus will ultimately decide their fate in Plague World, the apocalyptic finale to the Remade trilogy from best-selling author of the TimeRiders series, Alex Scarrow.

The Devil's Last Dance By M. Fenton Deutsch The world is teetering on the edge of chaos. Former leaders are becoming dictators, billionaires are fleeing to Mars as Earth burns, and nuclear powers rattle their weapons. Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than our wisdom can keep up, and environmental systems are crashing. Democracy is crumbling, while mass starvation accelerates, barely mentioned in the media. It’s enough to make even the most optimistic question everything. But what if this moment isn’t the end of the world? What if we’re witnessing the dismantling of the old ...

Spanning multiple locales and epochs, and rendered in fine detail and vivid color, this transportive collection shows what it means to live as human inhabitants on our one miraculous planet. Lyrical, at times hilarious, and always heartfelt, each of these ten stories is a reflection of individual choice in the face of man-made apocalypse: in a near-future Seoul, where air pollution has become so fatal that the city has been encased in a translucent biodome, a civil engineer charged with its upkeep contemplates an arranged marriage.

To Chinese American teenager Chuntao, New Lake is a beautiful haven where she can hunt for treasures once swallowed up by a big flood. But when she’s caught scavenging by her biology teacher, a woman whose own past has been swept away, Chuntao is faced with an imponderable question: Which world was better - the ideal one she never knew or the destroyed one that now belongs to her?

When Amanda Thomlin finds herself face-to-face with the reality that she may never see her mother again, the overwhelming uncertainty nearly immobilizes her. A kind father figure steps up and takes her under his protection, bringing her into his family.

Before their worlds collide in Book One of The Ranfurly Mysteries, Lord Robert Ranfurly and Courtney Drake lived very different lives. Could the past hold the keys to the future? Courtney never went looking for danger, but it managed to find her. Now while she awaits her unknown fate, she’d rather be trapped in thoughts of her past, than face the terrible reality she is living. Memories of her best friend and her earliest days with her husband, Keith, become her escape from present danger. In a different time and a different place, the antisocial Viscount of Knoxfordshire, Lord Robert ...