Political Dystopian

What happens when the monsters aren't supernatural—they're systematic? In this chilling collection of modern Gothic tales, five classic stories of horror are reimagined for our contemporary world, revealing that the most terrifying threats come not from ghosts or ghouls, but from the very institutions and systems we trust to protect us. From a billionaire's pandemic party that becomes a dance with death, to a corporate executive's systematic abuse that finally provokes the ultimate reckoning—these stories expose the horror hiding in plain sight within our modern society. "Isla Dorada" ...

A Ruthless Senator. A Deadly Cover-Up. And One Final Seduction. The fight against HealthSync’s deadly neural implants is almost over—but to take down the corrupt system once and for all, the resistance must expose the man who made it law: Senator Yosef Brandon. Their weapon? Monica Lewis, a sharp, seductive operative who must infiltrate the highest ranks of power. Her disguise? An ambitious intern eager to impress. Her mission? Gain the senator’s trust, extract his darkest secrets, and dismantle the operation from the inside. But in Washington, trust is a dangerous illusion. The ...

This is Nadia. She is fiercely independent, with an excellent sense of humour and a love of smoking alone on her balcony late at night. This is Saeed. He is sweet and shy and kind to strangers. He also has a balcony but he uses his for stargazing. This is their story: a love story, but also a story about how we live now and how we might live tomorrow.

Does the eradication of genetic diversity cleanse a society of crime and political corruption? Following the devastating Race Wars, the ruling order concluded that only by eliminating differences could further bloodshed be prevented. After witnessing a brutal murder, clone Hal LK2154 joins a shadowy organization to apprehend the mutants supposedly responsible for such crimes. With increasing knowledge of the group’s police-state tactics, Hal learns that the roots of human violence grow deeper than the public suspects.

Monuments to the US War between the States romanticized the notion of the Confederacy. While these monuments came down in the twenty-first century, it did not signal the end to the romantic ideas people held about the war, nor the existence of white supremacy. In the near future, Civil War reenactment events are still held, and, other than fist fights and drunken brawls, have been mostly violence-free. Until now. When Jenn’s employer is granted a contract at the country’s largest Civil War reenactment, she and the other managers, Paul, Jack, Mari, and Clarence, have to make some tough ...

A Deadly Lie. A Billionaire CEO. And a Race Against Time. The war against HealthSync’s lethal neural implants is nearing its end—but the battle hinges on one last target: Siegfried, the elusive CEO of NeuroFusion Systems, the mastermind behind the deadly technology. To take him down, the resistance sends their cunning operative—Marie, a seductive chameleon with nerves of steel. Her cover? A no-nonsense federal tax agent with the power to ruin Siegfried’s empire. Her mission? Get close. Disarm his implant. Extract the truth. But Siegfried is more than just another corrupt billionaire...

The old-fashioned struggle for fairness has finally been abandoned. It was a misguided endeavor. The world is divided into two groups, pats and quads. The pats may kill the quads as they like, and do. The quads have no recourse but to continue with their lives. The Divers’ Game is a thinly veiled description of our society, an extreme case that demonstrates a truth: we must change or our world will collapse. What is the effect of constant fear on a life, or on a culture?

Amelia has a lot to learn about being part of The Coalition, but the only way to learn is on the job. She finds herself taking part in rescue missions, sabotaging the Central Government, and smuggling people across the border out from under the oppressive rule of Central. But while she learns the ropes, Central has been learning about the Coalition, too. The group of rebels soon find their families targeted by the terrifying Commission of the People, leading to drastic changes within the Coalition.

Society cast them out as misfits and criminals. Now they may be the best hope of saving their own worlds as a powerful new technology threatens humanity across the multiverse - but few know it exists and fewer still who harnesses it... In 2022, Shadow, her Earth’s most elite hacker, tracks a pattern of global corruption to an enigmatic group known only as LCorp while the world is on the brink of panic. With the corruption spreading to the highest levels of the world's governments, Shadow identifies one among those hunting her that may become an ally. In 2075, Daksis, criminal kingpin of ...

The luck stops here. A double-wide dose of action and misadventure, Rise & Converge follows Ehra’s transition into Jett as she starts a new life in the nation’s capital, Cleveland. Her subversive policy proposal gets all the wrong attention as it threatens to upend society’s inequities. And pressures of public life brought on by friendly fire strain her fragile new relationship to the breaking point. Plus, one wrong word could undo everything and thrust her back into a life of groveling and worse. Will she be able to hold her tongue and her house together without revealing her ...

L'any 1984 Londres és una ciutat fosca en què la Policia del Pensament controla exhaustivament la vida dels ciutadans. Winston Smith és un peó d'aquest engranatge pervers i té com a objectiu reescriure la història per adaptar-la al que el Partit considera la versió oficial dels fets. Fins que un dia en Winston decideix qüestionar-se el sistema que els governa i els sotmet.

The Deeper She Goes Undercover, the Deadlier the Truth Becomes. With the truth about HealthSync’s lethal neural implants starting to unravel, the resistance is closing in on their next target: Dr. Anthony Sickle, the mastermind behind the technology’s government approval. The key to exposing the conspiracy? Veronica Lake—a cunning elite escort with a talent for getting the answers no one else can. Tasked with infiltrating Tony’s world, Veronica sets her sights on his one weakness—his favorite restaurant, where she plans to seduce him into revealing the dark secrets he’s been ...

À la ferme du Manoir, c'est la révolution : les animaux ont pris le pouvoir. Désormais, ils ne travailleront que pour eux-mêmes, et bâtiront ensemble un avenir radieux. Désormais, ils ne connaîtront plus de maître, car tous les animaux sont égaux. Ou, du moins, presque tous... Cette nouvelle traduction restitue toute la verve satirique d'une fable politique magistrale. Tristement intemporelle et terriblement drôle, La Ferme des animaux n'a pas fini de faire réfléchir les Hommes. Traduction Clotilde Meyer

Imagine a world where.... Everything you ate was monitored by the government. Every step you took was counted. Your children were weighed every day at school. Neighbours reported on neighbours and no one was safe from judgement. Sugar was illegal, and baking was a crime. Imagine if that world was here.... What would you do? Toe the line or fight for your freedom....

One man had the courage to stand up for what was right against the tyrants of the New American Republic. The name of Bodhi Haskins became a rally cry for patriots everywhere, giving them the will to fight and take America back from those who seek to destroy her. Bodhi’s wife, Cassandra, finds herself in the midst of a war zone after Bodhi returns to Texas to fight for freedom alongside his former teammates. She’s forced into action to save their family when NAR forces arrive, attempting to cut off the head of the Resistance and end the war.

What if you had access to a time machine and could go back to visit a deceased love... one more time. Would you? In 1962, Bobby Newman’s Grandpa, a basement inventor, loses his wife to cancer, then begins to lose his mind to grief. While tuning up his not-yet-perfected time machine for one last visit with his wife, he ends up going the wrong way... into the dystopian future of 2025. Inexplicably, he sends the machine back. Fourteen-year-old Bobby uses it to lead Mom and Dad on a mission to find Grandpa and bring him back. But Grandpa has other ideas.... This volume brings together five of...

What if the Black Death of 1348 emerged from the thawing permafrost in a new, dangerous mutation? What if the US biolab at Fort Detrick was compromised and the key to fighting the pandemic fell into the hands of a sinister cartel? If you enjoy the gripping suspense of Dan Brown, the scientific intrigue of Michael Crichton, and the high-stakes action of Tom Clancy, Terminal Warfare is a must-read. When USAF flight crews started to fall ill, professor Anja Thorsdottir discovers an herbal remedy in the melting ice of Greenland as the plague threatens the world. Unknown stalkers menace ...

In 2027, destroying an embryo is considered first-degree murder. Fertility clinics still exist, giving hope and new life to thousands of infertile families, but they have to pass rigorous inspections by the United States Department of Embryo Preservation. Fail an inspection, and you will be prosecuted.

The revolting populace of Themerica in 2188 banishes their leaders to study democracy and civilization from the ground up. Battling the elements and each other, legislators must survive and thrive for any hope of returning home. Politicons, a tongue-in-cheek dystopia offering the cheer of Tolstoy, the appeal of Idiocracy, and the maturity of Team America!Politicons-Disinform Yourself! Read this subversive material now—before it is OUTLAWED!

In Max Barry's twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; The Police and The NRA are publicly-traded security firms. Jennifer Government is a Catch-22 for the New World Order, a satire both broad and pointed, deeply funny and disturbingly on-target.