Political Dystopian

Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the state’s new elite schools. Her daughters are exactly like her: beautiful, ambitious and perfect. A good thing, since the recent mandate that’s swept the country is all about perfection. Now everyone must undergo routine tests for their quotient, Q, and any children who don’t measure up are placed into new government schools. Instead, teachers can focus on the gifted.

In a world that once teemed with life, humanity now struggles to survive amidst the ruins of their once great cities. Climate change and political upheaval have taken their toll, and the remaining human population lives in a dangerous and unpredictable reality. Amid the chaos, a young woman named Kira finds herself thrust into a battle for survival, where every decision could mean the difference between life and death. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of a world on the brink of collapse, Kira must confront the darkest aspects of human nature and learn to trust her own instincts if...

John Evermann’s world never changes. He goes to the same assigned job every day. He lives in the same house his family was placed in years ago. He picks up their weekly rations on Friday and watches the same federally approved news broadcasts every night after dinner. Everything is as it is dictated to be, from the number on the back of his work jacket to the permanent curfew that keeps everyone safely indoors. Everyone has what they need to survive, and everyone contributes. It’s a perfect life, for some. It’s not enough for John and his friends.

Claire, like everyone else in Mega City Houston, believes she and her husband are free. They live normal lives, going to work and coming home to their giant apartment complex. But when a devastating hurricane sweeps through Mega-City Houston, it leaves behind an item from another city that shows maybe things aren’t as them seem.

When classrooms turn into battlegrounds, new teacher Dennis learns to grade with a gun. Welcome to 'Chalk and Glock: The Armed Educator', a razor-sharp satirical tale set in a dystopian future where school shootings have become the terrifying norm, and teachers packing heat are the only line of defense. Our hapless hero, Dennis, is a fresh-faced teacher with a degree in literature and a knack for quadratic equations. But when he steps into his first job, he finds himself in a world that's more war zone than classroom, where teachers aren't just armed with knowledge, but with Glocks. As ...

It was drizzling that Sunday morning when some sympathetic crowd gathered at the River Valley dumpsite - some crying, some others angry. No one could help. The dumpsite lay adjacent to the river, apparently for ease of evacuation of waste through the waterway. It was the helpless, pathetic, strange cry of a Dumpster baby and growling of some creatures that drew the attention of passersby. .., An unknown mother had intentionally wrapped her baby securely and placed him in an iron cage - ...with a note boldly written, "Take care of my baby." With the top of the cage properly covered from rain...

The Beast, the secret police, the alien bird and man made Hell... A death mask? What is going on Attorney?” the Judge cried out. The plaintiff’s counsel himself was surprised too. “Who are you?” the Judge barked. “I will charge you for contempt of this court.” Then a roaring brassy voice echoed, “but not for the dead.” The drama was becoming frightening to young high school students who were allowed to visit and observe court proceedings. And indeed, court proceedings and drama they observed. As the judge watched their frightened faces, the plaintiff slowly removed the last ...

Whoever controls these men controls the future of the world. After the virus, men are rare. Fertile males are even rarer. They have to be protected and milked of their semen if humankind is to survive. In this female-dominated world, all but a handful of the viable males are in England, kept in a luxurious, heavily-guarded ex-SAS compound, prisoners of their own fecundity. They are serviced by 'milkmaids', whose function is to secure their precious semen, which has become prime international currency. Colloquially known as 'The Milking Shed', the very existence of this facility is a source ...

Division changed the United States years ago. Now, except for a few stronghold territories, the Reformed Liberation of America controls all. Natazhia Flynn and her family live a quiet life in one of those territories, clinging to the remnants of freedom they once knew. A routine supply run changes everything!

This particular morning following public outcry a police raid was carried out and strange discoveries were made. The strangest was a man who walked on his hands and knees like animals. The television showed a long bearded man with overgrown grey tousled hair, bulging eyes like the protruding eyes of bush baby, dry peeling skin and a vulgar voice. The onlookers caught by television cameras showed gloomy faces with some of them having their hands over their heads, some with mouth agape in astonishment and some other faces covered in tears. That was not the strangest but human flesh and bones ...

In Ayn Rand’s Anthem, humankind has entered a dark age at some point in the unspecified future. Individuality is no longer permitted, and people are assigned roles to fulfill in their lives. The work's protagonist, Equality 7-2521, is given an undesirable job as a punishment for thinking for himself and desiring to become a scientist instead. The novella outlines his journey as he starts to commit more “crimes” against society, such as desiring a companion of his own choosing, discovering electricity, and ultimately fleeing from his leaders.

Im digitalen Zeitalter sind Informationen wertvoller als Gold. Doch Computer können gehackt und Files gestohlen werden. Nach einem massiven Cyberangriff fürchtet die britische Regierung um ihre Staatsgeheimnisse und entwickelt einen ebenso riskanten wie genialen Plan: Die brisantesten Informationen werden offline genommen, in einen genetischen Code umgewandelt und fünf Zivilisten implantiert. Dafür bekommen diese so genannten Wächter die Chance auf ein neues Leben, eine neue Identität und finanzielle Unabhängigkeit.

"Combining razor-sharp intrigue with timely social commentary, author John Eyers has crafted a masterwork of a narrative that doesn’t just entertain. It informs. It provokes. It confronts." "This is an absolutely stunning sequel with a totally unexpected and disturbing denouement! The text is lucid and beautifully written." Tortured by guilt for killing his mother, in post-pandemic Britain, Peter Grant is still and haunted by the fiery holocaust that he devised to ensure his victory at Llyn Edno. He has found a passionate love with Branwen, the feisty warrior and clan leader of the Red ...

Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth—or Minitrue as it is called in Newspeak—where he alters newspapers and reports to follow the arbitrary dictates of Big Brother’s propaganda. Beneath his outward conformity, however, Winston dreams of sharing his treasonable thoughts and breaking through the loneliness in which he lives. Thus he takes his first dangerous steps, writing a diary of his doubts and then falling in love with a woman of the Party, the beautiful and brave Julia.

Following decades of deindustrialization, economic decline, income inequality, and political polarization, parts of America are a tinderbox. In Detroit, the match is lit when the local power company routinely shuts off the electricity of households behind in their monthly payments, even in the midst of an unusually brutal winter. Thousands of households resort to space and kerosene heaters, causing a spike in house fires and fire-related deaths.

2028. Prime Minister Fitzwilliams' instincts tell him it's time to call a snap election. His cabinet team is adequate (just), the howling protests of the doctors after the GP changes has finally died down and, best of all, the Australian Greens are in receivership. So what could possibly go wrong? The PM is prepared for everything until he finds himself facing what he least expected - an actual opposition. How do you deal with a party that doesn't play by the rules, protests in the nude, sends mail by carrier pigeon and has a list of candidates all called Ned Ludd?

Set in 1890s Imperial Germany, this remarkable audiobook follows the arc of a family as narrated by the head as he initially enthuses over the socialist sweep to power. Quickly, however, he progresses through the various stages of disenfranchisement that inevitably follow. Realizing it is too late for himself and his family and their livelihood largely destroyed, he commits one final act of repudiation against his socialist future.

The revolt against New Russia is inevitable, but revolution comes at a high price. Yulia must choose it over everything she holds dear—her undying love for Dima, the safety of her beloved citizens, and even her very identity. With an army to recruit, high-tech weapons to secure, and government surveillance to evade, Yulia must prove she is the leader they desperately need, even if she’s not the leader they want. Can she find her place in a complex rebellion and take down the government and the Organizatsaya before they destroy everyone and everything she places in their path?

In the six months since the first case of a terrifying new epidemic - when a healthy baby wouldn't take a breath at birth - the country has been thrown into turmoil. The government has passed sweeping new laws to monitor all citizens. And several young pregnant women have vanished without trace. As a midwife, Lainey's mum Emma is determined to be there for those who need her. But when 17-year-old Lainey finds herself in trouble, this dangerous new world becomes very real. The one person who might help is Emma's estranged mother, but reaching out to her will put them all in jeopardy.

As today’s society edges closer and closer to full-fledged collectivism; as the rights and dignity of the individual continue to be trampled underfoot in the name of “the collective good;” as more and more people refuse to study the history and logical conclusions of their beliefs, and claim that re-branding socialism wipes away its entire shameful and often bloody history, while simultaneously refusing to believe the massive amount of evidence of that history - the work of Ayn Rand is more crucial and relevant than ever.