Títulos em Distopia

Oliver Matthews starts to believe he is living in a simulation. When he awakens in a pristine, futuristic facility, he learns from Holly, the facility's AI, that he’s been preserved for over a thousand years, living in a simulation, and that the world he once knew is long gone. But as Holly guides him through the new reality, the details don’t quite add up. As he delves deeper, Oliver begins to question what’s real, what’s simulated, and who he can trust.

Luke Stephens is a carpenter from Spokane, WA, where he grew up. He has worked hard to grow his business and his family. But after an EMP strike shuts down the nation’s power grid, he must collect his scattered family from the chaos of the city before a wildfire threatens to burn the city to ash. But the EMP and the wildfire are just the tip of the iceberg.

In einer Welt, die am Abgrund steht, ist die Familie alles, was zählt – und Shane McDonald schreckt vor nichts zurück, um seine Familie zu beschützen. Als Nuklearingenieur war Shanes Priorität immer die Verhinderung von Katastrophen. Doch als ein Sonnensturm einen globalen Stromausfall auslöst, geht es für ihn ums Überleben. Während die Gesellschaft zusammenbricht, muss Shane seine blinde Tochter Violet durch eine gesetzlose Landschaft führen, um das Haus seiner Schwiegermutter zu erreichen.

Brianna Colfax returns to her small-town roots to run a restaurant, but a national crisis shatters her peace. With a sudden draft, curfew, power outages, and dwindling supplies, Brianna must protect her business and loved ones. As winter sets in and threats close in, she relies on her military skills to navigate the chaos. In a fight for survival, Brianna discovers that home and family are worth any battle.

Outside the facility, the peace laws must be observed. For a hundred and fifty points, you can spend an hour with a designated scapegoat. No one outside will ever know what you do there. You are encouraged to shout, to complain, to cry, if it will help to calm you. For two hundred points, you may strike them. They will never strike back. Abrasions, heavy bruising, first degree burns, are five hundred. The scapegoats will endure it and they will never name you or your... needs. A few thousand if your rage requires you to break a bone. Scapegoats are not law-abiding like you. They deserve it.

Paige Mahoney and Arcturus Mesarthim have arrived in the Scion Citadel of Paris. Exhausted by her efforts against Scion, Paige has no choice but to remain in hiding, away from the revolution she started, so she can heal and come to terms with her mental and physical scars. In the confines of a safe house, Arcturus and Paige begin to reconnect after following separate paths for weeks. As they wait for contact from the mysterious Domino Programme – an espionage network operating in Scion – their present begins to mirror their past.

In a world controlled by the Ministry, where all decisions follow the rigid King Wen sequence, society thrives on the illusion of order. Ai-Li, a brilliant programmer, discovers a mysterious fractal anomaly within the system—alive, adaptive, and challenging deterministic control. As the Ministry fights to maintain its grip, Ai-Li, with the help of strategist Jonas and conflicted ally Karis, must decide whether to embrace the fractals' potential for transformation or risk annihilation.

They thought they were safer on the ground... they were wrong. Immediately picking up after the events of 2023's Horizon, and it's 2024 prequel 'Ransome', a battle of revenge, revelations, and survival comes into play between Roman Knight, Drusilla and Harry Ransome; a man who should have been dead over 150 years ago. But with everyone so worried about the ravenous creatures above them in the darkness of space, they fail to realise that something far deadlier lurks beneath the ice. Something which has kept Harry Ransome alive all this time. Something sentient.

Loretta Thurwar y Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker son las estrellas de La Liga de los Presos, la piedra angular de un programa lucrativo y tan popular como polémico en la industria penitenciaria privada de Estados Unidos. Es el retorno de los gladiadores y los prisioneros compiten por un único premio: su libertad. Los combates a muerte se celebran en arenas atestadas de gente y con manifestantes apostados en las puertas. Thurwar y Staxxx, compañeras de equipo y amantes, son las favoritas de los fans.

Carrie is a young mother desperate to reunite with her daughter. Frankie, newly pregnant, faces a romantic vacation that takes a terrifying turn. Then there’s the enigmatic older woman determined to protect her teenage daughter, Bunny, no matter what. Across South England, these three women must navigate survival amidst chaos when the country receives a nuclear bomb alert. With only 59 minutes before mass destruction, will they make it to their loved ones in time?

Ausgezeichnet mit dem renommierten deutschsprachigen Literaturpreis für Phantastik SERAPH 2023 in der Kategorie "Bester Independent-Titel". Sie ist eine durch Gentechnik erschaffene, rechtlose Sklavin. Er wird ihr Besitzer wider Willen. Gemeinsam können sie die Welt verändern. New Jersey im Jahr 2045: Der in Tiermenschen vernarrte Autor David Blake kauft die Leopardenfrau Ashari und rettet sie so vor einem Schicksal als Sklavin. Gezeichnet von Willkür und Folter begegnet die Morph ihrem neuen "Meister" zunächst mit aggressivem Misstrauen.

Die Söldnerin Ghost lebt am Limit. Der Anruf ihres Dealers verspricht einen Job, der sie zurück in den New Babylon Megaplex führt, wo Seelen in Chrom gewogen werden und holografische Geishas überhöhten Göttern gleichen. Dazu muss sie nur die Netrunnerin Amy töten. Rein. Kugel in den Kopf. Raus. Absolut easy. Doch die Götter des Cyberspace haben andere Pläne. In einer total vernetzten Welt, mit Neuroprozessoren im Schädel und durch Implantate übers Limit getunten Körpern schicken sie Amy und Ghost auf einen Höllenritt zwischen Realität und virtuellem Pantheon.

44 Tage ohne Strom. 44 Tage ohne Regen. Bei einem kurzen Sommergewitter schlägt der Blitz in den Wäldern nahe Umbach ein. Der Waldbrand bedroht das Dorf und seine Nachbarorte. Kaum haben die völkischen Freyristen Umbach verlassen, wird Nadine mit der bröckelnden Solidarität der Landwirte konfrontiert: Johannes Orloff radikalisiert sich mit seinen religiösen Fanatikern und gefährdet damit den Dorffrieden. Gordon erlebt, wie Simones Wanderung sie verändert hat. Kann die Familie wieder zusammenfinden? Darüber hinaus wird er selbst zum Ziel von Hass und muss sich fragen, wer seine Gegner sind.

In the year 2363, the floating city of Atlanta represents humanity’s last hope, suspended above a toxic, uninhabitable Earth. At least, that’s what everyone believes. Young engineer Zip Scooter has never questioned the Council’s authority, or their warnings that the world below is deadly. But when a data breach reveals a shocking truth—that Earth’s atmosphere has healed—Zip uncovers a carefully constructed lie designed to keep humanity imprisoned.

In a near future, post-apocalyptic America, terror attacks, riots and insurrection have turned cities and towns into war zones... Professional security contractor and former Navy SEAL, Eric Branson, has been away fighting ongoing insurgencies in Europe when he learns his own country faces the same fate. But before he can make his way back home to Florida, a catastrophic hurricane deals the final blow to an infrastructure already ravaged by riots and terror attacks, leaving survivors cut off and on their own.

Pulse-pounding action, shocking twists, and a world built on propaganda and betrayal, The Serpent Shield is a high-stakes dystopian thriller filled with genetically engineered threats and dark secrets.

If they are made in our image, surely they will suffer the same trials? In 2078, sentient androids help rebuild a damaged world. Eli, a unique android, struggles to find his place in a world that both fears and covets him as he becomes entangled in a dangerous game of politics and rebellion. Ten years prior, Dr. Randeep Singh races against time to prevent an impending disaster while balancing the demands of a ruthless dictator. As the two timelines collide, Eli and Dr. Randeep Singh are forced to confront their vulnerabilities and limitations in the face of overwhelming challenges.

Eight-year-old Peruka hears music no one else hears. Besides causing her pain, it distracts her to the point her life becomes at risk. Isolation and home schooling have helped. Unfortunately, she’s not growing out of the problem, as her doctors hoped.

As the death of those closest to her shatters her world, Forest finds herself teetering on the edge of darkness, grappling with grief and betrayal. Caught in a web of deceit and danger, Forest discovers that the lies she once believed were harmless have morphed into deadly threats. In a world where trust is a rare commodity, she must confront the enemy within and face Xavier Evermoore, the man Forest despises above all others.

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.