Títulos em Distopia

In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platforms that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate. In the same year, the CBS network re-aired a program about the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma. A simple pill, it had been discovered, could wipe out the memory of any traumatic event. At almost the same moment in humanity’s broad history, mankind discovered the means for bringing about its utter downfall. And the ability to forget it ever happened.

The world outside has grown toxic, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. The remnants of humanity live underground in a single silo. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they want: They are allowed to go outside.

Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society. Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian state in the novel on Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany.

Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society. Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian state in the novel on Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within societies and the ways in which they can be manipulated.

Durante décadas, essa frase permeou o dia a dia de todos os habitantes da megalópole Seattle-Portland, controlada pelo regime autoritário da Delegação. A maior forma de controle, no entanto, vinha do Insight, um implante ocular que permitia acompanhar tudo o que era feito e dito pelos cidadãos, punindo os que saíam das regras e recompensando os que as seguiam. Mas isso foi há muito tempo: uma revolução tirou a Delegação do poder, libertando todos da vigilância do Insight.

Uma guerra fria de escala mundial reestrutura a ordem socioeconômica do planeta, criando novos eixos de poder. A União Europeia se desfaz, a China enfim é alçada ao posto de maior potência global e o longo período de prosperidade dos Estados Unidos chega ao fim. Da noite para o dia, o dólar despenca e, além do valor, perde também seu prestígio: uma nova moeda internacional, o bancor, chega para substituí-lo.

Há dezoito meses, a Escola Raxter para Meninas entrou em quarentena. Há dezoito meses, uma misteriosa doença virou a vida de Hetty do avesso. Começou devagar. Primeiro, as professoras foram morrendo, uma a uma. Então, começou a infectar as alunas, transformando o corpo delas em algo cada vez mais estranho. Isoladas do resto do mundo e deixadas à própria sorte, as meninas não se atrevem a ultrapassar o limite da escola. Hetty, Byatt e Reese esperam a cura prometida enquanto a doença se alastra.

Uma das obras mais importantes da literatura mundial, 1984 foi publicada em 1949, num momento onde a Europa destruída pela Segunda Guerra Mundial enfrentava o desespero da reconstrução e o surgimento de duas novas potências mundiais, os EUA e a Rússia, que representavam o que Orwell começou a chamar de Guerra Fria. Num texto impactante, descrevendo uma sociedade distópica cinzenta dominada por um grupo de privilegiados que não permitiam a liberdade de expressão, e cujo representante maior nunca visto pessoalmente era o "Big Brother".

Hadrian Marlowe, privileged first son of a Duke, was destined for greatness, and he has become a legend. The Sun-Slayer. The Breaker of Sieges. The Crusher of Civilisations. His is a story which defined the course of worlds. This novel is not that story - not the only laid out in the history books, charting the 300 years of his life. Rather this is Hadrian's story, told in his own worlds.

“An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King’s greatest literary achievement” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen...

Dans Ubik, Philip K. Dick réunit tous les grands thèmes de la SF : la télépathie, le voyage dans le temps, la porosité entre le monde des vivants et celui des morts, et le développement des machines automatiques. Joe Chip, spécialisé dans la traque des télépathes, est envoyé sur la Lune avec d'autres agents pour neutraliser une autre équipe qui pourrait nuire à leur intérêt. Ce voyage sera-t-il irréversible ?

Der verzweifelte Wettlauf ums Überleben ist vorbei. Dennis, Roxanne und ihr Konvoi wagen sich gen Osten – weg von der Sicherheit der Autobahnen, hinein in die tückischen Hochgebirgspässe der Sierra und Rockies. Doch der Preis der Mission steigt sofort: Ein RPG-Angriff zerstört ihre Formation, neue Passagiere bringen tödliche Geheimnisse mit sich, und ein brutaler Angriff auf einen Außenposten fordert verheerende Opfer. Mit drei Fahrzeugen stark, vollständig versorgt und dem Schatten des „Cull“ im Nacken, beginnt der letzte Vorstoß in die Ausläufer der Appalachen.

The desperate sprint for survival is over. After fleeing the West Coast, Dennis, Roxanne, and their convoy push East, abandoning the relative safety of the highways for the treacherous high-altitude choke points of the Sierra and Rockies. But the cost of the mission begins to climb immediately: An RPG ambush shatters their formation, reducing the convoy and stranding them in the hostile Plains. They acquire new, vulnerable passengers—Eli and Mae—each a fugitive carrying deadly secrets and critical intelligence.

Campbell knows who he is. He's discovered who he once was. But who will he become? That is the unanswered question as he and his acolytes work to rebuild a shattered civilization. New threats emerge and old ones rear their heads as Campbell's story reaches its epic conclusion. Desperate Measures is the latest dystopian adventure from Tom Abrahams, author of The Traveler series, Prepper, and Prepper Nation. It is book three in the Prepper Aftermath series. It's perfect for fans of Franklin Horton, Ryan Schow, Bruno Miller, and Kyla Stone.

Reeling from the loss of loved ones, surrounded by infected and with old enemies still on the hunt, there’s no respite for BD, Deano and the remaining survivors.

Dive into the depths of human consciousness and cosmic mystery with “Threshold Protocol,” a gripping science fiction novel that blends psychological intensity, high-stakes suspense, and profound philosophical questions.

The city of Cincinnati is rotting. The only cure is West. The only chance is to turn back. In the wreckage of the Green Rot—a spore that turns the infected into fast, unpredictable "Twitchers"—Dennis and his tight-knit crew have one iron-clad rule: Drive. Don't look back. The East is a tomb, and two hundred miles of cracked, dangerous highway is all that separates them from the promised haven of the Empty Haul.

Funerals are never easy, and this one is particularly difficult. These community events are the reason why the narrator left home, escaping to the city in the hopes he could forget his fears and past traumas. But now that he's returned to the secretive small town, where neighbours help one another with even the most difficult tasks, he's struggling to fit in and to connect with those around him. Worst of all, he's struggling to make it through the day as he can't help but think of what is being done to prepare for the gruesome burial to come.

The year is 2040, and the United States has been ravaged by a pandemic referred to as the Second Wave. Convicted of vehicular manslaughter, the unassuming Milo Greene is serving his life sentence as a prisoner in his own home. A few months into his sentence, Milo is given the opportunity to work as an Alter, an assistant to the rich and famous. Using augmented reality, Milo attends meetings, answers texts, writes emails--anything his Principal asks of him. He is her second, til death do us part.

Following the journey of Thaddeus Stormbreaker, a hardened Finnish-Canadian immigrant forged by his survivalist father and Indigenous mentor to thrive beyond the reaches of civilization, the Mortuous 28 series takes you on a blood-soaked, action-packed journey across a North American hellscape. A decade of pandemics, economic collapse, and global conflict has left the world order in ruin. Lines in the dirt have been redrawn, militaries are exhausted, and the once-dominant superpowers no longer have the might to protect and police the world.