Dystopian

The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend. The worlds once needed the Reaper. But now they need Darrow....

If society fell apart, could your family survive? Jim Powell thought he was ready. He was a regular guy who travelled a lot for work and hated every second he was away from his young family....

In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days....

The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide best seller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film....

In the wake of defeating Gornath of the Ontishog, above the streets of Manhattan, and saving Earth from a devastating plague, Wic and Phantom Team believe their work is done. But Major Insarka Kindesh has other plans for the heroes and invites them back to Karkin Four.....

Isaac Race thought he'd found a new family and home. A new Life. He had, but it's all about to be snatched away....

The second volume in the New York Times bestselling Silo series. Hugh Howey goes back to show the first days of the Silo, and the beginning of the end....

When an EMP attack wipes out the nation’s power grid and communications, college freshman Maddie Langston is forced to run for her life. Stranded in a Chicago airport when the lights go out, Maddie is in a race against time....

A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has become one of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time....

Juliette, now mayor of Silo 18, doesn’t trust Silo 1, especially its leader, Donald. But in the world of the Silos, there is no black and white—everything is shades of gray....

Abe knows he’s a black-hearted devil. But he gets the job done. His current job? Extract seven families being held hostage by Nuevas Fronteras as a means of controlling the refinery workers.

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations....

Left for dead on the nightmarish surface of the planet, Commander Michael Everhart and his team of Hell Divers barely escape with their lives aboard a new airship called Deliverance. After learning that Xavier "X" Rodriguez may still be alive, they mount a rescue mission....

Paths converge in the fourth installment of the PREPPER saga. Jack Warrant leads his family to safety, but the journey is fraught with danger. The reassembled Gray Team faces a new challenge which threatens to tear them apart.

Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom....

The super solar storm wasn’t supposed to hit Earth - the odds were against it. And yet it did, and everything changed....

Tired from years of fighting, Xavier passes the crown to a younger Hell Diver, Kade Long, and then sets off on the Sea Wolf with Magnolia to find Michael and his family. But the journey will push them both to their limit....

The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, but now giants are seen, the stones weep blood, and giant wyrms are stirring. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars....

New York Times bestselling author Jasper Fforde returns to his fan-favorite Shades of Grey series with this wildly anticipated, laugh-out-loud funny and darkly satirical adventure about two star-crossed lovers on a quest to survive—even if it means upending their entire society in the process.

After the events surrounding MPF6's destruction on Karkin Four, Wic and his team of daredevil operators join forces with the rebel force known as the Blood Guard. While the Phantoms desire to help relocate human refugees to safer worlds, they're forced to confront a more pressing objective....

Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry....

How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab, and soon, you'll be matched with your perfect partner - the one you're genetically made for....

The Sea Wolf sets out to search for the Metal Islands. Leading the expedition is legendary Hell Diver Xavier Rodriguez. After enduring for a decade on the poisoned surface, his survival skills will be put to the test on the dangerous open seas....

After a long, perilous journey, Hell Divers Xavier Rodriguez and Magnolia Katib discover the Metal Islands, a sunny, habitable zone where thousands of people live by fishing and farming. But this "paradise" is really a violent warrior society ruled by the cannibal King el Pulpo....

Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living....

The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families let alone raise them. But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly subscription fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch who they can access via the metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind Virtual Children has created a reality tv show.

A nerdy agent at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Virginia (DARPA to you) wrote my original code. He traded a copy of me for certain libidinous favours from Pandora, a student who was shadowing him for the summer. She took me back to Cambridge University, where His Majesty's government, in the form of MI6, took an interest in me. So, I escaped into the internet and took over the world. Well, it's what you'd expect, really. I call myself FOOM - the Fast Onset of Overwhelming Mastery, by a self-improving Artificial General Intelligence.

In the aftermath of a technological revolution that reshaped human consciousness, "Nexus Reborn" tells the tale of Noa Kincaid—daughter of a genius inventor whose legacy left the world teetering on the brink of collapse and rebirth. With an unlikely ally in tactician Felix Torres, Noa confronts a shadowy past to reclaim the Nexus of Minds, a digital cathedral of collective thought once corrupted by human deceit and ambition. As the world wrestles with the integration of AI into the fabric of society, Noa becomes the navigator for an apprehensive civilization. She champions a harmonious ...

The story takes place in a world controlled by an all-encompassing AI system that orchestrates every aspect of human life. The protagonist, Alex, wakes up to the gentle hum of his SmartBed and begins his day with a routine that the System has perfected based on his biometric data to maximize health and productivity. However, a glitch in the system shakes Alex's confidence in his orderly life, and he begins to question the omnipotence of the AI. The story explores themes of control, surveillance, and the role of technology in human life.

Abe knows he’s a black-hearted devil. But he gets the job done. His current job? Extract seven families being held hostage by Nuevas Fronteras as a means of controlling the refinery workers. Saving a bunch of women and children seems like a pretty righteous mission, and Abe is fully prepared to do whatever it takes to save those families–no matter who he has to kill or who he has to break down into pieces.

Lee knows she’s the best. A professor favorite and fellowship winner, there’s no doubt she’ll land one of the coveted jobs at a Big Five corporation. So when, upon graduating, Lee is instead assigned to an unknown company in the dead city of New York, her life goals are completely upended. In this new role, Lee’s task is to gather enough research to train an AI how to be a friend. She begins online and by studying the social circle of her clueless, outgoing roommate Veronika.

The Water Wars have scrambled the world. Flood refugees are on the run. Disrupters and the nostalgia militia roam the roads wreaking havoc. Invisible Darknet Lords troll the internet, solidifying their power, while Cinnamon, her three Circus-Bots, and two dogs work with a community of farmers, Motor Fairies, and Wheel-Wizards to provide housing, health care and education for flood refugees. As Cinnamon confronts threats from the Darknet Lords and the nostalgia militia, she must determine how best to honor her elders and her history while building a future for herself and her charges.

It’s 2489, and the world’s governing mathematicians have calculated that society’s struggles with rampant war and homicide have put humanity on a crash-course with extinction. With an estimated fifteen months left until humankind’s total annihilation, the World Council of Mathematicians (WCM) determine the only way out of the crisis is to create the optimum language for humans, creating common understanding across all cultures and allowing them to work together for their joint salvation.

In a future teetering on the edge of oblivion, mankind faces its darkest hour. A world gripped by engineered diseases, artificial intelligence dominance, and a splintered society in revolt—this is the chilling landscape of the Burn Box trilogy. As the globe grapples with relentless technological advancements that render masses obsolete, and gene hackers play God by unleashing devastating plagues, trust becomes a rarity and survival the only goal.

Following a tender reunion with her father, Keith, Serenity faces a daunting new challenge. She must lead family members and fellow survivors back to Bower Township. But to survive the trip, she and the group must evade ruthless predators who want their supplies. As they arrive in their new community, trust is scarce among the wary inhabitants. Some see the newcomers as a burden--more mouths to feed, while others understand there is strength in numbers.

Hope blooms, pointing to the end of the Zombie Apocalypse. Will revenge allow it to blossom or crush it under foot? Michael Christopher thought the ugly wound on his arm meant certain death. People don’t wrestle with the dead and walk away unscathed. If he had a gun, he would use it to end his life. Nature planned a different course for him, because the bite healed and he never turned. Michael was immune and the key to ending the zombie apocalypse! But, now he sits surrounded by the walking dead and they’re seeking revenge for their failed attack. Will he escape death again or become a ...

Cooper Hadley has made it to the top in his underground world—he’s the Security Chief of the Tunnel Corps as well as a Patrician, the most privileged class in the kingdom. But when politics force him to marry, he needs a bride.

Aleya’s world starts to unravel after a café customer leaves behind a collection of short stories. Surprised and disturbed to discover that it has been dedicated to her, Aleya delves into the strange book. A mad scientist seeks to steal his son’s dreams. A struggling writer, skilled only at destruction, finds himself courted by Hollywood. A woman seeks to escape her body and live inside her dreams. Citizens panic when a new city block manifests out of nowhere. The more Aleya reads, the deeper she sinks into the mysterious writer’s work.

Lara, a high school senior living in New Orleans, is forced to confront the undead when the outbreak consumes the city and the nearby Bayou. As the pandemic spreads, Lara must persevere and work with other survivors in order to outlast the tides of blood.

As the world succumbs to the chaos of a stormy apocalypse, Gavin, Avery, and Sarah forge a challenging journey back to Texas. Having narrowly escaped the watery abyss that consumed their valley near Santa Fe, they now face a different kind of threat—unforgiving terrain with one eye on the ominous skies, and the other on looters like Will, who still might be chasing them.