Dystopian Works

Collapse happens in an instant, but the road to it is paved over decades. One day, the digital world will fail—because we’ve come to rely on it too much. That day is still ahead of us, but the first steps toward it were taken long ago, encoded in the choices of the 1990s. Martha Robinson believed a company could be run with humanity. That she could take on a Chinese corporate giant and win—fairly. That career and love could coexist. And that automation would make life better, not worse. But what if she was wrong? Could she have seen where it was all heading? That the same innovations ...

Aldous Huxley’s most incisive quotes on freedom, technology, and self-knowledge. See through the illusions of a Brave New World and find The Perennial Wisdom. A Manual for the Modern Age Enter the mind of Aldous Huxley, the 20th century's most unsettling prophet. This essential collection distills the brilliance of Brave New World, The Doors of Perception, and The Perennial Philosophy into 100 potent insights. More than just quotes, these are intellectual X-rays that reveal the hidden mechanisms of social control, the perils of unexamined technology, and the ultimate path to personal ...

From the incomparable mind of award winner Neal Shusterman, New York Times bestselling author of the Arc of a Scythe, comes a collection of uncanny and unforgettable short stories. This collection of unforgettable and uncanny stories could only come from the mind of award winner Neal Shusterman...

There are only two kinds of people left on the earth: Donors and Recipients. Sixteen-year-old Aston Vazeto hates the idea of selling her blood for money and is determined to be the first Donor in New World history to never donate. But after a suspicious accident at her father's power plant leaves her family diving deeper into poverty, Aston has no other choice except to enter the annual blood auctions, where Recipients bid on the richest blood.

It was September 11th and almost too quiet, making it an eerie air that hung on the day. John thought Matt was overreacting when he said "Leave New England you need to come to our Kentucky retreat." The banks on holiday and riots spilling out of the cities, coming too close for comfort. The decision to leave was glaringly obvious. John and Amy knew Matt and Dez would have a place for them, as they gathered their small group and began a journey they would never forget.

“Brilliantly written! Dystopian thriller packed with humor, heart, and horror. Eight charity volunteers go on a macabre journey and confront the most consequential moral message of our time. They must decide whether to embrace it or hide out at a mattress store in a Baltimore mini-mall.” – Bruce Goldberg, best-selling author “Original! Funny! Surprising! A wake-up call for a world that has gone astray.” – Cynthia Shortreed, editor “An imaginative sci-fi masterpiece with unexpected twists and turns. It forces you to rethink your values. You’ll never look at life, compassion, ...

In a world united by technocrats, being different is a curse.2089 C.E.: Wars over genetically modified food, human DNA experiments, and mass testing on Earth’s populations have altered the human genome. A great genetic divide among humanity has erupted, as have aspirations for gene unity. For an Abnormal like Tory, a minority group of people unaffected by the gene mutations, this means a bleak and devastating reality of segregation and sterilization.

Having escaped the corrupt prison, Malin, Taylin and Rune must now survive the elements and assemble allies to prevent a war that could destroy them all. Reuniting with both her brother and sister who are on opposing sides, a conflicted Malin struggles to choose between her heart and her head. Assassins, mindgames, ogres and a dead immortal tracking Malin’s every move leaves the disgraced princess feeling more lost than ever before.

Nearly a century has passed since the world was devastated by pandemics and wars that wiped out over 90 percent of the Earth’s population. To assure the survival of mankind, the leaders of the rebuilt city of Haven are breeding a better human race: meaning those deemed too stupid, too weak, too poor - too “unfit” - are arrested and forcibly sterilized.

In the distant future the United States has been split into two regions separated by a barren wasteland; this is the country of Dystopia. Here the individual is discouraged, freedom is an illusion, food is rationed, and everything you do is tracked by a chip implanted in your arm. This is Dana Ginary's world.

Le Commodore l’a volée au vu et au su de tous – la première femelle Oméga découverte au Dôme Bernard depuis des générations. Il l’a prise avec violence sans que personne intervienne. Il l’a brisée tout en jurant qu’il recollerait les morceaux.

This prepper tale of suspenseful catastrophe tells the story of survival after a solar storm takes down the electrical grid in the dystopia of a post-apocalyptic Deep South. It is set in the aftermath of a world in which famine leads to mass chaos.

GenE must outwit Codebreakers to win a high stakes (Real Player Game) RPG for terminal patients who made the “Intelligence Donor List”, where failure equals death in real life, and winning means eternal life. Teaming up with competitive gamers increases GenE’s chances of surviving the challenges of each level, until she realizes her most trusted ally is using her.

In a world torn apart by massive earthquakes and an incurable, deadly virus - Myrikal could be the hero they’re waiting for. Or...she could be the perfect assassin heir to her father’s business. Can Branch, her only friend, convince her that her dad is wrong? That there really are good people left in the world? Will Myrikal choose to be the superhero Branch thinks she is or will she turn to the life of the invincible assassin her dad has trained her to be?

In the future, everybody wears computer glasses that scan the world and project whatever you want to see right in front of it, with perfected augmented reality. In other news, the world is under attack by aliens. Disease is decimating the human population. A man takes over America and declares himself to be a god. Nobody cares, so long as they don’t turn off the wi-fi. Jason Hunt has the perfect life. He's a scholarship university athlete with an amazing girlfriend. Then his father drops a few family secrets on him - secrets of treason and heresy....

This collection of stories from Goodreads bares the truth of the pandemic in 500 words and more. It exposes the ugly face of the epidemic and the havoc it unleashed on our collective minds. Enjoy the works of eight authors as they depict their version of the epic times we have lived in and survived to tell the tale.

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.