Political Allegory

In what is considered one of Heinlein's most hair-raising, thought-provoking, and outrageous adventures, the master of modern science fiction tells the strange story of an even stranger world. It is 21st-century Luna, a harsh penal colony where a revolt is plotted between a bashful computer and a ragtag collection of maverick humans, a revolt that goes beautifully until the inevitable happens. But that's the problem with the inevitable: it always happens.

The Printed Threat is a postmodern allegory set in New York City after the near total institutionalization of Orwellian information control. After The Theory and Practice to E.S.P. was published and people began to recognize lies, the book was banned and all information, news, fiction, poetry and so on, became strictly regulated. This is the story of the first book dealer in literature, a marijuana dealer turned literature dealer in postmodern New York City.

Evil no longer wears horns. It speaks in complete sentences. Idiot: Evil’s Advocate is a psychological and philosophical descent into the nature of complicity. It is not a story about monsters or villains, but about the quiet language that prepares the ground for both. Told through fragments of dialogue, clinical reports, and meditations, the book reveals how reasoning itself can become the most elegant disguise for cruelty. In this haunting narrative, a philosopher once devoted to truth begins to converse with a Voice that claims to be reason itself. What begins as an argument becomes a ...

The novella "Kotyhoroshko and Horynych" based on a Ukrainian folk tale, is a Satiric Allegoric Novella written in a fabulous style. This fairy tale was inspired by the russian-Ukrainian war 2022, in particular with nuclear blackmail provided by the country-aggressor russia. This work is a reflection on that full-scale military conflict, which has been going on for almost a year at the time of writing. The novella allows readers to switch from terrible episodes of war to sorcery; where the mind, courage, cunning and self-belief of the hero defeat the greed for power and money, the meanness ...

Two allegorical tales discuss bible versions. The Christian’s need for a scriptural final authority is presented in an unusual setting. These two short stories engage the reader to consider big questions about the bible. Dialog and thinking required for these adult bible studies.

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Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved “girls” on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of his beehives, brutally killing every inhabitant. Heartbroken, he soon learns that a mysterious swarm of vicious hornets committed the mass murder - but where did they come from, and how can he stop them? If he is going to unravel this mystery and save his bees from annihilation, Sidi must venture out into the village and then brave the big city and beyond in search of answers.

La inteligencia es un destello fugaz en la larga noche de la historia cósmica. Que pueblen la tierra no una sino dos especies inteligentes al mismo tiempo pone en cuestión cualquier cálculo de probabilidades. El hecho de que esas dos especies, tan distintas como complementarias, forjen una alianza que a su vez enciende una civilización desafía toda lógica.

When the weary descendants of Animal Farm rebuild their world around the ideals of empathy and equality, they believe they are creating a new age of harmony and hope. The cruel masters of the past are gone, and in their place rise the HelpHuts — cheerful centers of fairness, run by pigs who promise kindness, inclusion, and care for all. But as the animals surrender their voices for comfort, a subtler tyranny begins to take hold — one that governs not by fear, but by virtue. Through the quiet eyes of Ollie, a small ferret with a flawless memory, the animals’ utopia is revealed as a ...

David is the small boy who is always asking questions. Simon and Ines take care of him in their new town, Estrella. He is learning the language; he has begun to make friends. He has the big dog, Bolivar, to watch over him. But he'll be seven soon, and he should be at school. And so, with the guidance of the three sisters who own the farm where Simon and Ines work, David is enrolled in the Academy of Dance. It's here, in his new golden dancing slippers, that he learns how to call down the numbers from the sky.

A haunting literary novella about hunger, silence, and the mercy that kills in beautiful words. In the ruins of a forgotten land, a father and daughter wait beside a fence that divides the living from the abandoned. Beyond it stand white trucks with red symbols of mercy. They carry food, water, and medicine. Inside the stillness, hope flickers like a candle fighting the wind. The people wait. The world watches. Written in prose as spare as dust and as haunting as prayer, SELF DEFENCE is a minimalist meditation on hunger, hope, and the moral blindness of comfort. It asks what happens when ...

In the chronic turmoil of modern Zimbabwe, Abednego and Agnes Mlambo’s teenage son, Bukhosi, has gone missing, and the Mlambos fear the worst. Their enigmatic lodger, Zamani, seems to be their last, best hope for finding him. Since Bukhosi’s disappearance, Zamani has been preternaturally helpful: hanging missing posters in downtown Bulawayo, handing out fliers to passersby, and joining in family prayer vigils with the flamboyant Reverend Pastor from Agnes’s Blessed Anointings church. It’s almost like Zamani is part of the family....

Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped is at once a rollicking adventure story and an earnest political allegory. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Donald McFarlan and a foreword by Alasdair Gray. Orphaned and penniless, David Balfour sets out to find his last living relative, miserly and reclusive Uncle Ebenezer. But Ebenezer is far from welcoming, and David narrowly escapes being murdered before he is kidnapped and imprisoned on a ship bound for the Carolinas.

An allegorical fable for our fractured times. When the beloved Rooster vanishes under mysterious circumstances, the animals of a secluded farm find themselves on the brink of political upheaval. Duck, a smooth-talking populist with deep roots in the community, promises unity and comfort. Cat, a sharp outsider with a mind for policy, offers structure and reform. As whispers of corruption and conspiracy swirl, every animal—from the smallest mouse to the wary old Cow—must decide who they trust to lead them forward. Set against the backdrop of fields, fences, and furtive alliances, Election...

Imagine cyborg insectoids a thousand times larger than Earth insects that live much longer and become highly intelligent. But what happens when they create a centralized government that rules their planet? And what if their antocracy (democracy with ants in charge) fails? Anthiery and his mate Antianna fight to uphold diversity in their insectoid world and against wars brought on by a corrupt ruler Antilla. And when the democracy fails, the ruthless autocrat Antilla does not tolerate descent. His draconian rule crushes all opposition and pushes the planet to the brink of ruin. Anthiery, ...

Blending fact and fiction, China Dream is an unflinching satire of totalitarianism. Ma Daode, a corrupt and lecherous party official, is feeling pleased with himself. He has an impressive office, three properties, and multiple mistresses who text him day and night. After decades of loyal service, he has been appointed director of the China Dream Bureau, charged with replacing people's private dreams with President Xi Jinping's great China Dream of national rejuvenation.

As the title states, The Fiend in His Own Form is a satirical political allegory related in the form of a vampire story. Joshua Hauley is a washed-up middle-aged lout who lets his hormones do the thinking for him one too many times. The encounter makes him a vampire, and his murderous rampage attracts the attention of one Detective Morticia Karljice of the St. Louis Police department. We soon find that her determination to apprehend Hauley is not strictly civic minded. Karljice must negotiate the wavering line between doing her duty as a police officer and protecting secret interests of her...

Imagine yourself sucked through a wormhole. Could you thrive on a far-off planet? Antuna understands her multi-insect colony must work together to flourish. She knows the secret to survival. But what happens when evil forces corrupt her world? Antuna and her unlikely bee, spider, and termite pals face struggles between instinct and intelligence, and altruism versus aggression. Can diversity triumph over discrimination, and inclusiveness trump segregation? This is an allegory for modern times, where innocents are attacked by those seeking power, when the joy of friendship is eclipsed by the ...

Imagine cyborg insectoids a thousand times larger than Earth insects engaged in an interplanetary struggle for power. Generations after cyborg insects return to their revitalized planet, a draconian red ANT ruler takes over the colony, exterminating other insectoids and enslaving brown and black ANTs by genetic and social engineering. The queen BEE on the planet’s moon must rely on two tiny ants, Rose and Jasper, raised amongst their enemy, to infiltrate the Antalone cyborg elites. They must dismantle a dystopian regime that uses histrionics, bionics, and socionics to subjugate its ...

The Raid on Old Amersham continues the wonderful New Bears for the 21st Century series. Set in a future Planet Earth run by bears, The Raid on Old Amersham captures daring and intrigue in a high-stakes plot that would more than rival humanity for subterfuge and the reckless follies of ambition. The sinister Polar Power movement is intent on invading Britannia, and the quaint English market town of Old Amersham is firmly in the sights of their power-crazed polar bear leader, Odin Norsefang. Meanwhile, the intrepid trio of Snowball, Brosnan and Chiwi stand in their way. Using bear characters,...