Dystopian

In the aftermath of the revolution, the survivors are faced with the challenge of rebuilding a new society on the authoritarian ashes of Arcadia. As the council looks to structure the city as a shining beacon of hope and freedom, a threat looms in the city's underbelly. In the West Empire, escaping the shadow of the past proves daunting, and those dedicated to preserving the newfound peace find themselves fighting their toughest trial yet – preventing it all from unraveling.

In the Malku universe, fae, merfolk, and humans live together in varying degrees of harmony. Over the millenia, through the use of fae magic, these humanoid groups have inter-married thus creating the faekind (humans with fae ancestry) and webbies (humans with merfolk ancestry.) The story takes place in the land of Hanrisor, whose original inhabitants have lived with foreign sojourners and descendants of slaves.

The focal point remains ground zero, where every form of brutal experimentation is still on the table… in the frantic struggle to stem the rise of the ferocious undead. With desperation surging, grasping for a remedy may stand, instead, to poison mankind. Though down, however, Andy is not out. His resolution knows no bounds. As driven by an unrelenting mission—securing a future for his loved ones, and possibly for mankind itself—he’ll soon be forced to prove himself . . . and face impossible choices.

An unexpected solar storm destroys the U.S. power grid and unravels civilization. Natasha is a student from a nomadic Siberia tribe trying to adjust to her new life in New York and fit in. But when a cataclysmic solar storm slams into the planet, everything changes. Lightning storms hammer the entire globe, burning and destroying everything they touch. The electrical grid goes down. Fires rage out of control. Cars and electronics quit working. Help isn’t coming. Time is short to flee from a now-lawless city with millions of hungry people who are becoming increasingly desperate.

Bowdoin and his crew have grown in both strength and reach. They have taken on all comers, gangs, corpo, and otherwise, and expanded their domain to include the entirety of their arcology. But they have not avoided entrapment. Ostensibly, Bowdoin is doing work for hire for the hacker corporation Inside Eye. The reality of it is bleaker than this. The chains may be pretty and invisible to the naked eye, but they are still there.

Flynn Zarytsky, recruiter for the Chicago mega-tech company Magnetic, comes face-to-face with true terror amid a horrific mass shooting by homegrown terrorist organization REDS. Wolf, a REDS soldier, has her in his sights, then decides to spare her life. But in doing so, he may have ensnared her in a fate worse than death. REDS’ master plan is to make society pay for its greed and to establish a new order.

Their sanctuary was hard-fought, but could the cost to remain, be unimaginable—Against ferocious odds, Andy Richards managed to fight his way through the viral outbreak that decimated London, escaping a city of undead creatures. Now, he and his children have found sanctuary at a beachside village in Devon, and long-forgotten hope begins to return . . . but is it truly time to relax? Despite having made it through zombie hoards and sinister military factions, they cannot yet let their guard down.

In 2030, London had become the capital of an oppressive city-state called London Nation. The city was in disarray with crime running rampant, streets unsafe and unclean, and tough punishments being handed out. Jack Williams, a young black man from Peckham, had fallen in with the wrong crowd but vowed to put his criminal lifestyle behind him and never go back down that path again. As Jack tried to move away from his criminal past, he was soon surprised by the oppressive and dystopian nature of the city with unexpected, yet unavoidable circumstances.

In a world ravaged by an unprecedented EMP onslaught, only the fiercest courage, unbreakable family bonds, and noble sacrifices can ignite a blazing trail of hope. Desperate to escape the icy grip of the city, Jane Dove leads her family through the treacherous terrain, driven by the hope of finding safety and warmth in a small, remote cabin outside Aspen, Colorado. With only their horses and sheer determination as their guide, they embark on a perilous journey that will test their resilience and bond like never before.

Walter Saltanetska, leader of the Jade Rebellion, is nearly ready to return to the heart of the AI-ruled Empire that has branded him a treasonous fugitive. His mandate is clear: to reprogram the AI Masters before their earth-destroying habits spiral out of control. First, he must brave grueling training in a land fraught with danger—rugged mountains haunted by spirits, a parched desert patrolled by watchful drones, and a labyrinthine cave guarded by armed robots.

In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is "the last great civil rights fight." Tests, grades, and employment qualifications are all discarded. Children are expelled for saying the S-word (“stupid”) and encouraged to report parents who use it at home.

John McGregor, a former US special forces operative, saw the writing on the wall long ago. He knew that the day would soon come when modern society fell. Those suspicions were proven correct when an EMP attack destroys the nation's power grid, plunging the American people into a dark apocalypse. John's property has been set up as a sanctuary for a chosen few, where they could live off the land and be protected in peace indefinitely.

Talon’s mercenaries thought they had won a tenuous peace on their home planet. Instead, their victory sparked a rebellion on other planets in their star system against the oppressive Queensland government. As Q-9’s battle fleet moves against a small mining planet in open revolt, Talon will need the help of forbidden technology and unlikely allies. But defending this icy planet from annihilation, Talon risks the exposure of his most dangerous secret.

In the not-so-distant future, the world teeters on the brink of an unfathomable crisis. Water—the essence of life—has become the most scarce and valuable resource on the planet. Society has fractured, with power residing in the hands of those who control the dwindling water supply. Amid this chaos, "City of Last Resort: Part 1" unveils a gripping tale of resilience, conspiracy, and the relentless pursuit of justice.

Hattie and Mike wish to return their world to normal and escape the small farmhouse on the edge of the Poudre River in Eastern Colorado. The monsters who roam the Earth present a constant and life-threatening challenge and there seems no end to the blazing lights in the sky that caused the apocalypse. If they can’t escape their situation and discover the cause of the devastation, they will likely die amid the horror. Currently, they survive sleeping in shifts, always on the lookout for one of the giant creatures.