Dystopian Action

Do ordinary people have what it takes to survive in a grid-down world? Do you? When the power mysteriously goes out across the country, society does not instantly break down. Transportation does. Most people simply wait for things to get better. Martin thinks trouble is coming. His plan B is to walk the 50 miles from Boston to his home in New Hampshire. His plan B must be revised, however. He did not plan on meeting Susan.

Serenity Ward is the golden girl of Kaycie. She never questioned her city's status as the last dry land on earth. The Establishment takes care of its citizens . . . or so she thought. But now she's seen the map! Why would they lie about other islands just beyond the horizon? In a city built on falsehood, figuring out who to trust is its own challenge, but Serenity pulls together a feisty group who all want the same thing—an end to the government which has hidden a world from them.

Quin believed that a life away from The Beck would make her happy. But when a cruel twist of fate forces her to leave sooner than planned, she struggles to come to terms with her new reality. Haunted by memories of the people she left behind, she finds herself wishing she was back in Patrol, with Cam by her side. Cut off from The Beck, the escapees carve out a new existence on a small island. Tentative bonds are formed, but as disputes surface and rebellion is threatened, Quin quickly realizes that their new home isn't the sanctuary she had imagined.

Die Menschheit ist am Abgrund - der Countdown läuft. Ein Stromausfall stürzt die ganze Welt ins Chaos. Zwei Jahre später sind die Folgen davon noch immer gewaltig. Die ausweglosen Umstände von Ressourcenknappheit und überfüllten Städten bringen Lena und ihre Familie dazu, Unterschlupf in einer Aussteigersiedlung zu suchen. Dort trifft sie ihren alten Klassenkameraden Ben wieder.

Award-winning author Brian McCullough does it again! On the Edge of Now, Book VI: Enlightenment brings the Travelers to their most critical and dangerous challenge—one which places everything on the line. Transported to a world whose society fractures itself by distinguishing population classes, Tag, Rose, Claire, and Devin strive to help underground residents establish their independence, knowing they will instigate a civil war. The downtrodden fight for freedom, and the Elites strive to suppress their efforts. Who will succeed?

It's been three months since Quin transferred to Patrol and discovered the terrifying truth about the community she lives in. Citizens of The Beck are disposable and those in charge are capable of terrible cruelty. Vowing to protect those around her, Quin has joined the Resistance. But she knows she is risking everything.

In Eden Cavalleri’s world, zoos don’t exist. The Anthros do: a twisted place where cybernetics come to gawk at humans imprisoned behind glass. The machines have taken over the world above ground, and they intend to exterminate or imprison what’s left of the human race. Eden’s job as a runner is simple: survive long enough to bring back much-needed supplies to the other humans hiding in tunnels beneath the city. But after a botched supply run lands her under the glass domes as a zoo exhibit, her mission changes. Now, she has to learn to save herself instead of everyone else.

Winifred Kimball was happy living in Kansas City…until the Council killed her best friend and kidnapped the only father she’s ever known. Now, the girl with superstrength and lightning speed is determined to return to San Francisco and make the government pay for what they’ve done. But the Council has other plans. Armed with secret weapons of their own, they are set out to destroy Winnie, and The Enterprise, for good. Winnie’s own telepathic abilities grow stronger every day, but will it be enough to save the lives of those she loves and the freedom of those she fights for?

Two months have passed since Patch Collins narrowly escaped the Board, leaving her loved ones behind to navigate the escalating tensions in America. Patch finds herself in an unfamiliar world, struggling with her mental health, and surrounded by those who abandoned the very idea of American diplomacy long ago. When a familiar enemy resurfaces and she learns the previously unknown fate of a loved one, Patch must make a choice: stay and live a life of relative safety, or risk everything to expose the Board’s actions to the world.

When an EMP decimates the United States, Lori, a former Marine Raider, must embark on a treacherous journey with her daughter across the former United States from Pennsylvania to a rumored sanctuary in Washington State.

Their distance provided a margin of safety, but only if they used hand weapons with a standard projectile. In the brief glimpse of them, there were no apparent weapons. He considered retreating - however, it was a choice against the nature of his people’s militaristic psychological makeup. Besides, they were walking for days since arriving in their new world, and at the forest’s edge was the first sighting of a species other than birds, animals, or critters that slither. Evidence of a civilized society did not exist - but they were not alone.

Kane and Tabitha return to New Chicago and find fire and death. The Special Forces have put Hidden Valley under Martial Law. Anyone can now be accused of being a Magician…and killed on the spot. The revolution is dead. As the body count in the city ramps up, a new figure emerges from the shadows and begins a one-man siege on Hidden Valley with weapons never seen before. Kane and Tabitha stay on the run, but Gentry and the Gunman are always a step away. Will a new revolution form and stand against the Oligarchy and their private army?

Was this how the apocalypse ended for Alex? He never should have been in this mess, but Trey crossed the wrong man. Now Mr. Jackson, the leader of the thugs sent to get blood from a stone, had plans to drag him into the forest and put a bullet in his head. They couldn’t be reasoned with, so when there’s nothing to lose, one might as well go for a long shot. He attacked and caught Mr. Jackson’s men by surprise. If he was going to die, it would be this way, and not on his knees. Exhausted, bloodied, and very much alive, he bolted. Into the dense forest with one goal on his mind.

Eos and Zane agreed that, after finding the Skeleton Key, they would seek out the rumored city of free exiles: Fortitude. When the two venture through the New Territory and beyond its borders, they encounter more terrifying elements of the exile town system than they ever thought possible. Seeking out the city with the purple light, Eos and Zane recruit escaped exiles, who join them as they encounter dangerous exiles, familiar faces, and careless party-goers.

In Scorpion, the sequel to Jeff Sweat's YA futuristic thriller Mayfly, Jemma, Lady, and Pico all left the Holy Wood to seek answers to the End, and when they find the Old Guys - the only adults to have survived the original wipeout of everyone over the age of 17 - they think they've found help at last. But there's a lot the Old Guys aren't telling them. In fact, some of them don't seem interested in solving the End at all and just want Jemma and her friends to leave. Meanwhile, war is brewing among the tribes of the rest of the Children.

Was unterscheidet Mensch und Maschine? Die 17-jährige Eve kann sich gerade so mit Roboterkämpfen über Wasser halten - bis sie vernichtend geschlagen wird und auch das letzte Geld verliert. Auf der Suche nach einem Ausweg findet sie Ezekiel, ein Lifelike-Androide, die wegen ihrer Ähnlichkeit zu Menschen und überlegenen Kampfkunst verboten sind. Unerklärlicherweise vertraut sie ihm, obwohl seine Behauptungen ihr gesamtes Leben infrage stellen. Eve bricht in die Wüste aus schwarzem Glas auf, um die Wahrheit über ihre Vergangenheit und sich selbst herauszufinden.

Draußen wartet die Weite - und sie kann tödlich sein... Ajit weiß, dass er die Stadt Hope niemals verlassen wird. Denn sie ist umgeben vom GLISS, einem Boden, auf dem nichts haftet und nichts gebaut werden kann. Hinter dem GLISS gibt es keinen Ort, keine Menschenseele. Zumindest dachte der 17-Jährige das. Doch als eines Tages ein toter Mann über das GLISS getrieben wird, ist Ajit und seinen Freunden Phil und Majala klar: Die Geschichte ihrer Welt ist eine Lüge und die, die Ajit für seine Familie hielt, tun alles, um diese Lüge zu verteidigen.

"I am strong. I am a warrior. I am a survivor. I am not done fighting”. Trust with the Libertas Army has been lost, and Adaline must find a way to fix what Zavy has destroyed. Back on Dather, on the enemy’s land, Adaline and Alexander struggle to reunite their army and fight off the looming threat of war. But they are out of time. The war is here and the broken army must come together if there is any chance of a victory against King Renon and his commander, Paylon. However, being back on Dather bears more than the threat of war. Old memories - and enemies - resurface.

My son eats people. He doesn’t translate languages or shut off trash chutes. He doesn’t transform into a truck or a fighter jet. He doesn’t morph into liquid and seep through sewer grates. He eats people - my son eats people. Well, yeah, that's what he was designed to do. You see, my son is a robot. And me? I'm a sworn pacifist, raising him as best I can. So when a stranger came knocking one day, well, some stuff happened...

Año 2112. Los Polos ya no existen y la Tierra ya no es el lugar que fue siglos atrás. La humanidad intenta enfrentarse a las adversidades de este nuevo mundo en el que todo vale con tal de sobrevivir. Escondida entre los Polos se descubre una caverna misteriosa jamás antes explorada que puede suponer la salvación de la humanidad. Desgraciadamente, todos los que han osado adentrarse han hallado la muerte a las pocas horas.