Dystopian Action

Mia Thomas is still alive. One of the few left to brave an inhospitable new world. Haunted by a secret guilt and the threat of extinction, she finds safety in the company of orphaned companions—survivors like herself, who lost everything that fateful day, now forced to scavenge for resources in what remains of San Francisco. But they’re not the only ones searching. There are dangerous men in the city. The scavengers call them Takers—lawless cutthroats driven by greed, ready to kill anyone who gets in their way.

At the end of the twenty-first century, climate change and famine almost ended humanity—until the discovery of the Klujns, a barbaric, humanoid species with strangely colored eyes and even stranger abilities. Their crystal claws and bones fertilize barren soil, and their tender meat is a super-protein. Klujns are both humans’ saviors and natural-born enemies, meant to be hunted and used.

A dangerous secret. A deadly skill. Nya is an orphan struggling for survival in a city crippled by war. She is also a Taker - with her touch, she can heal injuries, pulling pain from another person into her own body. But unlike her sister, Tali, and the other Takers who become Healers, Nya's skill is flawed: she can't push that pain into pynvium, the enchanted metal used to store it. All she can do is shift it into another person, a dangerous skill that she must keep hidden. If discovered, she could be used as a human weapon.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

Live together; die together. As the Earth continues to slip into the next Ice Age, Erika and her family find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival. TJ Swenson has built an empire that is digging in deep. Spreading out his authority, Swenson firmly establishes his control over the South and sets his sights on the West. Consumed with their family drama, the Moore family engages in risky maneuvers to find answers.

In a time when a pandemic is threatening the entire population, Risa and her family apply for coveted acceptance into a new Safe City - a place designed to keep the virus out and to preserve a select few of the population. But getting accepted into the city may not be worth it - especially when she is sedated for secure transport and wakes up, unable to find her family. Meeting a few new friends and an intriguing soldier named Camsen Luck may help, but none of them can convince her that self-preservation is more important than finding her family; or that trying to escape is suicide.

The United States of America is just a shell of its former self. With the collapse of the food system and the nation's financial reserves set to be pillaged, what more can Josh Simmons and the small town of McArthur, Ohio endure? It’s been years in the making, but wedding bells and the return to a simple normal life are finally on the horizon for Josh. Unfortunately, his wedded bliss is defenseless against the plans set in motion by the Esfahani brothers. Can Gregg and Hoplite extract the information from Suhrab in time?

Four clans have been at war for centuries: the Kodiak, the Raven, the Wolf, and the Ram. Through brutal war tactics, the Ram have dominated the region, inflicting death and destruction on their neighbors. Seventeen-year-old Zo is a Wolf and a healer who volunteers to infiltrate the Ram as a spy on behalf of the allied clans. She offers herself as a Ram slave, joining the people who are called the Nameless. Hers is a suicide mission - Zo's despair after losing her parents in a Ram raid has left her seeking both revenge and an end to her own misery.

Aza Wu knows that real magic is dangerous and illegal. After all, casting killed her sister, Shire. As with all magic, everything comes at a price. For Aza, it feels like everything in her life has some kind of cost attached to it. Her sister had been casting for money to pay off Saint Willow, the gang leader that oversees her sector of Lotusland. If you want to operate a business there, you have to pay your tribute. And now with Shire dead, Aza must step in to save the legacy of Wu Teas, the teahouse that has been in her family for centuries.

She started her day at her home in the mountains just like any other. There was nothing unusual about making the familiar drive down to Sacramento to go to work. Then in a flash Mother Nature decided it was time to create a new landscape. Follow the journey of a dynamic young woman, a mother and wife named Erika, as she is thrust into a world turned upside down by a series of natural disasters.

The border town of Forest Mist resides in the Great Piney Woods and is famous throughout the Alliance for its lumber and rare hardwoods. In need of building materials for their new ranch home, Bishop and Terri travel east. It is the couple’s anniversary, and both feel the need for a change of scenery. As they cross Texas, they discover a dark confrontation simmering just under the surface of Alliance society.

In a radiant world of endless summer, the Intercept keeps the peace. Violet Crowley, the 16-year-old daughter of New Earth’s Founding Father, has spent her life in comfort and safety. Her days are easy thanks to the Intercept, a crime-prevention device that monitors emotion. But when her long-time crush, Danny Mayhew, gets into a dangerous altercation on Old Earth, Violet launches a secret investigation to find out what he's hiding. An investigation that will lead her to question everything she's ever known about Danny, her father, and the power of the Intercept.

General Samuel Draden is revered for his work on the battlefield, but he is also a secret student of doctrine and scripture. The ancient tomes he holds give him the best insight into the future - not only for his soldiers but also for the entire human race. Draden and the rest of the world have been plunged into the end times depicted by so many world religions. As prophecy becomes reality, Draden will have to use his knowledge to predict the catastrophes to come.

Coral joined the immersive virtual reality video game Travail Online because her waitressing job, like so many other jobs, was automated by a growing robot workforce. She starts as a Seamstress, hoping to craft useful clothing in-game to sell for real life cash. The game, however, has other ideas. She soon discovers a knack for peeling the skins off creatures she never thought she'd lay hands on and crafting grotesque wearables from them instead.

The future world has been divided into sectors - each the same as the other. Surrounded by thick steel fences, there is no way in and no way out. Yet a cyborg army penetrates each sector, picking off its citizens one by one, until no one is left. Behind the sectors’ thick walls, the citizens wait to die. Few will be chosen to survive what’s coming; the rest will be left behind to suffer. A new world has been created, and its rulers are incredibly selective on who will become a citizen. They want only those with important roles in society to help create a more perfect future.

In this richly imagined dystopic future brought by global warming, mass human migrations are constant, water and food are scarce, new babies are illegal, and the disintegrating society is run by corporates who feed the people a steady diet of "pharma" to keep them happy. Usually, 17-year-old Nat doesn't let it get her down too much: this, after all, is the life she's used to; and though she is nostalgic for the ancient world she's heard about, she's also realistic, cheerful, and tough. But now her family have come to Hawaii for their parents' Final Week.

Kitty Doe hat die Wahl: entweder ein Leben als III, in dem alle auf sie herabsehen und sie nur niedere Arbeiten verrichten darf, oder ein Leben als VII, in dem sie Mitglied der einflussreichen Hart-Familie wäre und von allen bewundert würde. Dafür muss sie aber in die Rolle von Lila Hart schlüpfen, der Nichte des Premierministers. Kitty zögert nicht lange, weil sie auf eine bessere Zukunft für sich und ihren Freund Benji hofft. Doch sie gerät mitten in ein gefährliches Intrigenspiel. Wer hat die echte Lila Hart auf dem Gewissen?