Young Fiction Dystopian

Nine is the ninth female born in her batch of ten females and ten males. By design, her life in Freedom Province is without complications or consequences. However, such freedom comes with a price. The Prime Maker is determined to keep that price a secret from the new batches of citizens that are born, nurtured, and raised androgynously.

"Je suis seul à pouvoir sauver le monde... Si je veux." Un fatal accident de cerf-volant a fait de Thomas Drimm, 13 ans moins le quart, le détenteur involontaire d'un secret terrifiant. Tiraillé entre la femme de ses rêves et un vieux savant parano réincarné dans un ours en peluche, Thomas va découvrir l'exaltant et périlleux destin d'un super-héros malgré lui.

In Turning Point, the Ryman family faces a life altering decision - should we stay or should we go? The oldest and strongest emotion in man is fear, and the strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. Will Americans flee the urban centers, the proverbial golden hordes, for the countryside? Will it be safer than the cities? Turning Point will lead the Ryman family into a complex, inexplicable world where danger lurks around every bend.

Hoffnung ist stärker als Hass, Liebe ist stärker als Furcht. Die 18-jährige Ophelia Scale lebt im England einer nicht zu fernen Zukunft, in dem Technologie per Gesetz vom Regenten verboten ist. Die technikbegeisterte und mutige Kämpferin Ophelia hat sich dem Widerstand angeschlossen und wird auserkoren, sich beim royalen Geheimdienst zu bewerben. Gelingt es ihr, sich in dem harten Wettkampf durchzusetzen, wird sie als eine der Leibwachen in der Position sein, ein Attentat auf den Herrscher zu verüben.

One night filled with mystery and meteors will change the life of a small-town farm boy who never dreamed of what lie beyond...the wall. To the west lies the wall, a gargantuan metal manifestation that runs as far as the eye can see. They’ve been taught that it was built for their protection. Not to approach it. Not to ask questions.

Don't look back. That's where the danger lies. With Grace left reeling from choosing between Hayden and her family, she knows she needs to accept her decision. Meanwhile, as the youngest leader of Blackwing, Hayden is coping with the demands placed on him to keep the camp alive. Can he protect his friends from their violent rivals? And should he trust himself to do the right thing? Demand loyalty. Protect your family. Trust no one.

Dans le jeu du pouvoir, chacun risque sa vie. Dans une Angleterre alternative, chacun doit donner dix ans de sa vie en esclavage. Seuls quelques privilégiés, les Égaux, riches aristocrates aux pouvoirs surnaturels, restent libres et gouvernent le pays. Abi, 18 ans, et son frère Luke, 16 ans, voient leur destin bouleversé quand leurs parents décident de partir tous ensemble accomplir leurs jours d'esclavage. Abi devient domestique au service de la puissante famille Jardine.

Humanity devolves back to its carnal heritage of slavery to re-establish currency through the slave trade. Nobody knows who started it, but the devastation ravages every organic life form, both plant and animal. 90% of human life is wiped out, and of the 10% that survive, radiation poisoning has varying effects on the human genome, creating both mindless beasts called Ashers and beings with special gifts - Alphas. As humanity struggles to survive, migrating to the safety of continental coastlines in search of fresh water, the planet scurries to salvage some kind of economic stability.

Trapped in a parallel universe where it is illegal to be overweight, sixteen-year-old Morgan Campbell is on the run with Billy Foster, the boy who helped her escape Camp Willowmoss, the Federally Assisted Thinning (F.A.T.) Center where they were both held prisoner. With nowhere to go, and no resources, they fear for their lives as they hide from the Enforcers who would capture them. Morgan has six weeks until the right date, at which time she can pass back through the portal that brought her to this world.

In the future, the American government establishes the Dept. of Reproductive Management to evaluate and approve a citizen’s right to have children. Any family created without a government permit is declared illegal, mercilessly hunted, arrested, and often, killed. Their illegal children are sent to reeducation centers where department-approved classes can ensure their distorted views are not passed on. For 16-year-old Maggie Ward, growing up in one of these centers is all she’s ever known. After learning her brother being trained break of families, she concocts a plan to escape.

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.

There will come a day when love will mark you as a traitor. In a society where emotions are nothing and function is everything, Avlyn Lark is just trying to blend in. She's lucky to be alive, unlike her twin brother Ben who died when they were four. And she's lucky to have been taken from her biological parents and assigned to a Level Two family. But mastering her emotions? That's a problem, especially when a rebel bomb blows up a building right in front of her. Then on Configuration Day, Avlyn's official transition to adulthood, she starts seeing strange visions.

Lexa Pate, 17-year-old thief extraordinaire, has burned a bridge or two in her life. You don't make a career out of stealing other people's property without making enemies.

Остров Проспера — один из трех островов небольшого архипелага, затерянного в океанских просторах и изолированного от остального мира и человечества — или того, что от него осталось. Население острова живет в привилегированном положении. За ним присматривает вспомогательный персонал, живущий в тесноте на соседнем острове, и когда к жителям Просперы приходит старость, их отправляют на третий остров — Питомник, где их тела возрождаются заново, воспоминания о прошлой жизни стираются, и помолодевшие старики снова возвращаются на Просперу.

Best Friends, Best Forgotten is a young adult fiction novel set in the American Midwest within a civilization billed as a new utopia, and follows the growing love of two high school students, Eden and Ashlynn, as they navigate this new and changing world. In Eden and Ashlynn’s world, tech is a part of life from the earliest age. Tech is life. But when their new friendship evolved into a great love, they could not be prepared for the price that technology would demand of them. They would come to realize sometimes even the best of friends are best forgotten.

Interland is a thrilling dystopian adventure that takes us deeper into a world where the chosen few have the power to read and manipulate minds - an exciting sequel to The Given. By releasing the power of her connection with the energy of the land, the sea, and all living things, Jay defeats the Readers and discovers the sanctuary of the Interland. Safe from the oppression of the state, Jay is free to explore and develop her powers. But, the world outside deteriorates, and once again the darkness of the Readers closes in, and Cassie is taken.

Time can be your worst enemy. On the water planet of Dalanda, a mergirl discovers a deadly truth that will literally destroy her world. In a caste system where no one will listen to a 16th-born, speaking up can be hard. Astrid has learned to bow under the disdainful gaze of her society. She has learned to be silent and fade into the crowd. But the time for that is over. Now, she must reveal herself and speak up to save her people.

Twins who are not twins but are much more. Sumire and Violet will come face-to-face with the greatest threat our planet has ever known. Wracked by plague, famine, darkness, earthquake, and the death of an untold multitude, this world is home to two young twins destined to become mankind’s last hope. Born continents apart and yet identical in every respect, Violet and Sumire will face our greatest nightmare. Alone and yet never alone, these two girls will find each other and defeat overwhelming odds to join the rest of our heroes in what may ultimately become humanity’s last stand.

In einer Welt, in der Menschen zu wilden Bestien - sogenannten Noahs - mutieren, zählt für die siebzehnjährige Cassidy nur, ihre kranke Schwester zu beschützen. Als sie dabei von einem Noah gebissen wird, bleiben ihr noch genau dreißig Tage, eh sie selbst zu einem Monster wird. Nur mit der Hilfe des Rebellen Daniel hat sie eine Chance, rechtzeitig Medizin zu beschaffen. Aber wer hilft schon einer tickenden Zeitbombe, deren kleinste Berührung zur eigenen Ansteckung führen kann?

Winner of the National Book Award, Pete Hautman pens a futuristic satire brimming with wry humor and honored by a Booklist starred review. Welcome to the United Safer States of America in 2076! Here, prisoners perform all manual labor. And the country is finally safe. Sixteen-year-old Bo ignores governmental protective devices capturing every action and word. He endures the avalanche of safety regulations. But when he’s accused of spreading a rash at school, anger and jealousy threaten to override his daily dose of calming Levulor and earn him a "job" in the Canadian tundra.