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With the plan of mass murder foiled, Rivera and his team face the challenges of cleaning up the mess. They soon come to realize that Zion can't operate in a vacuum, and the key to their future relies on uniting the wasteland. Going back out, the fight to rid their world of the most dangerous elements comes at a great cost...Can they handle it?

Philosopher, pacifist, psychonaut and prophet Aldous Huxley was one of the 20th century’s pre-eminent intellectuals and writers. The author of over 50 books, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize nine times, and elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962, a year before his death. Known for his mordant satire and visionary ideas, Huxley spanned the period from post-First World War disillusionment to mid-century mysticism, and the works in this collection reflect his literary evolution.

Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English novelist George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia.

Ephraim Blake, a precocious child, has both intellectual gifts and serious short-comings. Born at the very beginning of the snail-paced end of civilisation - "the Ebbs" — he will live a life long enough to document it all and possibly, to prevent extinction. As the world is decaying into hostility, he will relentlessly fight his way through the slow-motion apocalyse in search of his vanished first love.

In a near-future dystopia where grief is weaponized and the dead can be resurrected, Project Equilibrium has transformed tragedy into a twisted experiment of control. When a brutal massacre shatters families, a clandestine government program emerges—promising a miracle by restoring one life from among the victims. But as manipulated votes and hidden surveillance reveal a system rigged to exploit sorrow, the survivors soon learn that their choices were never truly theirs.

Londonia, that’s where we are. A sprawl of a place surrounding The Cincture — all of it once London town. Some people say we’re in the year 2073, others cycle 60 . . . who gives a creepin’ beetle where we are in the history of man. Messed it up good and proper didn’t we – they, humankind generally. All I know is I got my shed, my friends and a little bit of an angle on stuff – visions, see inside persons, y’know.

Romanul Manaraga oferă o perspectivă terifiantă asupra viitorului iminent. Un război mondial, un nou Ev Mediu și o a doua revoluție islamică schimbă totul, Europa este fragmentată și înstrăinată de rădăcinile sale culturale. Cărțile nu mai sunt tipărite și supraviețuiesc doar în muzee, iar educația este înlocuită de implanturi inteligente. O nouă tendință se răspândește printre snobii bogați – book'n'grillul, unde la prepararea cărnii se folosesc pe post de cărbune cărți tipărite.

Nova wollte sie nie wieder sehen, doch die Kenntnisse ihrer Eltern über KI könnten neue Hinweise auf eine Schwachstelle von CReL liefern und die KI-Diktatur beenden. Leider ist Vater Aleksij schrullig und wenig hilfreich, und er versteckt ein Geheimnis, das Nova aus der Bahn wirft. CReL wendet derweil geniale Tricks an, um Nova ausfindig zu machen.

In Empire’s Planet of Power, Captain Aga Groxin crash-lands on the barren planet Litha after a gamma burst disables her ship. Stranded, Aga discovers a hidden Empire mining operation for quantium, a rare element fueling light travel across the galaxy. She uncovers the brutal truth: the Empire controls quantium to maintain dominance, crushing any world that dares to resist. Determined to strike back, Aga teams up with an AI named Obelus, and together, they disrupt the Empire’s supply of quantium, igniting a galactic rebellion.

Earth has less than two per cent of its population remaining. All large towns and cities have completely disappeared from existence, leaving behind the impenetrable translucent barriers that made this possible. The survivors of the invasion now share the planet with two alien species, the Guardians and the Ormsayer. The former have been here for as long as the human race has existed, monitoring the progress of the planet and its inhabitants. The latter arrived as an invading force and considered humans a food source – their only food source.

They called it, The Vanishing. When the world’s population mysteriously disappeared. Where new predatory species stalk the earth. Where every turn could lead to certain death. In book three of the A Day in the Life award winning series we will find out what happened to Teresa, Michael and Pup on that fateful night of terrors. When Shelby and Lucy found themselves separated from their family. In a world that sees humanity as a virus that must be eradicated. The worst enemy could be yourself or the person standing next to you. How did Teresa come to hold the fatal dagger’s handle?

Originally banned in the Soviet Union, We is a prophetic and unsettling novel that envisions a future where the state dictates every aspect of life. Citizens live under total surveillance, are stripped of personal identity, and are assigned numbers instead of names. D-503, a loyal engineer of the One State, finds himself torn between duty and desire when he encounters the mysterious I-330, who introduces him to a world beyond the rigid laws of the system. Written in 1921, We is a stark warning about the dangers of collectivism, state-engineered conformity, and the erosion of free will.

The year is 2065, and Washington, D.C. stands on the brink of collapse after the United States loses the information war, leaving society fractured into cutthroat tribal factions. In the midst of this chaos, Feonix Cheenoma—a brilliant young editor from one of the city’s poorest wards—receives a desperate plea from her dying uncle: enter a contest to lead Station 7, the last media empire still claiming to be trustworthy, and restore a fragile democracy on the verge of destruction.

Princess Briar’s adventure in the Amstraad Republic continues. This time, she’s entering the battle for survival with her eyes open. All who betrayed her will pay with blood—starting with the men behind the deadly gameshow. Armed with just her popularity and a devoted companion, she must first overthrow its president and break free of her treacherous husband. But with the Republic on the verge of invasion, she must choose between saving the country and revenge. Series complete!

On a dying planet where the sun burns mercilessly and hope has been buried beneath centuries of despair, only a few thousand people remain. These survivors are enslaved, chained by fear and the cruel will of a tyrant who controls the last remnants of life’s most essential resources. With extinction closing in, and every breath a struggle, their world teeters on the edge of oblivion. One woman refuses to accept this fate. She risks everything; her life, her soul, to steal something precious, something forgotten, a relic from a time when the world was thriving.

In a future London, ex-professor, ex-drummer, and now barber Colin Petrie plies his trade under the cloud of virus PLQ, a worldwide pandemic that has circulated unchecked for 5 years. But more on Colin’s mind is a woman, Beatrice Mirza. Her intelligence, grace, and mild temperament have for half a year created an ocean of contentment for Colin. Alas, he knows this will not last forever, for Beatrice is a starship designer, and in a matter of weeks will depart Earth and the Solar System forever—part of a mission to colonize a new world, free from PLQ. Until Beatrice herself contracts the virus.

Experience the chilling dystopian world of E. M. Forster's The Machine Stops, narrated by the captivating voice of Mike Vendetti. This thought-provoking tale, first published in 1909, remains eerily relevant today. Don't miss this gripping audiobook that explores themes of technology, isolation, and the human spirit.

Unlock the Mind, Challenge the System, Reveal the Truth! Step into a gripping near-future world where Vault technology reigns supreme. These cutting-edge devices store memories and identities, making privacy a thing of the past. Meet Iris Vale, a skilled memory restoration specialist who delves into Vaults to uncover stories of awe, peril, and treachery. But when a billionaire tech mogul’s corrupted Vault exposes a chilling conspiracy—mind manipulation, erased truths, and an AI weapon capable of global domination—her life takes a dangerous turn.

If Fight Club, Money, and The Motorcycle Diaries had a three-way, Novelty would be their web-toed, mutant lovechild. Finn Balor is a depraved billionaire and polymath with a vendetta against fate and an insatiable appetite for hedonism. Obsessed with the idea that free will is a fallacy, he invents the Oracle—a quantum device capable of reshaping reality.

In a powerless, desolate small town, Becky and Micah struggle to find essential supplies amidst looted stores and abandoned homes. With hope dwindling, they embark on a perilous journey through the wreckage, driven by a faint glimmer of survival. Each step reveals the harsh reality of their world and the relentless spirit needed to endure. This is a gripping tale of resilience and determination in the face of desolation.

In 1979, in a version of England where nobody won WWII, 13-year-old triplets are the only boys left in an orphanage whose dark secret is the reason for their existence– and the key to their survival.

The Rotten Belly Society was an order that existed among some Native Americans tribes of the Great Plains. The members of this society were compelled by powerful visions to devote their lives to being contrarians. In simple terms, they did things backwards for the purpose of educating people on how to behave properly. A similar principle was seen on a popular t-shirt of the 1980s that said, “I’m not useless—I can be used as a bad example.”

England, 1979. Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents of a secluded New Forest home, part of the government's Sycamore Scheme. Every day, the triplets do their chores, play their games and take their medicine, under the watchful eyes of three mothers: Mother Morning, Mother Afternoon and Mother Night.

In late-twenty-first-century Australia, Tao-Yi and her partner Navin spend most of their time inside an immersive, consumerist virtual reality called Gaia. They log on, go to work, socialise and even eat in this digital utopia. Meanwhile, their aging bodies lie suspended in pods inside cramped apartments. Across the city, in the abandoned real world, Tao-Yi's mother remains stubbornly offline, dwindling away between hospital visits and memories of her earlier life in Malaysia.

Philip K Dick’s classic dystopian novel set in the future where the remaining human survivors on Earth must gamble for their future with aliens from Titan, one of the moons circling Saturn. Roaming the pristine landscape of Earth, cared for by machines and aliens, the few remaining humans alive since the war with Titan play Bluff, allowing them to win or lose property and also form new marriages in order to maximise the remote chance some pairings will produce a child.

Changes to the World Order are imminent, but not in the way anyone expected. Cameron Evans, a determined young woman from Twin Falls, has a different destiny. Gravely ill and on the brink of death, Cameron is unaware that she will soon rise again as Patient Zero—the first of the undead. She will lead a legion of the reanimated in a fierce reprisal against the living who are responsible for this horrific fate. In her mid-twenties, Cameron has endured a life of relentless hardship and adversity. But now, for the first time, she is poised to come out on top.

Someone tried to kill Kerri Ward. Bad move. They shot her father. Next, they came for her. Now, it's my turn to kill them. And I'm not a merciful man. But first I have to survive being alone with her. Hidden in a safe house. Isolated on a mountain. Where no one can hear her scream. Where no one can stop me from claiming what's mine . . .

With the Reality Editor in hand, Jack thought the assault on Skalahólt would be a short victorious war, but his army has been stopped cold, and worse, someone close to him has been taken by the Overmind of Death. Every second counts if Jack wants her back alive, but to even have a chance, he'll have to leave his troops behind and dive into Thanatos's twisted game within a game.

He loved only one, but he was never what she needed, never the right man for her. The best thing he ever did was walk away from Layla before he destroyed her life. Proven over and over again, most recently when he ended up tricked by his own government into taking an "immunization" that turned him into something not quite human, a super soldier, a GTECH.

What would you do to survive the apocalypse? What begins as a typical summer day ends in disaster when a massive solar flare strikes the Earth, burning out all electronic devices around the planet and plunging the world into darkness. Mike, a determined father, fights to survive and find his daughter. Living in a Los Angeles neighborhood struggling to adapt to the brutal new reality, he becomes a reluctant leader, working with neighbors to secure food, water, and safety against the threats of martial law, rampant disease, and human greed.