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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.

Un wormhole di natura artificiale si apre sulla Terra, e creature di un altro mondo appaiono per la prima volta agli occhi dei terrestri. Sopravvivono poco, e il portale si richiude. Per poi riaprirsi cinque anni dopo, e lasciar passare una nuova delegazione aliena. Che sopravvive un po' più della prima. E così, ogni cinque anni, per altre sei volte, fino a quando un messaggio non arriva a sconvolgere l'intero genere umano: "Otto di nove". Il che forse significa che la nona delegazione, quella che sta per arrivare, sarà l'ultima. Ce la farà a sopravvivere?

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.”