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"When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia's aunt, Ena, has been serving as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about the family's past. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to...
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"Solenne Bonet is DoS--a Descendant of Slave--and has always known that her destiny would be in the service of men. At school, it is what she has been trained for, waiting for an algorithm to assign her to a white man, one of the thousands who sign up to be contract holders. She knows that there are girls who hope to be more than Maid or Mammy, who whisper about how they will get a white man to sign their freedom, how they will be sweet, but not sweet...
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Geiger ; 1
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"series premiere
It all starts here! The critically acclaimed teamof storytellers geoff johns and garyfrank(Geiger: Ground zero, doomsday clock) Return to the nuclear wasteland of their bestselling geiger for an all-new ongoing series starring the violent and unpredictable glowing Man
Leaving his home behind, tariq geiger now walks the radioactive roads of the former united stateswith his two-headed wolf Barneybut as his enemies doggedly pursue him,...
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This is a story of Moloch's cultural evolution from dystopia to utopia. Corruption, oppression, cronyism, wars, coups, revolutions, destabilization, regime changes, greed, economic pillaging, financial chicanery and exploitation were the norm. People were weary and afraid. In democratic countries people were easily persuaded to approve the creation of a Global agency dedicated to the eradication of terrible conspiracies.The Guild of Unrelenting Truth...
5) Dragon Mage
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After leaving Fossil to find his past, former Marine, Ben, found a new home as right hand man to the Triad of China Town. Fighting dragons and protecting citizens is all he cares about, until the day he meets Bella.
When Bella is kidnapped by a psychopathic cult that believes women are witches and witches need burning, Ben risks everything to save her. But in saving her, he might unleash a greater evil on them all.
6) Isa
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The Claiming Destination Series continues in Book 3, "Isa".
Although little Isabelle is now safe in the Alpha Base refuge and has bonded with rebellious young Dillon, the lingering effects of the mord virus causes many of her fellow residents to distrust her. Adding to the danger, United Earth Federation spies infiltrate Alpha in search of her for their own evil motivations. In the meantime, Coltan's health is in jeopardy when it becomes apparent...
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With mankind on the edge of extinction, can our humanity survive? Or is civilisation just a thin, fragile veneer, masking our animal nature?
In the ruins of our society, a lonely, bitter man ekes out an existence, shying away from all human contact. He struggles with starvation and ever-present mortal danger. However, his greatest battle is to try and retain some vestige of the civilised man he once was, even if that means living alone.
8) Erasures
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The year is 2049.
Following a brutal seven-year war, Earth teeters on the brink of destruction. The World Congress is convened to identify the enemy: unpredictability.
Deep in the subterranean corridors of Zone 4 Literature Hub, Head Archivist Ray Blankenship is tasked with digitizing humanity's remaining books. In this new world, meticulously organized, monitored, and managed, Ray is restless. In the absence of chance, mystery, and...
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Clutter and hoarding, creativity and the artist, and death and dying come together in this dystopian novel.Before you die, you must divest yourself of all your worldly goods. That is The Naked Law of a new world order. But if you keep telling stories, or if you keep making art, you may just delay the Final Reckoning."The Naked Law" opens with the launch of a blog that shares stories about life after The Final Catastrophe. You will hear from a chorus...
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In this near-future, post-apocalyptic novel, retired lawyer-turned-professor Willoughby Burns finds himself trying to survive against hunger and deadly threats in southern Louisiana. The Dixie Apocalypse takes place in an America ravaged by natural disasters, lack of petroleum, plagues, and terrorism. What is left of the United States is controlled by martial law. Life itself becomes primitive and favors those who can grow their own food or handle...
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In a world where food is scarce, the government rules, and ordinary people only exist to serve, can there ever be, happiness? As a child, living in a post-apocalyptic world, the only person Rachel can rely on is her mother. But when, her mother is killed, Rachel is initiated into The Programme where selected young girls are medicated to make them fertile. Fearing for her future, Rachel escapes. But, freedom comes at a price and Rachel must navigate...
12) Marsupial Tracks
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As a jaded regular in the city's underground music scene, the only thing that mattered to Jacob Blythe was punk rock. When the arrival of a mysterious girl tempts him into seeing a vision of the world that exists beyond the confines of his cosmic nihilism, Jacob finds himself helpless to resist it.
Now, sitting alone in an unfamiliar train station, and possessing no memory of how he got there, Jacob has no choice but to piece together the scattered...
13) The Tide Runner
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The Tide Runner - Christopher HoltAfter too long away from our Book Shelves, Christopher Holt is back with a bang !In this superb novel, he once again, shows us the joy and power of real prose.Simply WonderfulJohn Brown - Bookopedia Few knew that Gaius Proctor, the brilliant ecologist and UN Director of Ecosystems was a raving psychopath who loathed and detested every person on the planet including himself.It was Proctor who created the Intercontinental...
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The ebook SEIF contains my sci-fi short stories and was released in the Czech Republic independently, without the involvement of a publisher, on March 1, 2021. It includes my older sci-fi short stories that were previously published in magazines and anthologies.
15) The Boom Show
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Game shows can be murder....and George fears he's the next contestant to lose.Will he find a way to survive Boom Show?Where elders compete to be the last person standing and gain a life of luxury. The losers blow themselves up.Is George willing to die to get his revenge on a corrupt system?Or will he win and reap the rewards?You'll love this dystopian short story that shows an all too plausible future.
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Set in a fractured, depopulated Britain, 'No Repeat of Yesterday' is a fast-paced thriller that asks questions about the trust we invest in those who wield power. The 2070s. A military-controlled regime fosters social cohesion via the charade of an external military threat. To this end, RAF pilot Nicole Dibaba conducts spectacular nocturnal raids against unoccupied industrial targets. As millions embrace the apparent realities, alternative voices...
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Embark on an epic journey that defies genre, seamlessly blending elements of dystopian and historical fiction while traversing time, from Eden's ancient gardens to the enduring enclaves of the USSR, and even further, to celestial chambers scattered among the stars.The Judas Kiss offers you a spellbinding odyssey that navigates through epochs and landscapes, unified by the presence of a mysterious child. Could he be an Armenian boy orphaned by the...
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The story is set in a near future where reality and fantasy coexist. The consequences of poor decisions made by humanity, society, and individuals have taken a toll. Pre-Hispanic and European mythology converge in this tale. It follows the journey of a hero, a warrior, as they navigate the battle between Light and Darkness across di erent alternate worlds stacked on top of each other. It follows the journey of a hero, a warrior, as they navigate the...
19) Chawlgirl Rising
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In a drought-ravaged post-apocalyptic future, the voices in Shakti's head tell her how to survive. But when hegemony control officer Lucas Seraph murders her brother as he shuts off the water supply to another doomed city, Shakti is thrown into a desperate flight to understand and control the frightening powers growing within her. Pursued by death cultists, mutilated rebels, and the demons in her own mind, Shakti's only way back, her last chance to...
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A high-flying executive and single mother of an autistic son leaves her career behind to embark on a transformative journey. Seeking a simpler life, she moves to a quaint village in Crete, where she joins the Animal Welfare movement, a cause close to her heart. Yet she soon finds that attitudes toward animals in her new home are more complex than she expected. European vets make periodic visits, attempting to control the burgeoning population of ownerless...
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