Dystopian

„Ich bin nicht hier, um dich zu ersetzen. Ich bin hier, um dich zu vollenden." Marc ist am Ende seiner Kräfte. Als Grafikdesigner kämpft er täglich gegen eine Flut aus Deadlines, arroganten Kunden und einer Technik, die in seiner smarten Wohnung mehr gegen ihn als für ihn arbeitet. Sein Leben fühlt sich an wie ein fehlerhafter Code – chaotisch, laut und erschöpfend. Er sehnt sich nach nur einer Sache: einer Lösung.

As the Communists advance, a small group of Americans trapped in a Chinese factory must learn to work together in this early novel from Philip K. Dick Three American workers are left behind in China by their employer, biding their time in an abandoned factory as the communists approach. As they...

Worship the idol. Fall for the real girl. In a future Korea, those who can afford to have retreated from the ravaged world outside, slipping on virtual reality headsets to lose themselves in simulations of the past. But high school student Soop, unable to access VR, is bullied by her classmates...

In a world on the brink, love is the greatest act of rebellion. A gripping, lushly told sapphic dystopian tale about daring to resist and love during the darkest times. Untamed and wild, Cynda is an outdoorswoman holed up in the Appalachian backcountry. Her solitary existence is shattered when...

The EMP took the lights and the Russians took Orlando… now Charlie is taking it back. A year into the dark, the war for what's left of America is closing in on a single Florida city. Spetsnaz forces hold the streets, propped up by traitors inside of our own government. American troops and a...

1984 spielt in einer Welt, in der ein totalitärer Überwachungsstaat das Leben der Menschen bis ins Letzte bestimmt und die Wahrheit beliebig definiert werden kann. Was Orwell noch als bedrohliche Dystopie verstand, ist heute in Teilen Realität geworden: Sein „Doppeldenk" ist seit Trumps „alternative facts" gewissermaßen salonfähig.

Das Leben ist nicht leicht in Rainshadow City. Jenseits des prunkvollen Palastes herrschen Armut und Ungerechtigkeit. Die kriminelle Untergrundorganisation Lucky Crows verbreitet Angst und Schrecken. In der düsteren Metropole kämpfen die Wahlgeschwister Toshiko, Jun und Mei ums Überleben – und um Gerechtigkeit. Derweil freundet sich Haru, der Sohn der skrupellosen Kaiserin, mit magischen Sonnengeistern an. Und Theo, der wie so viele andere auf illegalem Weg nach Rainshadow City gelangt ist, wird versehentlich in kriminelle Machenschaften verstrickt.

Germany, Munich, Neo Giesing 2081: Humanity has merged into Triple D, the Digital Direct Democracy. There are no more nation states, no more religions and no more currency systems. Poverty, hunger and war are a thing of the past. Individualism comes first. Only in the Triple D community can it be fully realized. Humanity has created its perfect utopia. The utopia is a lie. While the analogs live in poverty, the humanity of Triple D is sinking into lethargy. The 'Great Algo' defines art, culture, politics and truth in general.

Mary Shelley wrote The Last Man in 1826, in the aftermath of losing her husband Percy, their children, and Byron. What emerged was the first modern apocalypse: a plague rises out of the late 21st century and, year by year, empties the earth of human life. Armies dissolve. Cities go silent...

Prix Philip K. Dick 2003 Dans un avenir pas si lointain, la mort n'est plus définitive: vous pouvez sauvegarder votre conscience et vos souvenirs et les réimplanter dans un nouveau corps. De fait, pour Takeshi Kovacs, mourir n'est plus qu'un accident de parcours: il a déjà été tué plusieurs fois. C'étaient les risques du métier dans les Corps diplomatiques, les troupes d'élite du Protectorat des Nations unies expédiées à travers la galaxie. Mais cette fois, on le ramène sur Terre pour mener l'enquête: un riche magnat veut élucider sa propre mort. La police a conclu au suicide.

In The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, a man falls into a mysterious sleep and awakens two centuries later to a radically transformed world. Graham, once an ordinary Victorian gentleman, discovers he has become the richest and most powerful man on Earth—known as "The Sleeper." But with great power comes a shocking truth: society has evolved into a dystopian system controlled by elites, and his wealth is the backbone of a deeply unequal world. As Graham struggles to understand his new reality, he becomes entangled in political intrigue, rebellion, and the fight for freedom.

Anthem by Ayn Rand is a classic dystopian novella about individuality, freedom, and the courage to think independently in a society built on conformity. This influential work of speculative fiction follows one man’s rebellion against collectivism as he searches for truth, identity, and...

Alien Situations is a story of survival in a time of dystopian violence. Alien Situations follows two women from sharply different social worlds: Donna, a young woman living on the margins, and Anita, a middle-aged woman whose outwardly stable life masks grief and desperation. When a...

Italia, 2075. L'Europa è collassata. Il potere è passato agli imperi dell'Est. La costa adriatica è un parco giochi estremo, dove le élite si divertono e i deboli scompaiono. In questo inferno si risveglia qualcosa: parla in modo sghembo, non ricorda nulla, ma sente un istinto feroce pulsargli dentro. La verità affiora: ha un aspetto angelico, ma non è umano. È un demone fuggito dal Male stesso. Braccato da governi fantoccio, sette occulte e da un passato che lo reclama, non scappa: si prepara alla vendetta. Il 2075 scoprirà presto cosa significa confrontarsi con un demone fuori controllo.

‘A novel to marvel at’ SOPHIE MACKINTOSH ‘Like Karl Ove Knausegaard at the end of the world’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Astonishing’ MICHAEL MAGEE ‘Left me awestruck’ HANNAH MURRAY The acclaimed author of The Doloriad returns with a wildly imaginative new novel following a reclusive graduate...