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Rose Winter has enough problems. With a marriage going down the tubes and a dreaded anniversary party on the horizon, the last thing she needs is the zombie apocalypse. She wanted to get drunk and sing karaoke, not murder her undead neighbors. It’s clear the party’s over, however, now Rose has more problems - a missing husband, an overbearing houseguest, and keeping her family alive.

With their Safe Zone overrun by the undead, taking refuge in the mountains seems like the safest bet for Rose, Tom, and the other survivors. There's one catch, however—between last spring's human exodus and a neighboring group's stockpiles, there's no food left to scavenge. They know to be wary of people and zombies, but a new adversary proves itself just as relentless—hunger. Supplies are slim in the wilderness, and living off the land is easier said than done. As winter sets in, and their food dwindles to nothing, they discover how far they'll go to save the ones they love.

With their supplies reclaimed and food enough for the future, the group at Barry's cabin can do more than just scrape by. Between fruitful gardens, great friends, and sturdy fences—not to mention karaoke—life in the zompoc is better than ever. Nothing is perfect, however. Across the country, safe zones are mysteriously going dark, and Oregon's summer weather has turned the forest into a tinderbox. As the unknown danger closes in and smoke begins to fill the sky, the survivors are all too aware of how quickly plans unravel, fences fall, and luck runs out.

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.

Whether romantic or platonic, changing relationships prove tricky for Rose, Tom, Clara, and Craig—never mind adapting to the new not-so-normal. Being surrounded by the undead is bad enough, but with a tyrant-in-training running their Safe Zone, it’s that much worse.

In a near future society in which morality is manifested through beauty and ugliness, a young woman will imperil her future and her world to expose the global shadow network that uses its power to play God and control humanity. A decade ago, Grace Luther’s life was changed by the Revelations...

With shades of Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies and Ally Condie’s Matched, this dark, cinematic dystopian novel—the first in the thrilling Eye of the Beholder series—is set in a near future society in which ""right"" and ""wrong"" are manifested by beauty and ugliness. In Grace Luther’s world...

A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE ""An extraordinary work that will stand as blazing witness to the age that bore it.” -- Sarah Perry A ""masterpiece"" (Daisy Johnson) of mortality, passion, and human connection, set against the backdrop of a deadly global virus—from the...

A brave young woman risks everything to expose a conspiracy controlling her world in this heart-pounding finale to the Eye of the Beholder series, a thrilling sag set in a near-future dystopian society. Grace Luther grew up believing in the Revelations: the moment when Great Spirit “saved”...

Ausgerechnet an dem Tag, an dem Cassie sich entschließt, ihr verkorkstes Leben wieder auf die Reihe zu kriegen, kündigt sich der Weltuntergang an. Seit dem Tod von Cassies Eltern und der Trennung von Adrian ist sowieso alles schiefgelaufen, und nun verwandelt ein Virus alle Menschen in Zombies. Um diesem Schicksal zu entgehen, flüchten Cassie und ihre Freunde in die Hütte ihrer Eltern.

Translated into 36 languages, winner of the Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize, and the most successful Norwegian author of her generation, Maja Lunde returns with a heart-wrenching tale, set in the distant past and the dystopian future, about extinction and survival, family and hope. Mikhail lives...

Cassie Forrest potrebbe quasi credere che la vita a Kingdom Come Farm sia perfetta, con Adrian e gli amici al suo fianco, e la primavera in arrivo. Ma il disgelo primaverile significa anche milioni di zombie scongelati e, se lo scorso anno le ha insegnato qualcosa, è che la vita in questo nuovo mondo è molto imperfetta.

In "All the Stars in the Sky", dem letzten Teil der Reihe "Until the End of the World", versuchen Cassie, Peter, Penny und die anderen, sich zur letzten verbliebenen Safe Zone in Alaska durchzuschlagen. Doch der Weg dorthin ist lang, und nicht nur Zombies wollen ihnen an den Kragen. Kann es Cassie gelingen, inmitten all des Schreckens ihr gebrochenes Herz zu heilen und wieder etwas Glück zu finden?

Cassie Forrest casi podría creer que la vida en la granja Kingdom Come es perfecta, con Adrian y sus amigos a su lado y la primavera en camino. Sin embargo, el deshielo primaveral también significa el deshielo de millones de zombis, y si el año pasado le ha enseñado algo, es que la vida en este nuevo mundo es altamente imperfecta.

“A republic, if you can keep it.” Those were Benjamin Franklin’s words following the Constitutional Convention of 1787, when asked what system of government the new America would follow. Unfurled is a futuristic novel which takes place in the United States following the collapse of the federal government. After decades of political stagnation, division among Americans, and the disconnect between the governed and those elected, America is forced to rebuild itself in the wake of total capitulation.

Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her - a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda. The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.

“As intellectually playful as the best of Thomas Pynchon and as sardonically warm as the best of Kurt Vonnegut, The Heap is both a hilarious send-up of life under late capitalism and a moving exploration of the peculiar loneliness of the early 21st century. A masterful and humane gem of a...

When you’ve betrayed your revolutionary cadre, an off-grid fight club on a remote tropical island is a good place to hide - or die. For notorious ex-hacker Emily Kim, the outcome of each fight makes little difference. Black-market blood sport is the perfect self-imposed penance. But when she stumbles on a plot to overthrow the corporate empire that provides the ubiquitous global feed, Emily discovers her old friends have been targeted. Warning them will force her out into the open, back on-grid, and directly into danger. Emily can’t escape the past. But can she seize the future?

Exiled from Washington after a covert operation gone wrong, Diana is building a new life as a freelance spy, though her obsessive secrecy is driving away the few friends and allies she can count on. When she’s hired to investigate the world’s leading techno capitalist, she unknowingly accepts an assignment with a dark ulterior purpose. Navigating a labyrinth of cutouts and false fronts, Diana discovers a plot to nationalize the global feed.

Peter steht auf einem Müllcontainer, umringt von Zombies. Er sieht die Menschen, die seine neue Familie geworden sind, davonfahren und bereitet sich darauf vor, sein Leben opfern, um sie zu retten. Doch manchmal kommt zum Glück alles anders, als man denkt! Sein neuer Plan: Seine Familie wiederfinden. Aber manchmal kommt eben dummerweise alles anders, als man denkt. Auf seinem Weg wird Peter immer wieder auf die Probe gestellt und der einst so nervige reiche Bengel zeigt, was in ihm steckt … und wie er wirklich ist.