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After inspiring a revolution, Campbell must lead his followers into the wasteland to fight for self-determination. If they lose, they risk subjugation at the hands of ruthless oligarchs who control the flow of water, the availability of food, and the safety of shelter. If they win, their future in their hands. But who is it Campbell and his followers are truly fighting? Is the real enemy from within?

Shane McDonald is working at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant when a solar storm wipes out the grid. He's desperate to reach his family, but they're hundreds of miles away, and the world is falling apart around him. With a blind daughter to protect, finding his way back to his loved ones will be a dangerous journey, across treacherous terrain.

Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere 24 hours before is gone forever. But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world.

The peaceful life of a village in Wiltshire is suddenly shattered by a disaster which strikes without reason or explanation, leaving behind it a trail of misery and horror. A yawning, bottomless crack spreads through the earth, out of which creeps a fog that resembles no other. Whatever it is, it must be controlled; for wherever it goes it leaves behind a trail of disaster as hideous as the tragedy that marked its entry into the world. The fog, quite simple, drives people insane.

Juliet Bianchi has evolved from a lowly scrap cutter to a fully-loaded, combat-ready dark side operator. Known as "Lucky," she takes high-risk jobs for high-tech upgrades (you know, like weaponry, super reflexes, mind reading, etc.) that make her nearly invulnerable. Juliet is looking forward to some downtime to recover, recoup, and reunite with her mates from the space salvage trawler Kowashi. But after a while, she gets that old itch she can never quite seem to scratch: to infiltrate, and hopefully subvert, the all-powerful WBD megacorporation that created the AI that changed her life.

Before you knew him as the king or the Immortal, he was Commander Xavier “X” Rodriguez—with ninety-six dives under his belt, the most experienced Hell Diver on the airship known as the Hive. Time after time, he dived through the electrical storms, returning with parts to keep his home in the sky. Then, on a jump into Hades, the most hostile environment in North America, he sacrificed everything for mission and team. They returned to the airship with the fuel cells needed to keep the Hive running, but X was left behind.

Dans ce dernier tome magistral, Nicolas du Comtat clôt sa saga avec la puissance d'une tragédie antique. Némesis Massaliote est le récit d'une fin du monde locale, où les dieux de la drogue, ivres d'hubris, finissent par dévorer leurs propres enfants avant d'être rattrapés par leur destin.

2016. Les coups de feu de la « Guerre des Fours » ne résonnent plus dans les quartiers Nord. La cité de La Paternelle, rebaptisée « La Ruche », s'est métamorphosée. Fini les barricades de pneus et les guetteurs en guenilles. Place aux bornes d'accueil, aux menus affichés comme au fast-food et aux files d'attente disciplinées. La paix règne, mais c'est une paix achetée, marketée, industrielle.

Après L’Héritage du Fer Phocéen, Nicolas du Comtat signe un deuxième tome brutal et incandescent, chronique d’une tragédie urbaine où deux rois s’entretuent sur les ruines de leur propre royaume.

The year is 1896 and the nation is in turmoil. After a shocking election – in which political order is upended as an outsider is chosen to be the next president – New York is thrown into chaos. Mobs of protestors swarm the streets, the economy shakes and whispers of various conspiracies echo through the blocks of the city. As the new president, Mr. Bryan, takes office, powerful, unseen forces begin to sinisterly shape America's future. Fast-paced and an unnerving portrayal of misplaced power, 1900; or The Last President is a chilling reminder of how quickly fear can unravel a republic.

Laurie is 65 and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see her mother’s mind fade. Faced with the reality of losing her forever, Amelia signs them up to take part in the world’s first experimental merging process for Alzheimer’s patients, in which Laurie’s ailing mind will be transferred into Amelia’s healthy body and their consciousness will be blended as one.

Durante las vacaciones navideñas de 2028, una multitud de niños y niñas acuden a la Plaza Roja a recoger un insólito regalo: un efímero Kremlin de azúcar, soluble en el té, símbolo del nuevo Estado ruso. A lo largo de quince capítulos, estos particulares dulces pasarán de mano en mano hasta alcanzar cada estrato de la sociedad «neomedieval» rusa: un mundo en el que los hologramas y los robots conviven con un orden feudal que divide a la población entre señores y siervos, entre opríchniks y oprimidos.

Six mois se sont écoulés depuis que la reine des vampires s'est tue, et le monde est au bord du gouffre. Rejoignez les courageuses sœurs Dunraven, Darcy et Hope, alors qu'elles traversent l'apocalypse vampire dans un hiver sans soleil et sans fin qui devient chaque jour plus meurtrier. Préparez-vous à découvrir un royaume glacial rempli de poignards sacrés, d'épées puissantes, de grottes secrètes en bord de mer, d'incroyables fermes à sang humain et d'un vampire maléfique doté de super-pouvoirs à la recherche de ses proies. Darcy sortira-t-elle de sa cachette pour sauver sa sœur ?

Auftakt der spannenden Mondiar-Trilogie Eine moderne Romeo & Julia-Geschichte in einer dystopischen Fantasywelt Gehe nie hinaus in die Nacht. Meide die Dunkelheit. Betrete niemals die Höhlen der Monandor. Sei vor der Dämmerung zuhause. Diese Regeln werden den Diatar von Kindesbeinen an eingebläut. Wer sich nicht an sie hält, ist des Todes. Das weiß auch der junge Krieger Jaro. Doch als er in einem Kampf mit den Monandor, den Dämonen der Dunkelheit, schwer verwundet wird, gelingt es ihm nicht mehr, vor Einbruch der Nacht zurück in sein Dorf zu kehren.

Dreißig dystopische Microstorys und Kurzgeschichten führen in Welten, in denen Hoffnung selten geworden ist: Eine junge Rebellin trotzt der Überwachung im Paris von morgen, auf einem fernen Planeten wächst das Grün zur Bedrohung, und ein uraltes Baumwesen spürt sein Ende nahen.

Manna City is a climate-controlled utopia for the elite, enclosed in a massive wall. But when an unknown female is found dead in the shantytown outside full of desperate people hoping to get in, the local Body Collector takes an interest. His usual job is to burn unclaimed dead to earn a meager wage. However, the victim bears the strange markings of the Olduvai survivalists who manage to live in the surrounding wasteland by cultivating dala, a medicinal plant with hallucinogenic properties.

His nephew has been kidnapped and, as he works desperately to save Luke, Detective Inspector Cass Jones has been framed for murder. He's on the run, being hunted by former colleagues, and is unwelcome wherever he goes...until he gets help from a very unexpected figure from his past.

London's Maxwell Towers have long been under the control of Max—an all-seeing AI intent on punishing wrongdoers and wicked tenants by sending them to the Thirteenth Floor, where unspeakable horrors come to life. Now, Max's coding has been embedded in computer systems all over the world, and there is no escape from his nightmarish reign.

San Francisco in the nearish future. Ex-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses—actually high-end kit infused with super-sensitive data—were stolen from a courier, and a man named Warbaby's been charged with retrieving them. And Warbaby needs Rydell's help. But, with SFPD Homicide involved, an abandoned bridge populated by freaks and misfits, and some weirdness involving the Republic of Desire and a 'Death Star', it's turning out to be a very strange and dangerous scene indeed . . .

The Maze Runner meets The Hunger Games in this heart-pounding teen trilogy. This daring sequel to The Prey is a riveting story of survival, courage and doing what's right, no matter how hard.