Dystopian

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will...

With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown's genre-defying epic Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his...

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the...

Honor and betrayal fuel a caste-shattering revolution in the action-packed new novel from the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Red Rising Trilogy. Ten years after the events of Morning Star, Darrow and the Rising are battling the remaining Gold loyalist forces and are closer...

Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age. “The measure of a man is not the fear he sows in his enemies. It is the hope he gives his friends.”—Virginia au Augustus The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man...

"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”—USA Today Adapted from the novel and produced with...

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day...

Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom. Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and...

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed...

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed...

He broke the chains. Then he broke the world…. A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw. Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered and outgunned, is he still...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Red Rising thrilled listeners and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star. Adapted from the novel and...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Red Rising thrilled audiences and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star. Adapted from the novel and...

Three weeks after the nation's power grid goes down, chaos reigns. Food supplies have dried up. Fuel is running low. And the bleak, brutal winter is relentless....

Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. “One of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century”—Wall Street Journal Cloning, feel-good drugs, antiaging programs, and total social control through politics...

Three months after an EMP attack destroys the US power grid, starvation and disease have killed millions. With the end of winter finally in sight, the town of Fall Creek, Michigan balances on the precipice of collapse....

Hunted by the dead. Betrayed by the living. Will they have what it takes to survive? The world is overrun by the undead, and Sgt. Major Jack Tate battles not only zombies but his own tortured past.

Her crew betrayed her. Her magic broke her. Her city isn’t ready for her return.

One year after the fall of the Queen Mother, Androchida Prime stands on the edge of rebirth. When an assassination attempt shatters the new Queen's coronation, Patrick "Wic" Finnegan and Phantom Team are thrust back into the chaos they fought to end.

With enemies closing in on every side, the survivors of Fall Creek find themselves facing impossible odds. Do they flee for their lives? Or, do they defend their town and risk losing it all? Some things are worth fighting for, even dying for. This may be their last stand....

In the shadow of extinction, legends are forged. From the New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes Into the Storms, the untold origin story of humanity’s darkest day. Two and a half centuries before the Hell Divers, the Machine War erupted—autonomous killer robots...

Twelve years ago, a global pandemic known as the Job virus decimated the world’s population. One city withstood the virus by going into lockdown during the early days of the pandemic, erecting a massive barricade wall to insulate themselves from the sick and the dying....

This publisher's pack contains Survival (book one) and Humanity (book two) of the After It Happened series. Survival, book one: Set in the UK in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious illness which swept the country and left millions dead, the series follows the trials facing a reluctant hero...

Wic and Phantom Team race against time in Phantom Deadfall, Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney’s next edition in the runaway hit Ruins of the Earth series. For fans of Galaxy's Edge, Expeditionary Force, and District 9—the fate of the world waits for you. The gods have been angered. Hell...

As the United States unravels, the town of Fall Creek, Michigan struggles to survive. Hannah and Liam have endured the brutal winter and ruthless adversaries, but the threat has never been greater....

Terry is on the run, having escaped from prison and killed its overseer. He and his friend Ludo need to find a way to get to the northern border. That's where Ludo's wife is being held, but time is of the essence. If they don't hurry, she'll be sacrificed to the gods as part of some barbaric ceremony. With an army at their heels and a continent to cross, Terry and Ludo will need all the help they can get.

A deadly infection spreads across Europe. The Undead series: a terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event day by day. Part two - days four to six. With a plan to rescue Howie's sister from London, Howie and Dave travel to Salisbury army training barracks...

In the quiet aftermath of bloodshed, the truth begins to stir. Winter deepens in the San Juan Mountains, but for Ben and his family, the real storm is just beginning. When a routine response to smoke in the valley reveals the charred remains of a homestead —and a message meant for Ben —uneasy questions rise to the surface. Victor Slade is still out there. And he’s not alone. As whispers of a possible alliance between two of the region’s most dangerous men reach Ben’s ears, the fragile peace at the family’s mountain refuge begins to crack.

In this blistering science fiction epic, international bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival and an eviscerating examination of totalitarianism. This program features multicast narration. THE INFINITE STATE begins at a flashpoint in the lives of a widowed party...

The first AIs were video game monsters. LLMs spewed semi-intelligible gibberish. The bots were mathematical super geniuses but intellectual children. EDICT will usher in the AI Singularity. Who do you want shaping that singularity? Dr. Addison Akers was a child prodigy. Now, nearing 30, she's on the cusp of unleashing humanity's first truly sentient AI.

In a city silenced by a totalitarian regime, the past is a crime and hope is a whisper. Amidst the decay, three lives intersect: a grieving mother who collects jars of ash as silent evidence of loss, a compromised journalist forced to burn the truth, and a musician who turns forbidden melodies into a code of remembrance. Their quiet acts of defiance are threads in a hidden tapestry of resistance known as The Undercurrent.

Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cozy existence she shares with her grandmother, an eccentric retired actress known to all as Madam, has been shattered: there's no post, no telephone, no radio - and an American warship sits in the harbor. As the two women piece together...

In a future where Earth is ruled by the Cothellon—an ancient and powerful elven race—rebellion stirs beneath the surface. Trey, a human with a fragmented past, is haunted by the memories of experiments that transformed him into a Prime Mage. Struggling to unlock his full magical potential, he joins a daring resistance against the Cothellon, who fuel their power through dark rituals and the sacrifice of human lives.

Four speculative stories of disasters, dystopias and destroyed civilisations John Christopher is probably best known for his seminal science ficion novel The Death of Grass and his ‘Tripods’ trilogy for young adults, which was adapted for BBC TV and became a cult classic. Alongside John...

These are side quests. Parallel threads. Moments and consequences that don’t fit neatly into Ren’s forward march, but still matter to the world. You’ll see what other guilds are doing. How districts react. What happens in the gaps between major events. Deals made off-screen. Conflicts that ripple outward instead of upward. This is not required listening to follow the core series. You won’t miss plot beats if you skip it. But if you’ve ever caught yourself thinking: What happened to that faction? How did this situation actually play out? Why does the world feel like it shifted here?

In a world where isolation is the norm, one connection will change everything. The year is 2429. Mankind is at peace. Nobody works—all jobs are done by machines. Life's essentials are free. Disease has been eradicated. Even death has been suspended—no one ages past their 25th birthday. And nearly everyone lives in a "pod" — single-person dwellings equipped with limited amenities, but a limitless virtual universe. The inhabitants of Pod Land spend all their hours immersed in a simulated VR world of fantasy and games. Born in the pods, Aiden Phoenix is accustomed to the solitary life.

The Stinkers have overtaken the world. With civilized society in shambles, white supremacists and gangs roam free, subjugating the free and the innocent. For Lance and Ian, this means they must make a choice: fortify their stronghold and hide, or place some trust in others to fight back and secure their corner of the world. Without the guiding hand of their parents, any decision they make can have grave consequences. With over 1000 miles left before being reunited with their children, Johnathan and the other parents will encounter their greatest challenges yet.

The Numberless have fallen, and in their absence, the city begins to fracture. A power vacuum spreads through the ranks, tempting even the most honorable Validated as political factions rise and collapse in violent succession, dragging the city into chaos. Cojax and Jessica see what others refuse to face. While the city turns inward, consumed by ambition and control, a far greater threat advances beyond the Wall. The Decamont are coming—and they will not stop until everything is erased.

During the worst winter America has ever seen, an EMP destroys the grid and leaves millions freezing in the dark. Jack gets his family to a remote cabin, hoping the forest will hide them. But the blizzard is not the threat he should fear most.

I never thought I would be in this situation, fighting for survival in a world turned upside-down. But here I am, doing everything I can to keep my daughters safe in this apocalyptic dawn. It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, our biggest worries were school, soccer practice, and what to make for dinner. Now, we're living in constant fear. The pack of abandoned dogs we've taken in helps, but it's a dangerous world out there. We've had to maintain a charade to keep looters at bay, by making our home, and the others on our street look like still occupied by our old neighbors.

Annie Bot meets Fallout in this dystopian satire: six women created in a lab, designed to serve the billionaires of the future in a luxury fallout shelter, rebel against their programming after the end times arrive. Welcome to the Felicity Complex! Constructed during the height of the Cold War...

The fun new sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe, perfect for fans of T. J. Klune and Becky Chambers. Ellis appears to have it all – a great job, a loving girlfriend, and a loyal dog – yet each morning he wakes up feeling that something is missing...

As relentless tremors shake the ground beneath Whisper Ridge, Mason Ashford and the last survivors of the collapse are locked in a race against time. Supply lines are gone. The outside world is falling silent. And every hard-won day of survival is threatened by a planet spiraling deeper into chaos. But nature isn’t the only danger closing in. With the community stretched to its limits, new threats begin to surface from beyond Whisper Ridge’s borders, bringing fear, uncertainty, and the possibility that the worst is still ahead.

The EMP was the beginning. The hurricane may be the end. As Hurricane Nestor tears through Central Florida, The Villages faces its darkest hours yet. Floodwaters rise. Infrastructure collapses. And the perimeter that kept them safe begins to crack as authorities are forced to choose who gets saved—and who gets left behind. John Turner thought he understood the threat. Then his estranged son walked out of the storm. Rob O'Brien escaped Coleman Federal Prison during the hurricane evacuation. He survived by falling in with Silas Crowe—a man who isn't just surviving the collapse.

When the power dies, Holly watches the world fall out of the sky. Cars fail, phones go dark, and help never comes. Trapped between a collapsing town and a forgotten homestead, she must choose fast. Survive alone, or die waiting for a system that’s already gone.

The boy on the gurney is dying. Held at gunpoint by a subterranean terrorist, Dr. Rayne Garcia fights to save his life. One false move will put everyone in danger. She's seriously regretting volunteering at the third-floor free clinic when she usually works in one of the Eastern Coastal City...

Step into G.K. Chesterton's whimsical masterpiece The Napoleon of Notting Hill. In a futuristic London, an ordinary clerk becomes a legendary leader in a tale of imagination, satire, honor, and unexpected heroism. Listen now on Audible and...

In a world where survival is never guaranteed, Graham and his people must make their final stand. When a ruthless enemy tightens its grip on Orcas Island, Graham and Corey launch a desperate mission to rescue the captives before time runs out. But the island is dangerous, the waters are deadly, and betrayal threatens to tear the group apart from within.

The future is now. The children of the remnant are adults living in the 10 Domes of Eurasia, self-sustaining biospheres along the Mediterranean Sea. Aerocars fly, clones work as security officers, and every citizen's words and actions are monitored via their neural implants. Peace reigns over all—until a group of terrorists targets government buildings, and Chancellor Persephone Hawthorne is kidnapped. Sera Chen, Dome 1 law enforcer, is drawn into the conflict after chasing a curfew violator capable of leaping from one skyscraper to another.

In a gripping dystopian future where algorithms erase history, one underground librarian guards the last banned books. When a desperate whistleblower arrives with a volatile manuscript proving the government's massive deception, her quiet sanctuary becomes ground zero for a dangerous resistance...