Dystopian Action

The 11th book in Joe Nobody's popular series, Holding Their Own: Hearts and Minds takes the listener on a rampaging exploration of how critical the elements of trust, faith, and respect will become in the postapocalyptic world. Bold steps are required to ensure the recovery continues, placing enormous pressure on the republic's leadership and creating opportunities for old enemies to seek revenge. The stakes are high, the weight of civilization's future sending waves of discord rolling across the land....

Zachariah Bass is a young Texas Ranger, struggling to define his role in serving the people of the state's remote western territories.

Cael McAvoy is on the run. He's heading toward the Empyrean to rescue his sister, Merelda, and to find Gwennie before she's lost to Cael forever. With his pals, Lane and Rigo, Cael journeys across the Heartland to catch a ride into the sky. But with Boyland and others after them, Cael and his friends won't make it through unchanged. Gwennie's living the life of a Lottery winner, but it's not what she expected.

A post-apocalyptic novel with a cinematic twist from New York Times best-seller Barry Lyga, actor Peter Facinelli, and producer Robert DeFranco. On the ruined planet Earth, where 50 billion people are confined to megacities and resources are scarce, Deedra has been handed a bleak and mundane existence by the Magistrate she works so hard for. But one day she comes across a beautiful boy named Rose struggling to cross the river - a boy with a secretive past and special abilities, who is somehow able to find comfort and life from their dying planet.

Set in a futuristic New York City after a catastrophic flood called the Wash Out, The Ward is the story of 16-year-old Renata Dane, a daredevil champion racer who will risk everything she has to take care of her sick foster sister, Aven. Ren's sister is suffering from the Blight, an incurable, deadly illness thought to be caused by years of pollution. The disease is ripping through the Ward - formerly known as downtown Manhattan - and since the region is home to the poor and the vagrant, little is being done to help the sick.

Mexicoland es perfecto, lo mejor de México en un solo lugar: historia, música y comida. Lo malo es que todo es falso. Es un parque de diversiones en el futuro, el resto del país ha colapsado por la violencia y la anarquía. Apenas sobrevive un pequeño territorio donde se funda México Nuevo, una sociedad en la que cualquier delito es castigado con extrema crueldad. Ahí, Cuauhtémoc Rojo, en un solo día, se queda sin padres, escuela y casa. Pronto descubrirá que si quiere sobrevivir, necesita encontrar respuestas: ¿quiénes son esos extraños ancianos que lo vigilan?

The Republic of North America has fallen into chaos, and now the entire world is watching. One side will come out the victor, and the other will be destroyed. With everything to gain and so much more to lose, the Revolutionary of the People must take control of her revolution against the forces of an unstable president and answer the world's question: Who will rule the nation?

You should have killed me when you had the chance. Now, I will be your downfall. For the sake of the people you lied to, I will restore the promises you left for dead. Legacy Westbay, age 17, is about to be executed for treason. Her only crime - giving aid to those persecuted by their power-hungry dictator. She has one last chance to prove her loyalty to Kedna by becoming a soldier for the government that took everything from her. But when her second chance at life sparks a fire in the heart of the nation, could the changing of the tides be just coincidence, or is it fate?

The United States of America is just a shell of its former self. With the collapse of the food system and the nation's financial reserves set to be pillaged, what more can Josh Simmons and the small town of McArthur, Ohio endure? It’s been years in the making, but wedding bells and the return to a simple normal life are finally on the horizon for Josh. Unfortunately, his wedded bliss is defenseless against the plans set in motion by the Esfahani brothers. Can Gregg and Hoplite extract the information from Suhrab in time?

Are you ready for a wild ride through a dystopian world where power and money reign supreme? Meet Bob, a man with all the wealth and influence he could ever want but with a deep-seated sense of boredom and frustration at his lack of freedom. As those around him plot to use his position to start a new world order, Bob must decide whether to stand in their way.

In a time when prisons no longer contain inmates behind concrete and steel, the convicted serve their time while asleep, rehabilitating in virtual reality while blissfully unaware of their crimes. Roger Parker is a professional prison breaker, skilled at navigating these strange penal dream worlds and extracting those imprisoned there - for a price. Parker wants out of the game, but a powerful senator, desperate to save his son, convinces Parker to pull one last job.

When Cricket Black is purposely exposed to Bad Sam, she must choose: fight New Caelum's stranglehold on its citizens' freedom or succumb to the hopelessness of the lethal virus. A dear friend's death at the hands of New Caelum forces Cricket on a path to confront her past, which holds the secret to a permanent cure but also opens old wounds over the loss of her parents.

Cast out of her family three years ago, Mara turned to the only place that would take her - a school where students train to protect others. But Mara is stunned when guarding a noble girl in the Empire's capital turns out to be more dangerous than she could've imagined. More shocking still, she finds the boy she thought she had lost forever outside the gates of her new home. Mara knew the dizzying Imperial city would hold dangers.

It's 1948, and World War II has just ended. Berlin is in pieces, torn apart by bullets, bombs, and bloodshed. But a particular scientist has survived - one with vital knowledge of an ancient weapon. When Endgame spies learn of the news, Boone, a Cahokian, and Ariadne, a Minoan, are each sent undercover to find the scientist amid the snowy rubble. But when their paths intertwine, the last thing they expect is to let their guards down and work together.

Once trained as a LEO (law enforcement officer), Rachel quickly realizes things aren't what they seem while being trained at an accelerated rate with the new and curious technology of the A.R.E.S. Things take a turn for the unexpected when an all-too-mysterious and charming gentleman, David, appears in her life--a man who hides his identity of being a congressman-to-be from her.

After liberating County #203 LEOs from the influence of the ARES broadcast, Rachel must face her demons and take her place within the Unrestricted Forces. But when Uh-Kuh is conquered by a feral group of humans the Unrestricted call The Rats, Rachel is dead set on rescuing her mother and friends.

Two years after London is struck by a devastating terrorist attack, it is cut off from the world, protected by a military force known as Choppers. The rest of Britain believes that the city is now a toxic, uninhabited wasteland. But Jack and his friends - some of whom lost family on what has become known as Doomsday - know that the reality is very different. At great risk, they have been gathering evidence about what is really happening in London - and it is incredible. Because the handful of London's survivors are changing. Developing strange, fantastic powers. Evolving.

Meet Isa, a 16-year-old girl forced into a marriage with a repugnant war general. To escape her suffocating existence, she takes a daring step—cutting off her hair and fleeing through the grimy sewers, determined to start life anew as a boy. Isa's journey leads her to a group of rebels who mistake her for her deceased brother, Iden. As she grapples with her new identity, she discovers that not all men are the enemy. But the thought of revealing her true self to the rebel group sends shivers down her spine.

Three teenagers are traveling northeast in a navy blue Ford pickup. Turi fled his abusive family at the border to see the beautiful New England landscape he’s always dreamed about. Arnulfo is undocumented and wants only to find someplace safe and quiet. Molly seeks a new life far away from her nowhere Missouri town. Turi and Arnulfo are best friends. Molly and Turi are falling in love. But for all their innocence, violence follows the trio at every turn.

I’m a traitor. Me. Too Good Tenly. The rule follower. There’s really no other way around it. Turncoat. Betrayer. Rat. Snake. Criminal. And if I’m found out, the Scarlets will kill me.