Dystopian World

A gripping tale of rebellion and resilience unfolds in And the Struggle of Being Worlds Apart, where dreams shatter and the fight for justice ignites. Have you ever questioned the inequalities in society? Felt the weight of a system that divides people into predetermined roles? Wondered if there's a way to defy the oppressors? If you have, then you share the same struggle as Ashe, the central character of this compelling story.

Derek Anderson considers himself to be a devoted husband, father, and businessman. He loves his family and is happiest when he is with his wife and daughter. But when a young Psi-Tal places the blue plastic turtle in Derek's hand, his life is turned upside down, as he discovers that the turtle can transport him into a nightmarish realm that Derek comes to refer to as Dreamworld.

The year is 2092. There are two different worlds - a ravaged above ground landscape and vast underground cities. Sarah has an important decision to make. Should she stay above ground with her brother Jame and her granddad or go into the underground city with her little sister Polly and her cousins? Will she make the right decision?

Billy’s mum isn’t like other mums. All she wants is to teach him the rules of survival - how to make fire, build shelter and find food. She likes to test Billy on the rules, until one day she goes too far and Billy is sent to live with a dad he barely knows. Then the world changes suddenly and forever, as people begin to be infected with a mysterious virus that turns their skin grey. As chaos breaks out and Billy has to flee the city, he knows that this is what his mum was preparing him for - not just to save his family, but to save the whole world.

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.

Identical twin sisters Summer and Winter live alone on a remote island, sheltered from the fallout of a mysterious event that has laid waste to the rest of the world. They survive on rations stockpiled by their father and spend their days reading and rereading their mother’s collection of classic literature - until the arrival of a mysterious stranger upends their carefully constructed reality.

DARE TO FACE YOUR DEEPEST FEARS? Your sanity hangs by a thread as you plunge into this „Scary Stories Collection”! Prepare for a mind-melting rollercoaster through three realms of pure terror! In "Graveyard Grin," giggling clown await for you at Hollowbrook Cemetery. "The Abyssal Hunger" will have you clawing as the earth comes alive beneath you. And "The Eternal Asylum"? It's a one-way ticket to madness where reality crumbles! These aren't just stories – they're psychological depth charges primed to EXPLODE in your mind!

With the advent of the Quantum Computer, an "anomaly" occurs, and a bridge is formed to the virtual world. Androids, cyborgs, and creatures from the internet, begin crossing over into our world. At the same time, players of games on this new type of laptop, start crossing over into the world wide web. Soon, the word is out, everyone becomes effected, and the race is on for one of these "magic genie lamps," to capture crossovers to exploit them, or take advantage of this new entrepreneurial opportunity.

Stronger. Smarter. Hunted. The truth can only free you if you fight for it. Fin and her friends continue their perilous journey from oppression to something much bigger than they've ever known. Can humanity survive what's next?

Betrayal. Devastation. Rebirth. Fin is thrust into a reality that is beyond her control. She's lost so much, but nothing can break her determination for justice. Can the heart of one person end the oppressive rule that controls the world?

Simon Newcomb was born in 1835. He was a Canadian-American astronomer, applied mathematician and autodidactic polymath. He was fluent in several languages, and also published several popular science books, a science fiction novel and short stories.

Robert Barr was born in Glasgow, Scotland on the 16th September 1849. Five years later the family emigrated to a farm near Muirkirk in Upper Canada. Although a number of his crime novels and short stories are parodies on Sherlock Holmes and other best-selling detectives of the time, he also wrote short stories across a whole range of subjects and genres usually with intriguing ideas and many laced with wit and humour.

Con el peculiar estilo que lo caracteriza, el humor corrosivo del que ha hecho su sello personal, y ensayando nuevos registros, Carlos Velázquez engendra su cuarto libro de relatos. Una mirada despiadada que se ve enriquecida por la madurez narrativa, producto de las más retorcidas obsesiones. Barbie Moreno es una chica del clima que "Se había prometido a sí misma que jamás volvería a bailar en un chiquichor a cuarenta grados afuera de un depósito de cerveza para una bola de macuarros".

A plague has brought death to the city. Two feuding crime families with blood on their hands need our hard-boiled hero, The Redeemer, to broker peace. Both his instincts and the vacant streets warn him to stay indoors, but The Redeemer ventures out into the city’s underbelly to arrange for the exchange of the bodies they hold hostage.

Now, Jason, Alicia, and the others face their biggest challenge: the corrupt state leader who enabled Mackey and his human trafficking. Jason's enemies are powerful, with resources far beyond those of the rebel community. But the Marauders are joined by new allies, some from unexpected sources. Can they prevail against enormous odds, or will the forces of evil and human suffering triumph, driving the shattered world into unending darkness?

Dessa and her friends reach the safety of the surface, mourning the death of one of their own, only to discover everything has changed. Old alliances have failed, and more than half of Sanctuary's staff mutiny—they will do whatever it takes to wrest control of Sanctuary from the scientists. Sanctuary is fighting a civil war, but the kids from Project Polus are trapped deep underground with Super V's on the loose and on the hunt. Dessa and her friends must risk it all to raid Sanctuary, save the kids, and make their home safe again. But what if Sanctuary can't be saved?

In a world where consumerism and greed are the main staples of life, where the fundamentals of living - working the land, ethics, and peace - are a thing of the past, and selfishness, an unquenchable thirst for money, and fame seem to be the only goals in life, a young couple dreams up a plan to start again from scratch. How will they acquire the land they need to do this? They don’t know if they will ever make anyone else believe in their dream for humanity. They can’t be sure. All they know is that they must give it a shot.

A terrible plague has been loosed upon the earth. In the course of one night, mankind teeters on the brink of extinction. Fighting through gathering hordes of undead, a group of friends brave military checkpoints, armed civilians, and forced allegiances in an attempt to reach loved ones. Thwarted at every turn, they press forward. But taking roads less traveled could cost them everything.

He was a man of quiet faith and determined courage who lived by an unwavering code of honor. He was a firm believer that the good guys would win and the bad guys would lose, although it didn't mean there wouldn't be casualties or injuries in the process of winning. EMP survivor Chris Chandler wasn't one to back away from overwhelming odds, and as of now, the odds weren't stacked in his favor. One way or the other, people were going to get hurt here or killed.

Dillon Stockdale is a broken man, crippled by agonizing grief over the realization his daughter perished in the wilderness. Dillon, together with Holly Hudson and his faithful dog, reluctantly begin the dangerous journey back to Holly's sprawling ranch. During the harrowing trip, they face murderous outlaws and violent weather, but they learn something invaluable that will change the course of many lives.