Humor Dystopian

"L'osteria volante" è un romanzo pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1914. La vicenda è ambientata in un'Inghilterra futura dove un'alleanza tra l'Islam e i grandi poteri economici porta all'introduzione di norme ispirate alla legge coranica, che, tra le altre cose, mettono fuori legge gli alcolici. Concepito come un romanzo surreale, sembra essere ancora attuale, e lo humor inglese di Chesterton è fresco oggi come allora.

In Max Barry's twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; The Police and The NRA are publicly-traded security firms. Jennifer Government is a Catch-22 for the New World Order, a satire both broad and pointed, deeply funny and disturbingly on-target.

When the Internet suddenly stops working, society reels from the loss of flowing data and streaming entertainment. Addicts wander the streets talking to themselves in 140 characters or forcing cats to perform tricks for their amusement, while the truly desperate pin their requests for casual encounters on public bulletin boards. The economy tumbles and the government passes the draconian NET Recovery Act.

Surviving a zombie apocalypse is no laughing matter. You need the right guns, the right gear, and the right people to survive. Unfortunately, the customers of the zombie apocalypse call center don’t have the right guns, the right gear, or the right people supporting them. Now the world has gone mad and zombies are everywhere. Can the customers survive the zombies that are now taking over the world? Can they survive the cutthroat survivalists who are on the hunt for more supplies and guns? Can they trust each other enough to live another day?

Ciudad de México, año 2026. Kalelia, una joven de 25 años, regresa al país después de casi una década fuera para asistir al funeral de su padre. Se encuentra con una ciudad que volvió, a medias y a la mala, a su condición lacustre y que vive en penumbra por la erupción del volcán Popocatépetl. Cuitláhuac Blanco, antigua gloria del balompié nacional, es el presidente de la nación. La realidad naufraga en sí misma, pero a nadie parece importarle, pues en pocos días comenzará el Mundial de futbol México 2026 y ¡ahora sí vamos a ganar!

"In un periodo d'inganno universale, dire la verità è un atto sovversivo" (George Orwell). Stanchi dei tanti e continui soprusi, gli animali di una fattoria decidono di ribellarsi agli umani e, cacciato il proprietario, danno vita a un nuovo ordine fondato sull'uguaglianza. Ben presto, però, sorge tra loro una nuova classe di burocrati, i maiali, che con astuzia, cupidigia e prepotenza s'impongono sugli altri animali. E il cerchio si chiude. Perché "tutti gli animali sono uguali, ma alcuni animali sono più uguali degli altri".

Beverly Cryer (Vurl) has to choose a dystopian faction to live with for the rest of her life. If she doesn't make it through initiation, she'll be factionless and declared a Detergent. But, Vurl is determined not to spend the rest of her life doing everyone else's laundry. She is an independent young woman with skills she doesn't even know about and with the help of handsome number Two she'll not only make it through initiation, she'll save the city from disaster.

Blood felt good in the enormous child’s hands.The 12-year-old never expected to turn his family into cherry red ragdolls, but the beatings had made him into a monster. It was all he knew. After being exiled by the vile inhabitants of the Lowlands, Preston “Porky” Sullivan planned his revenge for over 40 years. Hate. Loathing. Despise. Will it end in blood, or become yet another sad, moronic tale to dwindle in the raging abyss of the Lowlands?

The Empty Nation series is sci-fi, romance, political satire, and comedy. The story begins 200 years in the future. In this first volume the framework for the entire series is defined with a wildly concocted futuristic plan by the new United States government to control the economic fate of the world (nothing new).

It’s the year 2073 and Rowan Greenbaum is condemned to die of an easily cured form of cancer. The reason? His zip code is over its maximum population capacity—at least, according to recent legislation enshrined into law at the behest of the country’s largest health insurance company. This population cap disqualifies Rowan from lifesaving treatment but he discovers a loophole that allows him to trade another life for his own.

A mildly political prisoner, incarcerated in an intolerant banana republic, manages to keep in touch with his lover outside, in spite of the heavy odds stacked against them, by inventing an ingenious method for signaling in secret - the story references Bizet's Carmen.

This original short story asks the question, "If eternal life came at the expense of love, would you choose death?"

Now the Congress of Animals is in control, unforgiving, and debating the fate of the planet’s most reviled species. The popular ruling: Exterminate humankind without exception. But a curious mare, coming of age, is making a case for a seemingly gentle person she longs to save - a wish for mercy that could once again unbalance the new and righteous nature of the world.

In the follow-up to her first guidebook I Will Survive: Tips and Hints to Help You Survive in This Zombie Infested World, Addison is ready to give survivors even more ways to thrive now that zombies roam the earth. Combining her bubbly personality with her creativity in the kitchen, Addison's new post-apocalyptic cookbook will give you new meals and treats to share with the people in your "survival family." You are sure to love her new cooking creations, while being entertained with her stories from months of living on the move.