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616 past books matching Dystopian
Imprisoned in a high-tech lab called the Mill, Kress and her friends endure psychological torment and cruel experiments led by a group of rogue Emergents.
Sacrifice
Dystopian · Sci-Fi · Post-Apocalyptic
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Imprisoned in a high-tech lab called the Mill, Kress and her friends endure psychological torment and cruel experiments led by a group of rogue Emergents. Forced through brutal VR missions, Kress must confront painful choices and sacrifice to survive—but escape may come at a cost too steep to pay.
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Trapped in the Mill, a vast prison-lab run by rogue Emergents, Kress and her Conspiracy fight to survive relentless experiments and twisted mind games. Their captors—the Hypnagogics—subject them to brutal psychological manipulations, grueling physical tests, and invasive techno-genetic trials designed to break them.
Led by the ruthless "Auditor," the Hypnagogics push Kress and her friends through harrowing VR missions, each more nightmarish than the last. With every revelation, Kress faces impossible choices that test her loyalty, strength, and sanity.
But escape comes at a cost, and the ultimate sacrifice may be their only path to freedom. Will Kress dare to make it, or will the Mill claim her soul?
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In a fractured future California, a bounty hunter and a bike messenger go on the run after stealing sunglasses that contain world-altering data.
Virtual Light
Dystopian · Sci-Fi · Speculative Fiction
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In a fractured future California, a bounty hunter and a bike messenger go on the run after stealing sunglasses that contain world-altering data. As corporations close in, survival depends on speed and trust. Virtual Light is a sharp, suspenseful cyberpunk classic with 4.4 stars on Amazon and enduring critical acclaim.
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NEW YORK TIMES bestseller • 2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California.
The millennium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades. What you can see through these high-tech specs can make you rich—or get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high. And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash. . . .
Praise for Virtual Light
“Both exhilarating and terrifying . . . Although considered the master of 'cyberpunk' science fiction, William Gibson is also one fine suspense writer.”—People
“A stunner . . . A terrifically stylish burst of kick-butt imagination.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Convincing . . . frightening . . . Virtual Light is written with a sense of craft, a sense of humor and a sense of the ultimate seriousness of the problems it explores.”—Chicago Tribune
“In the emerging pop culture of the information age, Gibson is the brightest star.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune
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In a war-torn 2043, seventeen-year-old Kress leads a daring mission to unite powerful teens called “Emergents.” But with some Emergents hiding—and others using their powers for dark ends—Kress…
Survival
Dystopian · Post-Apocalyptic
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In a war-torn 2043, seventeen-year-old Kress leads a daring mission to unite powerful teens called “Emergents.” But with some Emergents hiding—and others using their powers for dark ends—Kress must confront betrayal and ruthless enemies as she fights to topple a tyrant and rebuild a shattered nation.
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In 2043, war has shattered the nation, and seventeen-year-old Kress is determined to fight back. With a band of loyal friends—her Conspiracy—she embarks on a perilous mission across a broken country to find and unite other “Emergents,” teens with strange new abilities.
But not all Emergents want to join the cause. Some fear their own powers, while others have turned to darkness, wielding their abilities for selfish and sinister purposes. Now, Kress must navigate a world where allies are scarce, and one wrong choice could doom them all.
As she exposes government lies and faces down the ruthless President Krug, Kress knows one thing: victory won’t come without sacrifice. Can she and her Conspiracy survive long enough to rebuild a broken nation?
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Seventeen years after a young Rose Franklin discovered a giant metal hand buried in the earth, she’s a physicist leading a top-secret investigation into its origins.
Sleeping Giants
Sci-Fi · Post-Apocalyptic
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Seventeen years after a young Rose Franklin discovered a giant metal hand buried in the earth, she’s a physicist leading a top-secret investigation into its origins. But each revelation only intensifies the mystery: is this artifact a marvel of ancient technology—or a weapon that could alter humanity’s future?
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Rose Franklin was just a girl when she discovered something impossible—a giant metal hand buried beneath the earth, with her lying in its palm. Now, seventeen years later, Rose is a brilliant physicist, leading a classified team to uncover the artifact’s origins. No one knows who created it, how old it is, or what purpose it serves.
Each answer Rose’s team uncovers only deepens the mystery, hinting at technologies beyond anything known. As military interference and classified files complicate their work, the stakes soar: this artifact could redefine humanity's place in the universe—or threaten its survival.
What truths lie within the hand? And will unlocking them unleash something beyond their control?
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In Stealing Worlds, survival depends on staying invisible in a society built to watch everyone.
Stealing Worlds
Sci-Fi · Dystopian · Cyberpunk · Hard Sci-Fi
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In Stealing Worlds, survival depends on staying invisible in a society built to watch everyone. Hunted by creditors and tangled in the aftermath of her father’s murder, Sura escapes into game worlds where identity can shift and power hides inside code. This is near-future science fiction with surveillance-state tension, virtual economies, and a heist-like pulse sharpened by paranoia and reinvention.
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From Karl Schroeder, author of Lockstep, comes the near-future, science fiction, hacker's heist, Stealing Worlds.
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Sura Neelin is on the run from her creditors, from her past, and her father's murderers. She can't get a job, she can't get a place to live, she can't even walk down the street: the total surveillance society that is mid-21st century America means that every camera and every pair of smart glasses is her enemy.
But Sura might have a chance in the alternate reality of the games. People can disappear in the LARP game worlds, into the alternate economy of Notchcoin and blockchains. The people who build the games also program the surveillance networks—she just needs an introduction, and the skills to play.
Turns out, she has very valuable skills, and some very surprising friends.
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When the streets become canals and skyscrapers stand like islands, survival demands reinvention.
New York 2140
Sci-Fi · Dystopian · Hard Sci-Fi
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When the streets become canals and skyscrapers stand like islands, survival demands reinvention. In New York 2140, a flooded Manhattan still pulses with life as traders, detectives, internet celebrities, and rooftop coders navigate a reshaped city. When two missing residents set off a chain of events, the fragile systems beneath the surface begin to fracture in this expansive climate science fiction epic.
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New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century.
As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city.
There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear -- along with the lawyers, of course.
There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home -- and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine.
Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all -- and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests.
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In a tightly controlled America, historian Joel Levine interviews the last Marine veteran of the Sino-American War.
The Last Marine
Dystopian · Sci-Fi
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In a tightly controlled America, historian Joel Levine interviews the last Marine veteran of the Sino-American War. But as the veteran’s version of history contradicts everything Joel believes, he’s forced to confront a dangerous question: is he serving truth, or government propaganda? The answer could change everything.
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In a future America ruled by strict government control, historian Joel Levine’s job is to remind the nation of its past sins in the Sino-American War.
Tasked with interviewing the last surviving Marine veteran, Sean Harris—a prisoner serving life—Joel expects a routine account. But Harris’s unfiltered, brutal version of events clashes sharply with the official narrative Joel has spent his life upholding. As Joel listens, doubt begins to creep in, challenging everything he thought he knew about his country and his role within it.
Caught between truth and propaganda, Joel must decide whether he can accept the horrifying reality Harris describes—or continue living in a carefully crafted lie.
How far will he go to uncover the truth, and what price will he pay?
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In a world where every birth demands a life in exchange, Mae’s pregnancy becomes a dangerous secret.
Donate
Dystopian · Sci-Fi
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In a world where every birth demands a life in exchange, Mae’s pregnancy becomes a dangerous secret. Facing a society hostile to new life, Mae must risk everything to protect her unborn child. As unrest builds and violence against pregnant women surges, Mae is forced into a choice that could cost everything.
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In a world where every birth requires a life in return, Mae faces an impossible choice.
Pregnant in a society strained by a global population of twenty billion, Mae knows her unborn child’s future is under threat. Governments enforce strict population control laws, and pregnant women face hostility at every turn. With rising unrest, Mae is forced to keep her pregnancy a secret, living each day in fear.
But as society fractures and violence mounts, Mae realizes she’ll have to risk everything to protect her child. With lives hanging in the balance, she must decide: how far will she go to ensure her family’s survival?
In a world where every life comes at a deadly cost, is Mae prepared to pay the price?
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Alora has trained for the Amnesty Games her whole life, battling brutal convicts in a fight where the prize is freedom—or a lifetime in prison.
The Amnesty Games
Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult
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Alora has trained for the Amnesty Games her whole life, battling brutal convicts in a fight where the prize is freedom—or a lifetime in prison. But as secrets rise and loyalties waver, she discovers the Games are rigged in deadly ways she never imagined. Survival now demands more than strength—it demands the truth.
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Seventeen-year-old Alora is a Hawker, trained her entire life to face the brutal Amnesty Games.
This week, Alora and her five fellow Hawkers will confront the Hopefuls—dangerous convicts given a chance to earn freedom through five days of fierce combat, grueling mazes, and lethal traps. If any Hopefuls survive the final two-day Pursuit through the haunted Netherwoods, they’ll walk free. If they fail, it’s back to the Ward’s prison for life.
But as secrets emerge, alliances shift, and loyalties blur, Alora realizes the Games are far deadlier than she knew. The rules aren’t just bending—they’re shattering, putting her survival on the line.
When the stakes mean freedom or death, will Alora risk everything to uncover the truth?
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In the unforgiving desert colonies, memory isn’t just erased—it’s sold.
Mask Dealer
Dystopian · Romantasy
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In the unforgiving desert colonies, memory isn’t just erased—it’s sold. Condemned as a “Forgetful,” Reeva’s past is auctioned off for strangers to experience firsthand. Now, she must survive a brutal world where fragments of her life are stolen, and reclaiming her memories might be her only shot at freedom—or her undoing.
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In the desert colonies, the universe’s outcasts don’t just serve their time—they’re erased.
Condemned to a life as a “Forgetful,” Reeva has lost her memories, auctioned off in a dark spectacle known as the Amnesia Game. The highest bidder doesn’t just watch her life unfold; they live it, feel her emotions, and uncover every hidden truth.
For Reeva, survival means navigating a brutal existence in a land that erases both past and future. But as she battles to reclaim fragments of her lost self, she begins to wonder: is her past worth remembering?
With her identity hanging in the balance, Reeva faces a choice—embrace the truth or lose herself forever.
Will reclaiming her past be her salvation or her downfall?
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Billionaire T.R. Schmidt believes he’s found the solution to global warming—a plan so ambitious, it could change Earth’s climate forever.
Termination Shock
Dystopian · Thriller · Hard Sci-Fi · Techno-Thriller
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Billionaire T.R. Schmidt believes he’s found the solution to global warming—a plan so ambitious, it could change Earth’s climate forever. As world leaders, scientists, and everyday people converge to witness the effects, they’re forced to confront a terrifying question: could Schmidt’s solution be more dangerous than the problem itself?
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Visionary billionaire T.R. Schmidt, Ph.D., believes he has the answer to global warming—a bold, elemental plan that could alter Earth’s climate forever. But as he moves forward, the world watches in both hope and fear. From the Texas plains to the royal halls of The Hague, a diverse group of characters converge, each with their own stake in Schmidt’s radical solution.
As they confront the true impact of his scheme, questions arise: Could this cure be deadlier than the disease? And who decides the fate of an entire planet?
Termination Shock is an epic, heart-pounding journey across continents and cultures, exploring the promise and peril of climate intervention. Will Schmidt’s vision save humanity, or doom it?
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After escaping the brutal Zalindov prison, Kiva Meridan is set on vengeance.
The Gilded Cage
Dystopian · Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult
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After escaping the brutal Zalindov prison, Kiva Meridan is set on vengeance. But the family she dreamed of reuniting with has changed, and loyalties are no longer clear. As rebel tensions rise and threats from the north grow, Kiva must decide who to trust—or risk losing everything she’s fought to reclaim.
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Kiva Meridan survived the horrors of Zalindov prison and the brutal Trial by Ordeal. But survival is no longer enough—now, she craves vengeance.
After escaping to the capital, Kiva hopes to reunite with her family and take down those responsible for their suffering. But the family she dreamed of has changed, and the siblings she remembers now harbor beliefs that complicate her mission. Soon, she’s hiding secrets not only from her enemies but from her own family.
Outside the city, tensions rise as rebels plot and northern kingdoms threaten invasion. Caught between loyalty and her own quest for revenge, Kiva must navigate a web of lies and shifting allegiances.
Will she find a way to protect her family—or lose everything she fought so hard to reclaim?
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