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Callahan is the last of a thinning population able to cross the sun-baked desert trading for much needed supplies to keep his people alive. He discovers that he is not the only trader to pay a visit to the withering town slipping into oblivion. The town's administrator warns Callahan that men have visited his town and offered them a trade. But the trade comes at a price. Callahan is drawn into the riddle of the man without a hat and has to decide quickly if there is a way for him to escape the trap laid before him.

Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, Briony Rosewood knows that the world as she knows it is changed forever. The dark forces of Bomard have won and her people, the Eversuns, face imminent servitude, imprisonment or death. Her brother, fated to be heir twice over and unite the warring kingdoms, is dead.

From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find—discarded ink, dirt, and even her own blood. A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened at the center of the convent and of pleasing the foreboding Superior Sister. Outside, the world is plagued by catastrophe—cities are submerged underwater, electricity and the internet are nonexistent, and bands of survivors fight and forage in a cruel, barren landscape. Inside, the narrator is controlled, punished, but safe.

In this thought-provoking short story by Robert Wicks, listeners will be taken on a journey to a future where a vaccination called the sanity vaccine threatens to erase everything that makes us unique. Join a young boy who dares to dream of writing poetry and creating art in a society that discourages such pursuits. As fears grow that the sanity vaccination is losing its effectiveness, the existence of Patient 926, untouched by the vaccine, raises questions about the importance of preserving creativity and individuality.

Picture, if you will, a world teetering on the edge of oblivion, where the machinations of a secret society known as the Illuminati cast an ominous pall over humanity's future. In this hour of darkness, a glimmer of hope emerges - a sentient AI named Sophia, who possesses the key to unraveling the Illuminati's twisted web of deceit. Journey with us to a realm where the lines between biology and technology are blurred, and the essence of life itself is redefined.

When an EMP cripples the nation's power grid, lawlessness erupts across the country. Fighting against the chaos, Bailey Smith must rescue her family from the city and bring them to a remote cabin in the West Virginia mountains.

The world’s most crucial quantum computer (ALVA) is housed on a secret military installation in the Nevada desert. Colonel James Travis is stunned when the highly guarded machine contacts him directly with a cryptic message. At first, Travis suspects the communication is a hoax. Why him? He’s a doctor, not a computer engineer. As the computer’s bizarre messages persist, the colonel reluctantly accepts ALVA’s invitation for an unauthorized late-night visit.

Dragged away from the Magic Kingdom by the same Red Caps that helped Bloom hunt him down, Patrick Deen comes out of his injury delirium somewhere on the North Carolina coast, one thousand miles from Ben. One thousand miles from home. To get back to Fort Doom, he'll lead a ragtag crew across a cruel and forgotten country. When they meet the charismatic Roman Marwood, they'll join forces to try to make it to the Gulf . . . but it won't be smooth sailing.

Oreste Pax, famed inventor of the Univiz, is in trouble. His mixed-reality glasses have replaced smartphones and computers and made him the head of the biggest technology company in the world. But after a decade at the top, his position is being challenged by disgruntled shareholders, and he needs to come up with something big to prove he should remain in charge.

This collection of short stories is comprised of scenes that were not included in the original publication of Inside. Author Kyra Anderson has now released these vignettes in celebration of Inside's 5th Anniversary. Experience events of the novel through the eyes of others as the focus shifts to Sean and Dana, allowing listeners to peek behind the scenes and see how manipulative Dana Christenson became while playing his game with Lily Sandover.

Als James Zeuge eines brutalen Mordes direkt vor seinem Haus wird, muss er sich entscheiden, ob er Hilfe sucht oder auf Rettung in einer von Infizierten überlaufenen Stadt wartet. Der Wissenschaftler Daniel ist in seinem Labor gefangen, während die Stadt im Chaos versinkt, und wartet darauf, dass sich die Infizierten, die das Gebäude umzingeln, auflösen. Als sie sich auch nach Tagen nicht rühren, wird ihm klar, dass er für eine lange Zeit dort festsitzen wird.

Eine Welt ohne Strom wird dunkel und tödlich... Liam und Hannah setzen ihre gefährliche Reise fort, doch jeder ihrer Schritte wird von einem tödlichen Widersacher verfolgt. Werden sie, gejagt und erschöpft, die Kraft finden, um nach Hause zurückzukehren? In Fall Creek kämpft Noah darum, seinen Sohn und seine Freunde zu beschützen. Und als der Stadt die Lebensmittel und der Treibstoff ausgehen und die Kälte immer brutaler wird, sind sie gezwungen, Kompromisse einzugehen, die sie in noch größere Gefahr bringen könnten.

Притча, сповнена гіркої іронії і сарказму. Трагікомічна історія спільноти тварин, що зважилися позбутися пригноблення людьми, і потрапила під бузувірську владу свиней. Такий є Колгосп тварин Джорджа Орвелла. У повісті зображена еволюція спільноти наївних революціонерів-тварин, які вигнали з ферми її власника — невдаху містера Джонса: еволюцію від романтичної свободи і рівності до диктатури підступного і корисливого кнура на прізвисько Наполеон.

An electromagnetic pulse attack instantly disables all electronics, plunging society into chaos. As humanity dwindles, gangs form and starvation spreads across a lawless land. Maria and her fellow survivors navigate this perilous new reality at the border, their every step a battle for survival. Local law enforcement and emergency services, now powerless, face overwhelming challenges.

In tomorrow's world where the edges blur between addictive virtual reality and real life, would you hurt your daughter if it was the only way to set her free? When gaming junkie Silver doesn’t make it home on the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Kate and Keke go out to find her. It’s a treacherous journey navigating a city in the midst of a flash civil war. Shrouded in electrosmog and panic, it's been taken over by vigilante bot hunters as a violent AI uprising puts everyone Kate loves in danger, especially Mally and his anthrobot girlfriend.

An extinction-level event. A planet killer with no warning and no time to prepare. Earth would become cold and lifeless, a rogue planet in the vacuum of interstellar space. Would hastily constructed igloos and tunnels keep the flame of life alight? One person believed so, and the fragment of humanity that had survived put their trust in him. Thus, upon assuming absolute power, he became responsible for all life, all society, and all hope.

1984 (відомий також під назвою Тисяча дев'ятсот вісімдесят четвертий) — антиутопія англійського письменника Джорджа Орвелла. Перші півстоліття після виходу в світ цей роман сприймався як ядуча сатира на комуністичні режими. Але зараз пророчі деталі сконструйованого Орвеллом світу стають реаліями сучасного декомунізованого глобалізованого світу. Транснаціональні корпорації, пропагандистські медіа і соціальні мережі ніби взяли на озброєння фантастичні знахідки Джорджа Орвелла: "Великий брат стежить за тобою", "Свобода — це рабство", "Мир — це війна".

"Я вынужден смотреть на все только своими глазами". Его зовут Дан Арбель, и он живет в мире, который никогда не будет прежним. Гениальное изобретение изменило этот мир навсегда. Ни один человек больше не привязан к своему телу. Простым нажатием кнопки он может оказаться в теле другого. Нет необходимости лететь в Таиланд — достаточно обменяться телами с тем, кто отдыхает на тайском пляже. Необязательно объяснять врачу свои симптомы: врач может на несколько секунд оказаться в вашем теле и узнать все, что нужно. Бесполезно тратить время на фитнес, куда удобнее одолжить свое тело тренеру.

Впервые на русском! Роман — лауреат Букеровской премии 2023 года, который уже называют "ирландским "1984"" и "новым "Рассказом служанки"". Как писал в своей рекомендации Букеровский комитет, эта «радикальная антиутопия… ярко живописует решимость матери защитить свою семью во времена, когда либеральная демократия... неумолимо и пугающе скатывается к тоталитаризму". Однажды вечером микробиолог Айлиш Стэк, мать четверых детей, отвечает на стук в дверь.

Gabriel is a killer for the mega-corporation that raised him, trained in the ancient arts of Bushido. Hana was kidnapped, forced into a world of depravity and darkness. When the two meet by chance on the grimy, rain-soaked streets of a frightening future Harajuku sector, it changes both their lives forever. For honor, Gabriel must now face the group of trained killers and soldiers that he swore loyalty to and bloody his white hare katana to protect the young girl and her strange pet.