Category: Dystopian

Excerpt – The Misfits by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Len and Alex were the first defective kids to escape from their underground orphanage and find a better life on Earth’s surface among the tracliodytes at Creekside Meadows. It’s a wonderful place to live, and Len wants more orphans to experience life there. On his 13th birthday, Len presents Alex with his idea. […]

Excerpt – The Rebels by Jim Bates

  Synopsis The five Rothsy girls were in big trouble. They had tried to escape the horrible living conditions in the Rothsy Girls Home, and they had been caught. Supreme Commander Reginald Botta was incensed and decided to use them to set an example. He was going to stage a spectacular spectacle and hang the […]

Excerpt – The Explorers by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Jagen and Ank have been sent to Earth from their home planet, Rykos, on a fact-finding mission. Emperor General Xenon is a megalomaniac who wants the two young explorers to tell him if the planet is suitable to invade, conquer, and add to his collection. This is their first mission, and Jagen and […]

Excerpt – The Two Tribes by Jim Bates

  Synopsis After the escape of another group of orphans, Supreme Commander Botta blows up and vows revenge. When an underground tunnel is discovered leading to the Sage Mountains and the Earth’s surface, he knows exactly what to do. He will use it to stage a surprise attack on the tracliodytes and humans. He can’t […]

Review – All Better Now by Neal Shusterman

  Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a young adult thriller about a world where happiness becomes contagious and the teens caught in the conspiracy by the powers that be to bring back discontent. An unprecedented condition is on the rise. It behaves like a virus, with the first symptom being […]

New Release & Excerpt – The Last Toll Collector by S.S. Turner

  Synopsis What would you do if AI outcompeted you so completely that it negated your role in society? Welcome to Valerie Tobruk’s life. Her job as a toll collector on the Golden Gate Bridge was made redundant when toll collection was automated in 2013. Since then, she’s struggled to find a job which AI […]

Review & Giveaway – Waterborne by J. Luke Bennecke

    Synopsis What if the Darkest Minds on Earth Discovered How to Subdue Future Generations? When Californians start getting sick with flu-like symptoms, traumatized engineer Jake Bendel is once again forced to work with the FBI to discover the cause. With his new desalination plants behind schedule and searing pressure from the California Governor, […]

New Release & Debut Novel – Songlight by Moira Buffini

  Synopsis Elsa is used to hiding the most important parts of herself—her feelings for Rye, her distaste for a world ruled by men, and, most crucially, her gift of songlight. She buries that secret deep inside. In Brightland, those with songlight are called Unhumans and are abhorred. Rye is the only other person Elsa […]

Excerpt – Universe of Lost Messages by Janet Stilson

  Synopsis What if your child has special powers and can get people to do almost anything? What happens if the child is abducted?Izzie and Tristan were never mere humans. They are Charismites, with almost god-like powers of magnetism. And they couldn’t be more different. Izzie is a reckless, playful megastar whose popularity far exceeds […]

Interview & #Giveaway – Conquergood & the Center of the Intelligible Mystery of Being by CG Fewston #LSBBT #TexasAuthor #dystopian #cyberpunk

      CONQUERGOOD & THE CENTER   OF THE INTELLIGIBLE MYSTERY   OF BEING   by   CG Fewston   Science Fiction / Dystopian / Steampunk  Date of Publication: October 17, 2023 Number of Pages: 381 pages   Scroll down for Giveaway!         One of resilience and transformation, Conquergood’s life-changing discovery […]