Titoli in Distopica

Los Brazales de Duelo son las mentes de metal que antaño poseyó el lord Legislador. Casi nadie cree en su existencia, pero un investigador kandra regresa a Elendel con evidencias y una imagen que conmociona a Waxillium Landra: una fotografía de su hermana Telsin apresada por su tío, el líder de una siniestra organización conocida como el Grupo. Wax viaja al sur para investigar acompañado de Wayne, Marasi y MeLaan. Allí descubren que el Grupo ha encontrado los restos de un misterioso barco y tiene prisionero a un superviviente enmascarado.

The Iron Heel by Jack London is a dystopian novel that explores the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It blends adventure, political commentary, and science fiction to critique capitalism and suggest the inevitability of a proletarian revolution. London's narrative is notable for its foresight into socio-economic issues and class struggle, making it a significant early work of dystopian literature.

Welche Grenzen würden Sie überschreiten, um zu überleben? Drei Monate nachdem ein EMP-Angriff das Stromnetz der USA zerstört hat, sind bereits Millionen Menschen an Hunger und Krankheiten gestorben. Als das Ende des Winters endlich in Sicht ist, steht die kleine Stadt Fall Creek in Michigan am Rande des Untergangs. Ihre Einwohner haben gelitten und Opfer gebracht. Aber um sich eine lebenswerte Zukunft zu sichern, müssen sie sich der Dunkelheit in sich selbst stellen. Jeder muss für sich entscheiden, ob er sich seine Menschlichkeit bewahren oder um jeden Preis überleben will.

The inspiration for Netflix blockbuster starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Fallout and Black Mirror. In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her small yellow toy...

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Last Ranger, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country racked by bewildering violence Every year, Jess and Storey have made an annual pilgrimage to the most remote corners...

England, 1979. Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents of a secluded New Forest home, part of the government's Sycamore Scheme. Every day, the triplets do their chores, play their games and take their medicine, under the watchful eyes of three mothers: Mother Morning, Mother Afternoon and Mother Night.

Longlisted for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Translated Literature Named a BEST BOOK of 2024 by NPR, Esquire, Publishers Weekly, and ScreenRant “The disconcerting familiarity of this strange, windswept world will haunt you.” —Esquire A hair-raising, poetic novel about a woman and the...

2040. L'Europe, suite à des années de crises sanitaires, économiques et politiques, est devenue un vaste État fédéral plus écologique, plus sécurisant, plus sain. Une société idéale, selon la plupart des Euro-citoyens. Pourtant, "les Briseurs de rêves" luttent clandestinement contre ce qu'ils considèrent comme des injonctions au Bonheur et dénoncent le "puçage" : l'implantation sous-cutanée d'un dispositif mesurant le taux individuel de Bonheur (TIB) de chaque citoyen.

En un mundo postapocalíptico en el que la naturaleza se ha cobrado su venganza por el trato que el hombre le ha dispensado, una nueva forma de muerte condiciona la vida y la sociedad: los muertos se volatilizan arrasando con todo aquello que permanezca en un radio de metro y medio. La distancia de seguridad provoca muertes solitarias o masivas y tratos vejatorios de aislamiento; la búsqueda de una solución, secuestros y experimentos escalofriantes.

Het leven van Alex bevindt zich op een kantelpunt: haar man is zijn baan kwijt, er is beslag gelegd op hun huis, en de ooit zo hechte band met haar drie kinderen is zo goed als verbroken. Nu ze nergens anders naartoe kunnen, trekt het gezin zich terug in het huisje van Alex' ouders aan een meer diep in de bossen van Canada. Dit is de ideale omgeving om de familiebanden te herstellen, tot het onvoorstelbare gebeurt. Alex en haar gezin worden afgesloten van de buitenwereld doordat het land door een aanval in complete chaos wordt gestort en de regering verdwijnt.

At last, Ragna is in the possession of Rafe, Karma, and their team! The odds have never been higher as they face the ruthless forces of the Interplanetary Collection and the Queen's Council. Amid the chaos, Karma's estranged father, James Chambers, resurfaces, bringing his deep-seated hatred for alien life but offering an unexpected advantage in their fight. As their enemies unravel from within, pushing the boundaries of their depravity, a groundbreaking revelation threatens to reshape everything they know about Galatian history. Do they dare risk life and limb for an opportunity at normalcy?

Duncan Chalk is a monstrous media mogul with a vast appetite for other people's pain. He feeds off it and carefully nurtures it in order to feed it to the public. It is inevitable that Chalk should hone in on Minner Burris, a space traveler whose body was taken apart by alien surgeons and then put back together again - differently. Burris' pain is constant. And so is that of Lona Kelvin, used by scientists to supply eggs for 100 children and then ruthlessly discarded.

Senhor das Moscas é um dos romances essenciais da literatura mundial. Adaptado duas vezes para o cinema e traduzido para 35 idiomas, o clássico de William Golding já foi visto como uma alegoria, uma parábola, um tratado político e até mesmo uma visão do apocalipse.

Two decades into the twenty-first century, the world’s nations are becoming irrelevant. Corporations are the true global powers, with information the most valuable currency, while the smaller island nations have become sanctuaries for data pirates and terrorists. A globe-trotting PR executive for the large corporate economic democracy Rizome Industries Group, Laura Webster is present when a foreign representative is assassinated on Rizome soil during a conference for offshore data havens.

Dopo il 2026. Vista da lontano sembra una costruzione da fiaba: una lunga linea fortificata di un bianco abbacinante che attraversa quattro Stati nordafricani. Oltre, una striscia di terra desertificata chimicamente; oltre ancora, il Mediterraneo. Benvenuti al Muro, invalicabile barriera per i dannati della Terra che tentano di oltrepassarla ma anche meta turistica alternativa per i ricchi del mondo: la soluzione radicale al problema dell’immigrazione clandestina.

World War Three wiped out the humankind. The planet is empty now. Huge cities became dust and ashes. Railroads are being eaten by rust. Abandoned satellites hang lonely in their orbits. Radio is mute on all frequencies. The only survivors of the last war were those who made it into the gates of the Metro, the subway system of Moscow city. It's there, hundreds of feet below the ground, in the vaults of what was constructed as the world's largest air-raid shelter, where now people try to outlive the end of days.

In un mondo dominato dalla realtà virtuale, dai social network e dagli interessi di immense corporazioni, l'identità personale non è più univoca e le relazioni tra gli esseri umani, le loro proiezioni virtuali e le intelligenze artificiali si mescolano fino a divenire indistinguibili e alienabili. Le vicende personali e sentimentali di una serie di personaggi si mescolano in un susseguirsi di eventi scandito da Rose, eroina suo malgrado.

As Kinnall Darival writes "I" in his journal, he knows this pronoun is forbidden by his people of Manneran because it is too personal. But through the use of a powerful, mind-altering drug, he has learned to understand what people are really feeling and to speak for himself. Now he is compelled to share his message of liberation, regardless of the risk. This science fiction classic is a cult favorite from a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author.

Quando la divinazione eseguita sul DNA dei cittadini è una pratica obbligatoria, le verità genetiche che si possono scoprire non sono facili da accettare, come quelle che attendono l'investigatore Toby Korsakov, in seguito all'omicidio di un famoso indovino genetico avvenuto su una stazione orbitale.

“A totally new and original work that stretches his talents to their fullest . . . welcome back, champ!”—The Detroit News In the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the...