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  • Der Himmel wird beben by Lena Kiefer

    Der Himmel wird beben by Lena Kiefer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sie bietet dem Tod die Stirn und dem Schicksal ihr HerzDie 18-jährige Ophelia ist zum Tode verurteilt. Im Auftrag des Widerstandes hat sie einen Anschlag auf den König verübt. Ihre Liebe zu dessen Bruder Lucien hat sie ebenso geopfert...
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    dystopia  romance  fantasy  young-adult  sci-fi  fiction  book
  • The Fifth Science by Exurb1a

    The Fifth Science by Exurb1a

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The Galactic Human Empire was built atop four sciences: logic, physics, psychology, and sociology. Standing on those pillars, humans spent 100,000 years spreading out into the galaxy: warring, exploring, partying — the usual. Then there was the fifth science. And that killed the empire stone dead...
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    dystopia  adult  anthologies  fiction  philosophy  space  sci-fi
  • School Days by Nathan Lowell

    School Days by Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A New ShipA New CrewA Different Kind of MissionWhen Manchester Yards donates a new training vessel to the Merchant Officer Academy at Port Newmar, Alys Giggone recalls the Chernyakova.She wants Ishmael Wang and his crew to take a crew of cadets into the Deep Dark. They have to sort out the crews of two ships, figure out what lessons they need to teach, and who will get those lessons...
  • Neural Wraith 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Neural Wraith 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Finance isn't Nick Waite’s strong suit as a detective, but he’s learning fast as he investigates the cover-up of a murder inside Neo Babylon’s oldest bank. The winds of conspiracy whirl around him, and everyone from the police commissioner to gang lords warn him to step back.Taking the easy way out isn’t in his nature, however...
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    dystopia  pulp  action-adventure  adult  ai  book  cyberpunk  fiction
  • Prepper's Collapse by A.J. Newman

    Prepper's Collapse by A.J. Newman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Prepper's Collapse - Book 2 in the Prepper’s Apocalypse series.Prepper Post-Apocalyptic Survival FictionEMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight home from vacation. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on...
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    dystopia  adult  book  fiction  post-apocalyptic  sci-fi
  • Free Four: The Full Story by KATO13

    Free Four: The Full Story by KATO13

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Maybe I'll even be strong. No matter what, I am free. Finally Free...
  • Paradyzja by Janusz A. Zajdel, Mirosław Neinert

    Paradyzja by Janusz A. Zajdel, Mirosław Neinert

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Najlepsza współczesna fantastyka to ma więc i Janusz to miał. Poczucie misji i świadomość że świat nie jest taki jak się wydaje, a naszą rzeczą jest to odkryć, ujawnić, nazwać. Ten problem wykracza poza doświadczenie komunizmu, które Janusza prześladowało, intrygowało, inspirowało, ale nie odebrało uniwersalizmu jego dziełu i spojrzeniu...
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    dystopia  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Insurgent: The Ultimate Interactive Quiz Book by Sarah Davids

    Insurgent: The Ultimate Interactive Quiz Book by Sarah Davids

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Ultimate Quiz Book is part of a unique set of Interactive Quiz eBook Games.They’re not apps and can be played on any ebook reading device."I don't have a clue how you turned my book reading device into a game, but I loved it. You're a genius in my book".Kathryn Cooper (KatherineCooperWrites...
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    dystopia  romance  fantasy  fiction  sci-fi  book  adult
  • The Selection Coloring Book by Kiera Cass

    The Selection Coloring Book by Kiera Cass

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Prepare to be swept away by the gorgeous gowns and breathless romance of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series—now brought to life in this beautifully illustrated coloring book...
  • Restitution by Bruno Miller

    Restitution by Bruno Miller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival seriesWill they ever see home again?Colorado seems farther away than ever for Ben and his crew. Especially when a road block lures them deeper into the Appalachian Mountains.Ambushed and captured, they fall prey to a gang of backwoods moonshiners turned post apocalyptic outlaws. After being led back to camp and locked up, the crew’s morale is at an all time low...
  • Endurance by Bruno Miller

    Endurance by Bruno Miller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Post-Apocalyptic Survival SeriesWould you fight for the ones you love? The struggle for survival in Cloverdale continues as Vince Walker and a small group of survivors find that nothing comes easy in the post-apocalyptic ruins of what was once their town...
  • Aeson: Blue by Vera Nazarian

    Aeson: Blue by Vera Nazarian

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aeson's secrets revealed at last!Before Gwen won Aeson's heart…Before they joined forces to protect two planets and humanity itself…Aeson faced death on his own.And lost.Young Imperial Crown Prince Aeson Kassiopei. Intelligent, well-educated, perfectly isolated in his lofty rank, responsibilities, and privilege of the divine Imperial Dynasty...
  • Nemesis by T.C. Edge

    Nemesis by T.C. Edge

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cromwell has been taken. Brie and Zander must go after him. And over in the city of Haven, the war rages on… Return to Haven one final time in the pulsating, breathtaking GRAND FINALE of the Enhanced Series...
  • Awaken by K.A. Riley

    Awaken by K.A. Riley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Training continues, and Ash has just begun to scratch the surface of the secrets behind the Blight—the disease that's been killing off the entire adult population—and about the Aristocracy, the powerful and wealthy residents of the Arc who control everything...
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    dystopia  book  fiction  young-adult  sci-fi
  • The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson

    The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Don't open The Anything Box unless you're prepared for the unexpected. The Grunder, a thing of horror which, if defeated, restores love... The Noise-Eater, created by a child out of his fevered imagination, gobbles up anything--or anyone--that makes a sound... The Coveti, residents of an alien world poisoned by the intrusion of the stranger from Earth..
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    pulp  anthologies  fiction  horror  young-adult  sci-fi
  • The Darkest Minds Series Boxed Set by Alexandra Bracken

    The Darkest Minds Series Boxed Set by Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    All four novels in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds series--The Darkest Minds, Never Fade, In the Afterlight, and Through the Dark--are now available in one thrilling paperback boxed set...
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    dystopia  book  fiction  paranormal  young-adult  sci-fi
  • The Embers of Hope by Nick Jones

    The Embers of Hope by Nick Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alternate cover for this ASIN can be found hereAfter narrowly escaping the Shiryaevo Vault, Nathan O’Brien is on the run, adapting to life without Jennifer Logan. In his possession: a powerful mind control device known as the Histeridae and evidence of the Hibernation Program’s true agenda...
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    dystopia  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Zenith by Jenetta Penner

    Zenith by Jenetta Penner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The gripping conclusion of the Starfire Wars...
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    dystopia  aliens  book  fiction  magic  young-adult  sci-fi
  • Viendra le temps du feu by Wendy Delorme

    Viendra le temps du feu by Wendy Delorme

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Elles étaient toutes brisées et pourtant incassables. Elles existaient ensemble comme un tout solidaire, un orchestre puissant, les organes noués en ordre aléatoire, un grand corps frémissant. Et j'étais l'une d'entre elles." Une société totalitaire aux frontières closes, bordée par un fleuve...
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    dystopia  adult  book  feminism  fiction  lgbtq  sci-fi
  • Survival by Bruno Miller

    Survival by Bruno Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Post-Apocalyptic Survival SeriesWould you survive? Vince Walker and the remaining survivors from the town of Cloverdale, Indiana continue to come to terms with their new reality. Accepting the fact that the country has been thrust into nuclear war with an unknown enemy means they must forget their former lives and forge ahead...
  • The Chosen by T.C. Edge

    The Chosen by T.C. Edge

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The world thinks them gods. Only she knows different… Amber lives in a world full of lies. Within the great city of Olympus, so-called gods and goddesses reside, praised and worshipped by those deemed beneath them. The Children of the Prime, as they’re called, are blessed with wondrous and mysterious powers...
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    dystopia  book  fiction  myths  young-adult  sci-fi
  • Trial of the Chosen by T.C. Edge

    Trial of the Chosen by T.C. Edge

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amber's true nature has been revealed to the people of Olympus, and in spectacular fashion. What will happen to her now? And what of Lilly and Jude, their fates still unknown. Continue Amber's adventure as she falls deeper into the world of Olympus, and comes into contact with some of the most powerful Children of the Prime...
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    dystopia  book  fiction  young-adult  sci-fi
  • Radio by Sophia Elaine Hanson, Sophia Slade

    Radio by Sophia Elaine Hanson, Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After the traumatic events at the dreaded prison Red Bay, Ronja is hanging by a thread. Whispers trail her through the Belly, carrying rumors of her borderline supernatural voice. Plagued by nightmares and haunted by the memories of those she could not save, she clings to the promise that her gift will soon become the weapon of the Anthem...
  • The Maze Runner: by James Dashner | Summary & Analysis by Book*Sense

    The Maze Runner: by James Dashner | Summary & Analysis by Book*Sense

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Maze Runner: by James Dashner | Summary & Analysis (The Maze Runner Series, Book 1) by Book*Sense This is a Summary & Analysis of The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Award-winning author James Dashner’s The Maze Runner shows the influences of the author’s broad reading...
  • Reign of Darkness: a post apocalyptic dystopian/survival fiction series by AJ Newman

    Reign of Darkness: a post apocalyptic dystopian/survival fiction series by AJ Newman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    American Apocalypse: Reign of Darkness Emp Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Book 3 of the series American Apocalypse. Darkness brought on by criminals, drug addicts, and traitors in the band make life even more difficult. Our hardy band of survivors have at least temporarily solved the basic needs issues and have food, water, shelter, and weapons...
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    dystopia  romance  sci-fi  futuristic  fiction  book  adult
  • Present Danger by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus

    Present Danger by Justin Bell, Mike Kraus

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The United States is in chaos. Fleeing his hometown, Joel accompanies Helen on a dangerous cross-country trip, hoping to reunite her with a mysterious prepper group her grandfather belonged to. Danger lurks around every corner in Chicago as Big T and his companions strengthen their base of operations - but all good things come with a cost in Storm's Fury Book 3...
  • Origins by Isamu Fukui

    Origins by Isamu Fukui

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fifteen years ago, the Mayor of the Education City was presented with an unwelcome surprise by his superiors: twin six-month-old boys. As the Mayor reluctantly accepted the two babies, he had no way of knowing that they would change the city forever….Raised in the comfort of the Mayoral mansion, Umasi and Zen are as different as two brothers can be. Umasi is a good student; Zen an indifferent one...
  • Destined by Alexandra Moody

    Destined by Alexandra Moody

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some destinies are written in the stars, others are forged from the fire.In the dark and stunning conclusion to The ARC Series, Elle finds herself deep in hiding. Battling with the talents she struggles to control, she fights for only one thing: revenge...
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Incredible Cross-Sections by Jason Fry

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Incredible Cross-Sections by Jason Fry

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    See the vehicles of Star Wars: The Force Awakens™ in unparalleled detail with this newest addition to the Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series. Twelve breathtaking artworks bring the new craft to life, showing all of the weapons, engines, and technology, while engaging text explains each vehicle's backstory and key features...
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    dystopia  ai  book  children-books  fiction  space-opera  sci-fi
  • Invader by T.C. Edge

    Invader by T.C. Edge

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Continue Brie's pulse-pounding adventure in book seven of The Enhanced!The High Tower has fallen, changing the city forever, and thousands of Savants have been killed. But there’s one, above all, that the Nameless want gone...
  • Avenger by T.C. Edge

    Avenger by T.C. Edge

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sitting alone up on level 12 of the City Guard HQ, Brie is rocked by the revelation about her past. Knowing that there’s only one person who can provide answers, she goes seeking the truth. In the coming days, however, the secrets of her past might just pale into insignificance with what’s about to happen in her future...
  • Assassin by T.C. Edge

    Assassin by T.C. Edge

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “The door is opening for you, Brie. And now it’s your time to walk through it. You have to find a way, dear sister. And you have to do it fast…” Brie has finally married Adryan. She’s finally made it to the High Tower. And now, there’s nothing to do but complete her mission. Surrounded by enemies, she soon finds that she has very few friends in her new home...
  • Μαύρο νερό by Μιχάλης Μακρόπουλος

    Μαύρο νερό by Μιχάλης Μακρόπουλος

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ένας πατέρας κι ο ανάπηρος γιος του, με όπλο την αγάπη που τρέφουν ο ένας για τον άλλο, παλεύουν να επιβιώσουν σ' ένα χωριό που ερημώνει, στα βουνά της Ηπείρου. Γύρω τους έχει συντελεστεί μια οικολογική καταστροφή· το νερό πλέον δεν πίνεται, τα ζώα και τα φυτά είναι δηλητηριασμένα.Ο αγώνας τους δίνεται με λόγο λιτό και ποιητικό στο Μαύρο νερό...
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    dystopia  21st-century  adult  book  drama  fiction  sci-fi
  • Flying Season for the Mis-Recorded by Ann Christy

    Flying Season for the Mis-Recorded by Ann Christy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Even in a good silo, life can be hell.Elizabeth the Other, born to the silo and living under the stain of her father's actions, has no one. She is alone, untouchable and unloved. Her only outlet is 25 Drums, the place where teen shadows mix, mingle and find a mate. She will find no life partner there, but she can dance. And tomorrow is her 20th birthday...
  • Realidades Adaptadas by Philip K. Dick

    Realidades Adaptadas by Philip K. Dick

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cinema e literatura sempre andaram de mãos dadas. E quando o assunto é ficção científica, nenhum autor contemporâneo foi mais roteirizado do que Philip K. Dick, nem mesmo mestres do gênero, como Isaac Asimov e Arthur C. Clarke...
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    dystopia  adult  book  fiction  plot-twist  sci-fi  romance
  • Deception by Bruno Miller

    Deception by Bruno Miller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Are there any decent people left? Having reached his kids in Maryland, Ben is faced with the challenge of crossing the country once more and getting everyone safely home to Colorado. The struggle to survive is the only constant in their otherwise unpredictable lives...
  • সায়েন্স ফিকশান সমগ্র ২ by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

    সায়েন্স ফিকশান সমগ্র ২ by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    বাংলাদেশ ও বাংলা ভাষার কিংবদন্তী বৈজ্ঞানিক কল্পকাহিনী লেখক মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল- এর পরবর্তী ৮ টি বৈজ্ঞানিক কল্পকাহিনী গ্রন্থের সমগ্র।*নিঃসঙ্গ গ্রহচারী*ক্রোমিয়াম অরণ্য*ত্রিনিত্রি রাশিমালা*অনুরন গোলক*নয় নয় শূন্য তিন*পৃ*রবোনগরী*টুকি এবং ঝায়ের (প্রায়) দুঃসাহসিক...
  • Biomechanics by H.R. Giger, Harlan Ellison

    Biomechanics by H.R. Giger, Harlan Ellison

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Swiss fantasist H.R.Giger conducts you through his diverse alien landscapes, inhabited by the spectral offspring of his vivid dreams and darkest nightmares...
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    dystopia  adult  book  fiction  horror  sci-fi
  • Numbers Raging by Rebecca Rode

    Numbers Raging by Rebecca Rode

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    THE THRILLING CONCLUSION IS HERE. It’s been ten weeks since Treena returned to NORA. The council has rejected her war preparations at every turn and Dresden is backpedaling on his promises. Treena’s secret followers push her to unseat Dresden and take control—something she refuses to consider now with NORA on the brink of war. Vance has his own set of troubles...
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    dystopia  audiobook  book  fiction  horror  young-adult  sci-fi
  • Surveillance by Julian May

    Surveillance by Julian May

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For 60,000 years the five races of the Galactic Milieu have waited for the time when human mental development on Earth is ready for intervention. As the 20th century draws to its end, phenomenal mental powers are displayed by "operants" on Earth. One of these is Rogatien Remillar, book dealer...
  • Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson

    Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In this many-dimensioned new collection of speculative fiction, Zena Henderson introduces us to a boy who "calls" his mother, despite the fact that the nearest phone is miles away...
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    pulp  adult  anthologies  fiction  paranormal  sci-fi
  • America Falls Collection 2: Books 7-10 by Scott Medbury

    America Falls Collection 2: Books 7-10 by Scott Medbury

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The epic America Falls series continues in this second mega collection books 7-11 LONE WOLFWhat would it take to turn an all-American teenager into a stone-cold killer?America has fallen to a catastrophic stealth attack and a ground invasion of the continental United States has begun. Sacramento teenager, Jack Monaghan, has just buried his parents and needs to work out what to do...
  • The Prepared Prepper by William Stone

    The Prepared Prepper by William Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When an EMP wipes out the power grid, Stephanie’s world shatters, and survival is no longer a choice. It’s a necessity. A skilled welder who built her life on hard work, she spent years running from her prepper upbringing, determined to give her twin daughters a normal life. But as chaos erupts and danger closes in, the skills she rejected may be the only thing keeping them alive...
  • Delirium: The Complete Collection: Delirium, Hana, Pandemonium, Annabel, Raven, Requiem by Lauren Oliver

    Delirium: The Complete Collection: Delirium, Hana, Pandemonium, Annabel, Raven, Requiem by Lauren Oliver

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This collection contains the complete text of the three bestselling Delirium novels plus three short novellas about characters in the Delirium world. Lauren Oliver's powerful New York Times bestselling dystopian trilogy presents a world as terrifying as George Orwell's 1984 and a romance as true as Romeo & Juliet...
  • Ascend by K.A. Riley

    Ascend by K.A. Riley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Uprising is gaining ground. But supplies are scarce, and the Aristocracy is more powerful than anyone ever imagined.Ash's fight may be unwinnable...but the affection of a certain young man may just give her the strength she needs to persevere...
  • Defender by T.C. Edge

    Defender by T.C. Edge

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brie and Zander have confirmed their worst fears – an incoming horde is marching their way. Now, it seems, the Nameless have no choice but to team with their mortal enemy, striking a bargain for the good of the city. To Brie, the thought is repellent, but it might just be a necessary measure...
  • Rite of Redemption by Sarah Negovetich

    Rite of Redemption by Sarah Negovetich

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rebecca escaped the PIT, found a family among the Freeman...and watched too many loved ones die. All she wants is the Cardinal to leave her in peace, but he's made it clear that's never going to happen.When the Cardinal attacks other Freeman villages, she finally understands that no one is safe from his wrath...
  • The Circle Broken by Kat Mayor, K.M. Montemayor

    The Circle Broken by Kat Mayor, K.M. Montemayor

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Without Charlie, Lilly can find no reason to live. She throws herself into her studies and eventually becomes a doctor. But hiding behind her career doesn't work. Despite all her efforts to forget the past, she still finds herself haunted by her memories of him.Charlie's decision to be with Lilly has cost him his freedom and perhaps his sanity...
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    dystopia  book  fiction  young-adult  sci-fi  romance
  • Les Aigles d'Orient by Pierre Bordage

    Les Aigles d'Orient by Pierre Bordage

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    2214. Le monde est divise par le rem, un rideau electromagnétique infranchissable à l'ouest, des nantis qui ont fait de leur espace un havre de paix et de prospérité. De l'autre côté des peuples bafoués, des esclaves que l'on importe pour satisfaire les aspirations ludiques des occidentaux en mal de sensations...
    Categorized as:
    dystopia  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi
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