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Set in a future city-state in Ireland called Cathair Mara, a gang of three lower-class criminals (Named Alex, Jay, and Pete) try to dismantle and overthrow the upper and middle class with the help of a well-known rebellion leader. All the while the gang face run-ins with a rival German… Read More
In the ruined, distant future of our world, filled with rain, gloom, and danger, Squirt and her sister Dara fight to survive as part of the underground clan, hunting meat to survive and clinging to the edges of existence. When Squirt encounters a mysterious figure above ground, her life is… Read More

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In the ruthless town of Clemite, where twisted notions of divine karma dictate every cruel turn of fate, two orphans Cherry and Agnes stumble upon a mysterious, forbidden weapon. Their fateful discovery sparks a chain reaction of rebellion and chaos. As war ignites and old allegiances crumble, Clemite's proud facade… Read More

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It’s five-sixteen, rush hour, Poet’s Day, Friday 20th July 2029. Time, for Stretch Class,from my darkest anthology, predatory out now on Amazon. Sensational LIVE version starring Isla: www.isittodayhjfurl.com my unique, free audiovisual website of 50 LIVE stories, and rising! Read More

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The world is destined to end. For some. But for those that become Members of the Infinite City, survival of this world ending is guaranteed. All you have to do is take a test. No information about the test is given before hand, no studying can be done, but the… Read More

Tags: sci-fi, dystopian

Book / Young Adult

January 18, 2025

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What started as just a writing prompt to dip my toes back into the writing world has quickly become an obsession. I am working on making this a full series (three book min). I feel like the premise really hits in today's climate. If you are into action-packed dystopian thrillers… Read More
A short, dystopian story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's, The Little Match Girl. Read More
in a future where only a million are left, only one city remains. when four young siblings watch their father be kiddnapped, they will stop at nothing to get him back. Read More
The world shatters before dawn's first light. Nuclear explosions erupt across America, turning cities into desolate wastelands and silencing communications. Dr. Sasha Cohen, a relentless FBI forensic pathologist, finds herself navigating the chaos alongside her assistant, the resourceful Jake Campbell. Their routine investigation collides with catastrophe when they stumble upon… Read More

Book / Romance

November 03, 2024

It is the year 2350 CE. The vampire population is about to exceed the human race. The House of the Rising Sun, a faction of deadly vampire slayers built on the ruins of the Terrible Subjugation has one mission: destroy all vampires. They will do whatever it takes to protect… Read More

Book / Science Fiction

October 17, 2024

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Another dystopian society novel, I suppose. This story's hero, however, is a pacifist that doesn't necessarily believe there is a need for an uprising and overthrowing of government, just a change in the flawed, poisoned system. The rebels that idolize this Dove seek to partner with this new hero although… Read More

Tags: dystopian

In a world ravaged by the devastating "Squeeze" virus, two groups of survivors fight for hope and a future. Lance and Gwen, a young couple immune to the virus, find themselves prisoners in a ruthless government facility, subjected to cruel experiments in the search for a cure. As they plan… Read More
Verian is any normal person you might see or pass on a college campus, she is bright but insignificant. She begins struggling and tries to find an easy way out that gets her trapped in a world where everything and everyone is fake... nothing really exists and as she slowly… Read More

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Meta-fiction. Read More

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The story is about choices, destiny, and the consequences that ripple through time. It is a narrative driven by the internal struggles of its characters and their search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent universe. The narrative opens with a mysterious old man who introduces the theme of choices shaping… Read More
Amidst the Apocalypse war between humans and angels, Diletta, a disabled young woman, is on a mission to rescue the archangel commander she is in love with from a secret US military base, jeopardizing humanity's fate in the process. When Heaven's legions descended on Earth, the world rejoiced. But humanity's… Read More
Bianca's brother gets caught and Bianca is in above her head Hestia = Bianca Aries = Peter Athena = Clay Read More
NOTE: Chapter titles are of which character's POV the chapter's told in. Six people, six paths, one fate. A prince, a soldier, a bastard, a shadow, a blessed and an abandoned, all brought together by fate. But the path they end up on is all their own. The Prince, his… Read More

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Sometime in the mid-22nd century, Manuel Egenbra, a droid-technician, is maintaining the droids that are supporting the special needs residents that live in the base of Phobos, the moon of Mars. Life is looking normal, when an open revolt happens in the base, and most of the droids are destroyed.… Read More

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A very short story of 295 words about the magic and power of storytelling. Cover: Hullabaloo22 and Midjourney. Read More

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"Well done! Sounds a bit dystopian, as if in the aftermath of Fahrenheit 451{Burn the books, erase the stories, delete*.* civilization.}" Read More

Dystopian novel set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo where gateways to terrible worlds cause socioeconomic disparities between the vertically-elevated Upper City and those who live in the old metro system tunnels beneath the former ruins of Tokyo known as the Lower City. A tyrannical system is enforced on the Lower City underdogs… Read More
Once, the planet was lush and green, booming with new life. But that was before the wars. Now, the entire eastern hemisphere is a toxic wasteland. The only hint of civilization being the remnants of cities. And with the cities, went the people. Half the population was lost and the… Read More
As the city of Veridion collapses it is Dr Locke’s job to fix it. But when a mysterious visiter with mysterious intent comes to see her, things get out of hand. Read More

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A dystopian story of today. As usual, I put worthwhile information in it but the story moves right along. Read More
A planet, robbed of its life, decaying remains of a past society, lies Azerea in search of a new beggining. Read More
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