dystopian fiction

"Aboard the Arcadia, which was once a luxurious sea vessel but now a refugee camp after an apocalyptic war, loyal citizen Esther and rebel Nik are thrown together by events that change their lives and the lives of everyone on the ship forever"--Provided by publisher.

In New America, where adolescent girls are not allowed to go out in public alone, 17-year-old Stella, when her chaperone dies under mysterious circumstances, gets a new chaperone who lets her experience real freedom, inspiring her to fight back against the world she knows.

"Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Llori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world's population. Seventeen-year-old Janelle Baker survives in an Llori-controlled center in New York City. With humans deemed dangerously volatile because of the initial reaction to the invasion, emotional expression can be grounds for execution. Music, art and books are illegal, but Janelle breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. When a book goes missing, she is terrified that the Llori will track it back to her and kill her. Born in a lab, M0Rr1s was raised to be emotionless. When he finds Janelle's illegal library, he's duty-bound to deliver her for execution. But he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need for more. They are both breaking the rules for the love of art and Janelle inspires the same feeling in him that music does"--Provided by publisher..

"Captured by the Klujns, a barbaric, humanoid species with strange abilities, sixteen-year-old Ava is forced to participate in the Blood Race, a macabre tradition where young human hostages compete to the death for Klujn amusement, until she makes a startling discovery"--Provided by publisher.

"In a future Australia ravaged by climate change, twins Ashleigh and Aiden Delatour have always promised to protect and be there for each other, no matter what. Their privileged upbringing and loving, wealthy parents leave them with little to worry about. But when Aiden is seriously injured during a school trip, the twins' entire world begins to unravel. Back home from the hospital, something about Aiden seems different and Ashleigh's quest to find out why will uncover dark truths about the world they thought they knew, challenge their bond as twins and push how far they are willing to go to keep their promises"--Provided by publisher.

"Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him . . . Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can't get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with. Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALC's leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot . . . Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens . . . Benji accepts Nick's terms . . . until he discovers the ALC's mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own"--Provided by publisher.

"After the collapse of the Delegation, an oppressive dystopian regime, Sonya, a poster girl imprisoned for her involvement, is offered a chance at freedom if she finds a missing girl stolen from her parents by the old regime, forcing her to confront a past rife with lies and dark secrets"--Provided by publisher.

"The wheels are coming off in America. Opioid addictions accelerate unstoppably. Environmental collapse can be read in every weather report. Vigilante bands take over streets at night, wearing clown face makeup. The very idea of government, of citizenship, is challenged daily. And something is happening to teenagers across the country, spreading through memes only they understand. At the Float Anxiety Abatement Center, in a suburb of Chicago, Simon Oliver is trying to recover from his sister's tragic passing. He breaks out to join a woman named Louise and a man called The Prophet on a quest as urgent as it is enigmatic. Who lies at the end of the road? A man known as The Wizard, whose past encounter with Louise sparked her own collapse. Their quest becomes a rescue mission when they join up with a man whose sister is being held captive by the Wizard, impregnated and imprisoned in a tower"--Provided by publisher.

"Aboard the Arcadia, which was once a luxurious sea vessel but now a refugee camp after an apocalyptic war, loyal citizen Esther and rebel Nik are thrown together by events that change their lives and the lives of everyone on the ship forever"--Provided by publisher.

"Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have outwitted their pursuers and escaped into the wilderness once more, and it's not long before they become famous for their audacious heists across the Seven Kingdoms. Yet neither is fully able to escape the shackles of the past--as they discover when a dangerous job turns sour. Soon old enemies and sinister new threats are pressing in on every side, and Scarlett and Browne must pull off an impossible mission and strike out against The Faith Houses and the Brothers of the Hand if they are to save the people they hold most dear"--Provided by the publisher.