Kategoria BISAC: Fiction >> Dystopian

It was once named America, but now it is just "the Republic." Following the worldwide implementation of a UN-led program called Agenda 21, the once-proud people of America have become obedient residents who live in barren, brutal Compounds and serve the autocratic, merciless Authorities.

Citizens mainly keep their heads down and their mouths shut--but Emmeline is...

America has become a different land. Gangs and hunger stalk the nation and most aspects of life are controlled by big government. Small resistance groups escape to refuges called ARKS, working to restore freedom.

After Federal Judge Barry Block blocks new super-seeds that can save Africa from famine, he's abducted to the Sierra Nevada wilderness where he must learn to grow his own food. While there he finds the humility to ask for help from a Higher Power. When he is returned, he joins with the resistance movement to sabotage the petty tyrannies inflicted on Americans. Meanwhile,...

The needle buzzed. The nightmare began.

Strapped to a gurney, Edsel watched in horror as they started to tattoo him bright red from the tips of his toes to the top of his head. No piece of skin would be left unmarked.

The Ink.

They were over-confident; he escaped. Only to be chased across the ravaged city as he tried to get home to Kathy before it was too late.

She was dead.

Kathy. Dear sweet Kathy. The only beautiful thing left in a world gone rogue after The Lethargy almost obliterated...

Aldous Huxley wrote: -If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion.- One might infer from this remark that seeing ourselves as others see us - and acknowledging our very obvious imperfections - is the beginning of true wisdom.
Oscillating between parody, parable, and prophecy, ALL ABOUT EARTHLINGS is a work of hyper-realism. As author William F. Wu writes in his introduction, - it] is journalist W. E. Gutman's most chilling dystopia. The historical retrospectives that undergird his narrative and the...

INK: Blue

They had peace. Isolation and safety.

For the family of three, the years of blissful isolation were taking their toll on young Aiden - he was bored and craved new experiences. A trip was planned; strict limits set concerning time and place.

A strange man.

Not everybody was bad though, some people were kind, considerate and caring. Weren't they? Then it happened again.

Edsel's worst nightmare came back to drag him down once more.

The Ink.

How much could one man endure?

This...

INK: Black

There was love. And finally there was peace.

He found Lashae; the most beautiful woman Edsel had ever seen. For two blissful years they lived together in peace along with Aiden, the boy Edsel had promised he would care for.

There were nightmares.

Edsel couldn't come to terms with The Ink, the abomination that covered his body and stopped him from ever being able to forget the past.

Cover it up. Black - to obliterate the memories.

But could it really be that simple? All they...