Sue returned to earth in what looked like a meteor to those watching. But it was an escape pod from the Moon colony. Where the cities had gone to escape Earth and its governments' leaving the rest of the planet to its new dark age. She had fallen unconscious when she popped the pod's hatch to get fresh air. And had been saved from the surrounding fire by the one witness who saw her land. A sentient, telepathic wolf. Now the dominant sentient...

Of course it was a normal day. SNAFU - as usual. But no one noticed. Because it was so normal. So SNAFU. The world felt more and more programmed. Or pre-programmed. Life had become a video game, a matrix-spawn. All around me thought this was normal But no one considered that I would simply revolt. Because I found out a secret. By visiting an old used book store. One where they somehow made a living selling used books over and over. There...

"Martin Just wakes up one morning after what feels like, and might actually be, a centuries-long sleep with two new innate pieces of knowledge: Humanity is a virus destined to destroy all existence. And he is the Cure. Martin begins slipping into an alternate consciousness, with new physical strengths, to violently defend his family--the only Black family in their neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles--against pure evil."--

"First published in 1949 and the winner of the inaugural International Fantasy Award in 1951, Earth Abides went on to become one of the most influential science-fiction novels of the twentieth century. It remains a fresh, provocative story of apocalyptic pandemic, societal collapse, and rebirth"--

'The Damage Done' is a novel that pushes the limits of fiction, questioning the violence sewn into our DNA. Imagine a world devoid of violence - a world where fists cant hit, guns, dont kill, and bombs cant destroy. In this tantalizing novel of possibility, this has - suddenly and inexplicably - become our new reality. But although violence is no longer possible, that doesnt mean that some among us wont keep trying. Mindless cruelty is still alive...

It was a day like any other. Except it was our last.... As Pounce ponders his suddenly uncertain future, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will eradicate humankind. His owners, Ezra's parents, are a well-intentioned but oblivious pair of educators who are entirely disconnected from life outside their small, affluent, gated community. Spending most nights drunk and happy as society crumbles around them, they watch in disbelieving...

Britain, the not-too-distant future. Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test. He wants his family to belong. Twenty-five questions to determine the worth of a life. Twenty-five chances to impress. When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death. But how do you value another person's life when all you have is multiple choice?

"The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its futureThe first event takes place on Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering...

"In a near future where climate change has severely affected weather and agriculture, the North End of an unnamed city has long been abandoned in favor of the neighboring South End. Aside from the scavengers steadily stripping the empty city to its bones, only a few thousand people remain, content to live quietly among the crumbling metropolis. Many, like the narrator, are there to try to escape the demons of their past. He spends his time observing...

Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.