The Silent Vigil
by Sterling VanceScience Fiction
After the city's AI falls, chaos never comes. The watchers have learned to care, and that may be worse.
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5 indie dystopian books to start with
A city run on kindness, an app that knows your death date, a world after the fall. Five dystopian books about futures that went wrong.
Picked by hand from the books indie authors have listed with us, and refreshed as new ones arrive. Every title links straight to wherever the author sells it, so buying supports them directly.
Death Date
by C.E. BinghamScience Fiction
A new app tells you the exact moment you will die. Then the dates start to change.
The Age of the Child
by Kristen TsetsiLiterary Fiction
Katherine never wanted a child. After Roe v. Wade is overturned, she has one.
Code 9C4Y
by P.R.L.Science Fiction
A post-apocalyptic zombie survival story with a visually impaired heroine, a scientific mystery and a slow-burn romance.
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by Abner SeniresScience Fiction
A marksman and a blade-master take the riskiest jobs in neon Bay City. The complete cyberpunk omnibus.
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