Category Archives: Dystopian fiction

Review: Above by Isla Morley

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (March 4, 2014) ISBN-10: 1476731527 Source: Publisher At just sixteen years old, Blythe Hallowell is abducted by a survivalist, kept prisoner in an abandoned missile silo. She tries without success to escape, he captor spouting stories about the the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian fiction, Gallery Books, Review, Thriller | 9 Comments

Review: The Sowing by K. Makansi

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 290 pages Publisher: Layla Dog Press (August 14, 2013) ISBN-10: 0989867110 Source: Publisher After religious wars and subsequent famine destroyed much of the population, the society that remained formed an intricate set of farms all for the sake of  creating a food source … Continue reading →

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TSS: Review: Rivers by Michael Farris Smith

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster (September 10, 2013) ISBN-10: 1451699425 Source: Publisher After years of debilitating and destructive hurricanes in the Gulf coast, the United States government, unable to sustain or assist the depleted region, has drawn new boundary lines.  The new … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian fiction, Review, Simon & Schuster, The Sunday Salon | 3 Comments

Review: Lexicon by Max Barry

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The; First Edition edition (June 18, 2013) ISBN-10: 1594205388 Source: Personal copy Imagine a world in which a few words can illicit a response from an individual, relinquishing their ability to resist commands.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian fiction, Penguin, Review, Science Fiction, Thriller | 1 Comment

Review: The Registry by Shannon Stoker

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (June 11, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062271725 Source: Publisher Years ago, The Registry saved the country from potential collapse. Girls are groomed to be perfect wives and are sold for the highest bid … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian fiction, Review, William Morrow, YA | 3 Comments

Review: The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (May 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062130803 Source: Publisher Set in the near future, terrorists have unleashed a deadly virus known as Maternal Death Syndrome (MDS ) affecting pregnant women, preventing their bodies from … Continue reading →

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Review: White Horse by Alex Adams

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books (April 17, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451642997 Source: Publisher Thirty-year-old Zoe Marshall work as a janitor for Pope Pharmaceuticals. One day, she returns home to find a jar sitting in her apartment. The source of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atria, Dystopian fiction, Emily Bestler Books, Thriller | 3 Comments

Review: Partials by Dan Wells

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jenn

After a war against engineered beings identical to humans, known as Partials, human kind is nearly extinct. Roughly 40,000 individuals have survived the virus known as RM. The Partials have retreated, the timing of their return unknown. The plan to … Continue reading →

Posted in Balzer + Bray, Dystopian fiction, Harper Collins Publishers, YA | 7 Comments

Audiobook Review: The Vaults by Toby Ball

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Jenn

Audible Audio Edition Listening Length:9 hours and 6 minutes Program Type:Audiobook Version:Unabridged Publisher:Iambik Audio Inc Source: Publisher   In a dystopian 1930’s America, archivist Arthur Puskis discovers a duplicate file in the Vaults, a dark, desolate underground hall containing the city’s criminal … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobook, Crime Fiction, Dystopian fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review, St. Martin's Press | 6 Comments

Review: The Chaos (Book Two in the Numbers Series) by Rachel Ward

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jenn

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: The Chicken House; 1 edition (March 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 054524269X Source: Publisher In the sequel to Numbers, Jem’s son, Adam,  has inherited his mother’s curse….and then some.  When he looks into a … Continue reading →

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