Ergebnis für "Amber" in Dystopien

Humanity's only hope from oblivion rests in the menhirs, towering bastions of scholarship and imagination which cast long shadows across the lands. The scholars within the menhirs devote themselves selflessly to the discovery of new magic that will help avert the impending apocalypse ... or so the masses have been made to understand.

Five years after the last drop of clean water disappeared, global societies collapsed, and nuclear war shattered all hope of recovery. In a place now only a skeleton of its former self, survivors fight to avoid capture by the government. Forced to work in factories that produce the only drinking water available, those who go in never come out.

In the twenty-second century, the GPC has convinced the government to severely cut budgets and programs, creating an underclass of many of its poor and working-class citizens. It is now the year 2108. The haves and the have-nots live in totally separate communities and with no real contact, aside from the soldiers who guard the perimeter that runs between them. Penitentiaries that used to house criminals, mental institutions, and charities (welfares) are relics of the past. Either you are an asset to Haven’s society or you are thrown to the “other side,” never to return.

Deirdre Morgan is a Reconstructor working at the Rust-city Criminal Investigations Agency. She is one of the Touched, people with extrasensory perception serving society but always kept on the fringes, feared and mistrusted for what they can do. Deirdre has been transferred from one team to another, until she becomes a part of Agent Sebastian Cadwalder’s unconventional squad.

Our world was perfect - until we broke the law: Don't go out at night. Utopian by day, dystopian by night; this is the world I recently discovered. I now struggle with the fact that our whole society has been based on a lie. There's only one way to change it - conquer the darkness we've all been raised to fear. Live the lie; fight to the death; become a Handler. It's the only way.

Imagine if World War 2 had been a cover-up this whole time. Imagine if every country had no idea that a larger mysterious power was ruling over everything and everyone. The United States got power-hungry after World War 1, so it began to devise a plan to keep gaining more control, not cluing the president in. The government descended into oppression for centuries, putting more control over the people, arrests for no reason, and checkpoints, like a living prison. People have to hide who they truly are. Safety is never guaranteed.

Arianna Montgomery has no recollection of her past life when she discovers she has a part to play in the new human race. As much as she tries to fight the cause, it may turn out she has a much bigger role to play than she realized. But can Arianna handle the responsibility that's been thrust upon her when she regains those lost memories? The end is coming...will they be ready?

In this tale, the afterlife realms have come to Earth. Casey loved her grandfather, but shortly before he died, she learned about his sordid past. Therefore, it came as no surprise when he ended up in Detroit. It takes courage, not to mention lots of paperwork (because Hell teems with bureaucracy), but she visits her beloved grandfather. She not only learns more about him, but about herself as well.