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Ground
In an England shattered almost beyond repair by the Great Catastrophe and the war that followed, Mark Norman is brought up in one of a few fertile Grounds, Grounds surrounded by land that is, at best, liable to cause sterility and, at worst, to be lethal to all who venture into it. His doubts about the truth of what he is taught increase and when duty calls him to sterile service in the Domain, ruled by a sterile but near-immortal nobility, he flees to the Outland, the land where rebels have maintained a fragile truce with the Domain for more than 200 years. His flight is a catalyst, provoking violent reactions on both sides. In the chaos that follows, his recall of vital information acquired in his escape determines the future that is unfolding.
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End Of Times
End of Times emanates from a voice from another time, in fact, the end of time. It tells an epic story over hundreds of years in classic science fiction fashion, which encompasses religious beliefs, potential dystopian futures, space, and time travel, and addresses eternal questions such as who we are, what is our purpose, what do we want, what is good and evil, is there a god and so on. It offers the reader a rollercoaster ride which expands to different time zones and multiverses, and it examines what reality actually is. Is there hope for humankind? Is there a connected plan to life, and if so, what is it? End of Times takes the reader on a compelling journey which begins with one single disembodied voice from the end of time. I listened to it, and this is its story.
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East
In East, society has abolished money, property ownership, names, gender, marriage, and religion, and is controlled by a ruling class. A392 must navigate this dystopian world, full of propaganda and a poor citizen score, while questioning the belief in this system that has been instilled since birth. Along the way, A392 encounters the Silencers, suspicious citizens, and a mysterious owl, ultimately leading to a journey that delves into the importance of individual freedom and the right to think and live freely without government interference.
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Baskerville
In a small corner of America, a place where no one knows, there is a small town called Baskerville. The people are ruled by a simple set of rules. However, if those simple rules are broken you will be hanged. There is no room for discussions and no way that you are able to get away with it. If you break the rules, you will be hanged in front of the whole town.
However, there is one girl who does not want to live by Baskerville’s rules. She is slowly becoming a law breaker in the name of love. Amy Cleave, a bubbly girl and the daughter of one of the highest ranked monitors, takes on the greatest challenge of all within this story: changing the world.
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A Decent Man
Set in 2025, Luke steps in to help a young woman getting harassed in a club, only to be brutally beaten up for his troubles, before a video of his heroics goes viral and he becomes a role model to millions. It should be a happy ending, but Luke soon tires of being labelled a “Decent Man” and after a drunken online rant, where he declares that “he will no longer be dating women”, he unwittingly starts a male empowerment movement. Now aided by Vaughan 2Lose, a middle-aged podcaster, he founds Mithras, while media mogul, Alex McDonald and self-styled conscience of London, Jake O’Callaghan join forces to plot his downfall. Despite this, armies of men now follow Luke’s new creed of “emotional self-sufficiency freed from the constraints of the female gaze” and after “No women February” and “The Summer of Bruv”, it seems that Mexit (male exit) is fast becoming the new reality and 200,000 years of romance may be coming to an end. Or is it? Conspiracies, bomb plots and an accidental orgy all follow, while a chance meeting in the street causes further complications until Luke reaches a final conclusion.
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