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Everything is fine. [graphic novel] / by Birchall, Mike,author,artist.;
"Sam and Maggie are a normal couple, in a normal house, in a normal neighborhood. There is nothing strange about their heads, their neighbors, or their sweet little dog. Everything is fine. This is the story of a couple doing their best to get by in a world where things are absolutely, totally, and unquestionably fine"--Back cover.
Subjects: Dystopian comics.; Graphic novels.; Horror comics.; Anthropomorphism; Cats; Couples; Dogs; Suburbs;

The repeat room : a novel / by Ball, Jesse,1978-author.;
"In a speculative future, Abel, a menial worker, is called to serve in a secretive and fabled jury system. At the heart of this system is the repeat room, where a single juror, selected from hundreds of candidates, is able to inhabit the defendant's lived experience, to see as if through their eyes. The case to which Abel is assigned is a record of a boy's broken and constrained life, a tale that reveals an illicit and passionate psycho-sexual relationship, its end as tragic as the circumstances of its conception"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Jurors; Crime; Teenage boys;

Juice / by Winton, Tim,author.;
Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive across a stony desert. As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site. They're exhausted, traumatized, desperate now, and this is a forsaken place, but as a refuge it's the most promising they've seen. The child peers at the field of desolation. The man thinks to himself, this could work. Problem is, they're not alone ... So begins a searing, epic journey through a life where the challenge is not only to survive; it's keeping your humanity if you do.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned mines; Deserts; Fugitives from justice; Humanity; Survival;

The art thieves / by Rogers, Andrea L.,author.;
It's the year 2052. Stevie Henry is a Cherokee girl working at a museum in Texas, trying to save up enough money to go to college. The world around her is in a cycle of drought and superstorms, ice and fire . but people get by. But it's about to get a whole lot worse. When a mysterious boy shows up at Stevie's museum saying that he's from the future -- and telling her what is to come -- she refuses to believe him. But soon she will have no choice.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Museums; Thieves; Time travel; Museums; Robbers and outlaws; Time travel;

Unite me / by Mafi, Tahereh,author.; Mafi, Tahereh.Novellas.Selections.; container of (work):Mafi, Tahereh.Destroy me.; container of (work):Mafi, Tahereh.Fracture me.; container of (work):Mafi, Tahereh.Juliette's journal.;
"Juliette will not stand alone. In a battle that will decide the fate of her world. In Destroy me, Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45, refuses to let her go. In Fracture me, Adam, Juliette's first love, will do anything to get her back."--014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novellas.; Ability; Dictatorship; Government, Resistance to; Love; Man-woman relationships; Soldiers; Ability; Dictatorship; Government, Resistance to; Love; Man-woman relationships; Soldiers;

The last wild horses : a novel / by Lunde, Maja,author.; Oatley, Diane,translator.; translation of:Lunde, Maja.Przewalskis hest.English.;
"Mikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse ... In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land ... Europe's future is uncertain in 2064, but Eva is willing to sacrifice nearly everything to hold onto her family's farm"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Extinction (Biology); Horse farms; Wild horses; Zoologists;

Dead water / by Fletcher, Charlie,1960-author.;
"On the edge of the Northern Atlantic lies a remote island. The islanders are an outwardly harmonious community--but all have their own secrets, some much darker than others. And when a strange disorder begins to infect them all, those secrets come to light. Ferry service fails and contact with the mainland is lost. Rumors begin to swirl as a temporary inconvenience grows into nightmarish ordeal. The fabric of the once tight-knit island is unnervingly torn apart--and whatever the cause, the question soon stops being how or why it happened, but who, if anyone, will survive"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Islands;

Final fantasy. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud's past who was thought to be dead.This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat, and rich exploration across a vast world.ESRB Content Rating: T, Teen (Blood, violence, mild suggestive themes, language, use of alcohol and tobacco).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 160 GB storage required ; Vibration function & trigger effect supported.
Subjects: Role playing video games.; Adventure video games.; Fantasy video games.; Video games.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Final fantasy 7 rebirth (Game); Adventure and adventurers; Monsters; Good and evil; Magic; Quests (Expeditions); Computer adventure games;

Everyday utopia : what 2,000 years of wild experiments can teach us about the good life / by Ghodsee, Kristen Rogheh,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A spirited tour through 2,500 years of utopian thinking and experiments to tease out better ways of imagining our domestic lives - from childrearing and housing to gender roles and private property - and a look at the communities putting these seemingly fanciful visions into practice today"--
Subjects: Communal living; Utopian socialism; Utopias;

The book that broke the world / by Lawrence, Mark,1966-author.;
The Library of Alexandria died in fire. Others fade away with less drama, ignored, forgotten, left to dust. To the athenaeum though, the great library of which all others are echoes, fires are merely a temporary inconvenience. The only true threat to the library's existence is a book -- the one Livira wrote. Livira's book also brought her together with Evar, a young man who was raised in the library itself, and they discovered secrets that no one else had uncovered. But now they are separated -- and something hunts them both.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Imaginary places; Libraries; Memory; Secrecy; Young men;

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