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The arrest : a novel / by Lethem, Jonathan,author.;
Working as an organic farmer in a near-future world devoid of technology, a former Los Angeles screenwriter unexpectedly reconnects with his once-famous partner, who has retrofitted a nuclear-powered digger to launch an unknown agenda.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Brothers and sisters;

Last ones left alive / by Davis-Goff, Sarah,author.;
For fans of 'Station Eleven' and 'The Power' comes a brilliantly original imagining of a young woman's journey to discover her true identity, set in a post-apocalyptic Ireland.
Subjects: Apocalyptic fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Zombies; Survival; Voyages and travels;

Luminous : a novel / by Park, Silvia,author.;
"A highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea that tells the story of three estranged siblings-two human, one robot-as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Detectives; Human-robot interaction; Robotics; Robots; Siblings;

Playground : a novel / by Powers, Richard,1957-author.;
The tiny atoll of French Polynesia has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea, but first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Ecofiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Climatic changes; Friendship; Islands; Ocean;

A brief history of living forever / by Kalfar, Jaroslav,author.;
In a 2030 America led by an isolationist authoritarian government, a star biotech scientist trying to discover the key to immortality becomes a whistleblower when she uncovers alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Longevity; Mothers and daughters; Siblings; Terminally ill; Women scientists;

Fate of flames / by Raughley, Sarah,author.;
Before they can save the world from the monstrous phantoms, four girls who have the power to control the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water must first try to figure out how to work together.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Celebrities; Four elements (Philosophy); Friendship; Monsters; Psychic ability; Superheroes;

Arch-conspirator / by Roth, Veronica,author.;
"From dystopian visionary and bestselling phenomenon Veronica Roth comes a razor-sharp reimagining of Antigone. In Arch-Conspirator, Roth reaches back to the root of legend and delivers a world of tomorrow both timeless and unexpected. "A gut punch of a story. Roth takes everything fragile about love, everything powerful about certain doom, and blooms with it. You'll be holding your breath until the very last word."-Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but Antigone's parents were murdered, leaving her father's throne vacant. As her militant uncle Kreon rises to claim it, all Antigone feels is rage. When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest. But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Antigone (Mythological character); Dictators; Dystopias; Families; Genes; Imprisonment; Kings and rulers; Nobility; Parents; Revolutions; Uncles; Women heroes;

Gutter child : a novel / by Richardson, Jael Ealey,1980-author.;
'Gutter Child' is the debut novel from Jael Richardson about a young woman who must find the courage to determine her own future. Richardson is the artistic director of the FOLD literary festival, the books columnist on CBC Radio's 'q', and an outspoken advocate on issues of diversity. She lives in Brampton, ON. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Equality; Justice;

The family experiment / by Marrs, John(Freelance journalist),author.;
When the company behind Virtual Children creates a reality TV show called "The Substitute," 10 couples compete to raise a Virtual Child from birth to age 18 in a nine-month period where the prize is the right to keep their virtual child or risk it all for the chance of a real baby.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Overpopulation; Parenthood; Reality television programs; Virtual reality;

Land of milk and honey / by Zhang, C Pam,author.;
"About a Chinese American chef who, lured to a decadent, enigmatic colony of the superrich in a near future in which food is disappearing, discovers the meaning of pleasure and the ethics of who gets to enjoy it, altering her life and, indirectly, the world"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Chinese Americans; Cooks; Dystopias; Elite (Social sciences); Food supply; Social classes;

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