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Series: Dystopia, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
ISBN13: 9781764251600
Publisher: CE Shorland
Published: Aug 11 2025
Pages: 542
Weight: 1.17
Height: 1.21 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In a world shattered by a relentless pandemic, survival comes at a cost few are prepared to pay. As civilisation collapses, the lines between right and wrong blur, and the people left behind are forced to decide who they are when there are no rules left to follow.
A group of survivors fights to stay alive in a landscape shaped by fear, shifting alliances, and ruthless power. Every choice carries weight. Every mistake leaves a mark. And the further they push forward, the more the world demands from them in return.
But when their path leads them into the hands of something far more controlled, and far more dangerous, survival becomes a different kind of battle. One where power is enforced, loyalty is tested, and escape may cost them everything.
As the past refuses to stay buried and the future grows more uncertain, they must confront what they're willing to sacrifice - not just to live, but to hold onto what makes them human.
Because in this world, survival isn't the end goal.
It's only the beginning.
DYSTOPIA SERIES Book One
In a world decimated by plague and fractured by power, a group of survivors clings to hope in the face of unrelenting darkness. What begins as a desperate search for safety becomes a relentless battle against tyranny, fanaticism, and the ghosts of their own pasts.
Led by fierce loyalty and fragile trust, they navigate captivity, betrayal, and shifting alliances in a brutal landscape where freedom is a fleeting illusion and survival demands impossible choices. As one woman is thrust into the heart of rising regimes and twisted ideologies, her strength becomes the spark of resistance - and the key to reshaping what remains of humanity.
In this emotionally charged, post-apocalyptic epic, resilience is forged in the fire of adversity, and the greatest battles are waged within.
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