You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. You are alone among thousands, among great crowds of the brainwashed, the we
Selections from Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories
โ Scribed by edited by John Joseph Adams
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
From Huxley's Brave New World, to Orwell's 1984, to Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, dystopian books have always been an integral part of both science fiction and literature, and have influenced the broader culture discussion in unique and permanent ways. Brave New Worlds brings together the best dystopian fiction of the last 30 years, demonstrating the diversity that flourishes in this compelling subgenre. This landmark tome contains stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Cory Doctorow, M. Rickert, Paolo Bacigalupi, Orson Scott Card, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury and many others.
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