Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction Books

Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new technologies and online friendships in this gripping thriller. Ruby Brookes and her best friend Deva have won free places at the Ash Tree Foundation Performing Arts Camp over the...

With the intensity of The Handmaid's Tale, the drama of Divergent and the political intrigue of The Darkest Minds series, this is a captivating, fast-paced thriller set in a dystopian world not so different from our own. Ally is on the run.The city is...

The thrilling third book in the internationally bestselling Divergent series that inspired a series of major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley. This special 10th anniversary edition features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and a beautiful...

Climate catastrophe leaves the people of Earth fighting for oxygen in this gripping dystopian thriller from bestselling sci-fi author Alastair Chisholm. Sparrow lives in the world after the Reek. The atmosphere is toxically polluted, and Axel Brodie,...

The breath-taking and heart-pounding fifth instalment in the incredible New York Times and UK kindle bestselling SHATTER ME series. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Victoria Aveyard and Leigh Bardugo. She was never meant for you. She was never meant...

'A riveting emotional read that kept me on the edge!'-- Melissa Marr, author of the bestselling Wicked Lovely series, on The Darkest Minds Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis...

'A RIVETING EMOTIONAL READ THAT KEPT ME ON THE EDGE!'-- Melissa Marr, author of the bestselling Wicked Lovely series, on The Darkest Minds Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on...

The unique friendship between an angel and a human is the only hope for the future but can they remain friends?It's one thousand years since medical scientists brought a dead brain back to consciousness. When they discovered the reality of life after...

An angel falls from the sky and crashes to the ground!Miriael, the Fourteenth Angel of Observance, has been shot down in the thousand-year war between Heaven and Earth. Damaged and helpless, she prays for extinction.The young tribesman Ferren finds her...

Paige is immersed in a dream reality called ‘the Journey’. If patients finish the Journey, then they can go home. Secrets are exposed as Paige bonds with other teens who don’t belong. The Journey is meant to be a cure – but Paige soon discovers dark...

Follow Jimmy and his friends as they try to stay sane (and human) in a zombie-cow apocalypse. Hello! I'm Jimmy and I’m living in a totally weird ZOMBIE-COW APOCALYPSE! My best buds, Daisy and Hooey, and I are heading to Buttburgher to turn everyone...

Follow Jimmy and his friends as they try to stay sane (and human) in a zombie-cow apocalypse. Hey! I'm Jimmy and I’m STILL living in a totally weird ZOMBIE-COW APOCALYPSE! And everyone is STILL mooing and drooling all over the place.Turns out...

Hi! I'm Jimmy and I’m living in a totally weird ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE! All of the adults in my town of Buttburgher have turned into zombies, but not the flesh-eating zombies like the ones you see in movies. These zombies are COWS! Literally! Everyone is...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD, NOW IN GORGEOUS HARDBACK WITH UNIQUE FOILED JACKET, REVERSE FAN ART JACKET, EXCLUSIVE MAP ENDPAPERS AND STUNNING RED FOILED BOARD.Praise for Powerless: ‘Nothing short of...

OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD! THE INSTANT NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON NOW IN GORGEOUS HARDBACK WITH UNIQUE FOILED JACKET, REVERSE FAN ART JACKET, EXCLUSIVE MAP ENDPAPERS AND STUNNING PURPLE FOILED BOARD.‘Nothing short of epic’ Rosie...

When her best friend vanishes, Bingo Finder — the only literate person in a post-apocalyptic L.A. — turns to her beloved, ancient books for inspiration, becoming the first detective in centuries. But to solve this mystery, Bingo must fight for her own...

The third installment of Scott Westerfeld's New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series - a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally thought they were a rumor, but now she's one of them. A Special. A super-amped...

The second installment of Scott Westerfeld’s international bestselling Uglies series – the global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend.   In Tally’s world, looks are all that matters. And now that she’s finally undertaken the surgery to...

A brilliantly imagined new 8+ adventure about resilience, family and hope. From the bestselling and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of BOY IN THE TOWER. Perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Lisa Thompson and Onjali Rauf.Rule number one:...

Regina was born and raised in the small town of Heridos, where gods and spirits walked the earth.Until they didn't.Ten years ago, the town's harvest failed utterly, and the people--believing the gods had abandoned them-left their farms and moved on.Now...

The final installment of the Benjamin Franklin Gold-Award-Winning series is here. The days of hiding are over. The battle for supremacy is here. The fate of the rebels is at hand. Ava heads to South Korea to bring down the facility that manufactures the...

The Monarchs are the greatest fighters in the entire galaxy.Their popularity has motivated many to train with hopes of one day being able to claim the glowing crown atop the Monarch's head. For many the thought of besting a Monarch and taking their crown...

The Monarchs are the greatest fighters in the entire galaxy. Their popularity has motivated many to train with hopes of one day being able to claim the glowing crown atop the Monarch's head!For many the thought of besting a Monarch and taking their crown...

What if . . . Thanks to a science fair project gone bonkers, you just spent a few days teaching Leonardo da Vinci about gravity and relativity. . . You escaped a bonfire of the vanities-only to come home and find things are not what they were before. . ...

Age range 12 to 17In a bleak, post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by powerful machine intelligence, a teenage girl from Oakland is given super abilities and charged with saving the world.Thirteen-year-old Josephine has always seen herself as a loner, not a hero...

"A gleefully apocalyptic page-turner . . ." -Kirkus ReviewsMeet Chloe and Elizabeth Yetti: antisocial, semi-homicidal eighteen-year-old twins casually surviving the AI apocalypse.Ten years ago, a powerful machine intelligence unleashed a nanoengineered...

One jump to save all time Life is progressing normally for sixteen-year-old Dan Renfrew when he accidentally transports himself to England in the year 1066. He soon realizes that he's trapped there, and that's not his only astonishing discovery. Dan...

Age range 8 to 12In a world where paper is obsolete and magic is all but forgotten, Lydia has moved into the Paper Museum with her Uncle Lem following the disappearance of her parents. Convinced the key to finding them lies in the museum's book...

Award-winning author Darren Groth's epic story of a dog who will protect the last remaining member of his family, an intellectually disabled boy, at all costs as human civilization crumbles around them.In a time of isolation and scarcity, a regressive...

The first book in Scott Westerfeld's international bestselling Uglies series - over six million copies of the series have been sold worldwide! In Tally Youngblood’s world, looks matter. At sixteen everyone undergoes a transformation...