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Billenium (or Billennium) is a short story by British author J. G. Ballard, first published in the November 1961 issue of New Worlds and in the 1962 collection Billennium. [1] [2] It later appeared in The Terminal Beach (1964), Chronopolis and Other Stories (1971), and The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 1 (2006).
This is a list of notable works of dystopian literature. A dystopia is an unpleasant (typically repressive) society, often propagandized as being utopian. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction states that dystopian works depict a negative view of "the way the world is supposedly going in order to provide urgent propaganda for a change in direction."
The novel is a dystopian reimagining of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, set in a future theocratic America where rather than being imprisoned and rehabilitated, criminals are punished by being "chromed" – having their skin color genetically altered to fit their crime – and released into the general population to survive as best ...
Please see the article dystopia for discussion of definition. Note that the definition of dystopia is not agreed by everyone, but it is usually considered to mean something much more specific than a nightmare world or unpleasant future. Entries should only be added to this category if their article clearly states that they are dystopian.
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The contestant is declared an enemy of the state and released with a 12-hour head start before the Hunters, an elite team of Network-employed hitmen, are sent out to kill him. The contestant earns $100 per hour for staying alive and avoiding capture, an additional $100 for each law enforcement officer or Hunter he kills, and a grand prize of $1 ...
Eva Longoria says she’s anxious and nervous for Americans who can’t “escape” their “dystopian country” following President-elect Trump’s White House win. “The shocking part is not ...
Kirkus Reviews calls The Song Rising "never less than captivating," and "a tantalizing, otherworldy adventure with imagination that burns like fire." [1] Publishers Weekly finds that the "narrative is fueled by a constant sense of tension, as well as both internal and external conflict," and yet that "some of the mythology related to the otherworldly Rephaim remains hard to grasp, somewhat ...