Selections from Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories

By Adams, John J.

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Title:	Selections from Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories
Author:	Adams, John J.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Suspense, Political Fiction
Collections:	Science Fiction Collection, Baen Library Collection
Historic Publication Date:	2011
Publisher:	Baen Publishing Enterprises


Citation APA MLA Chicago Adams, J. J. (2011). Selections from Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Description: When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny?

Summary
Summary: In his smash-hit anthologies Wastelands and The Living Dead, acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams showed you what happens when society is utterly wiped away. Now he brings you a glimpse into an equally terrifying future — what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid’s Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects twenty-eight of the best tales of dystopian menace by some of today’s most visionary writers.

Excerpt
Excerpt: On the last night before the end of everything, the stars shine like a fortune in jewels, enriching all who walk the quaint cobblestoned streets of Enys-bourg. It is a celebration night, like most nights in the capital city. The courtyard below my balcony is alive with light and music. Young people drink and laugh and dance. Gypsies in silk finery play bouncy tunes on harmonicas and mandolins. Many wave at me, shouting invitations to join them. One muscular young man with impossibly long legs and a face equipped with a permanent grin takes it upon himself to sprint the length of the courtyard only to somersault over the glittering fountain at its center. For a heartbeat out of time he seems to float, enchanted, over the water. Then I join his friends in applause as he belly-flops, drenching himself and the long-haired girls wading at the fountain’s other rim. The girls are not upset but delighted. Their giggles tinkle like wind chimes as they splash across the fountain themselves, flinging curtains of silver water as their shiny black hair bobs back and forth in the night.

Table of Contents
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