Résultats pour "The Streets" dans Dystopique

Lin “The Silent One” Vu is a gangster and sometime private investigator living in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the 36 Streets. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere she is an outsider. Through grit and courage Lin has carved a place for herself in the Vietnamese underworld where Hanoi’s crime boss, Bao Nguyen, is training her to fight and lead. Bao drives her hard; on the streets there are no second chances. Meanwhile the people of Hanoi are succumbing to Fat Victory - a dangerously addictive immersive simulation.

Das ist Buch 4 und der abschließende Teil der Reihe. Winter hat Christo zurück, aber ihnen bleiben nur wenige friedliche Tage, bevor die Entwicklungen in der Stadt wieder ihre Aufmerksamkeit fordern. Nach wie vor gibt es mehr Fragen als Antworten und es kommen immer neue hinzu. Die Schnellgerichte arbeiten im Akkord und der Unmut in den Südbezirken wächst.

Twenty-one years ago, mysterious empty doorframes appeared on every street corner across the planet. No one can explain where the Frames came from or how they work. But anyone can walk through one and step out another anywhere in the world—except for Doran Scott.

In a society ruled by sanctions and curfews, Dr. Meghan Forester emerges as the youngest and most promising scientist to join the fight against Makanza, the deadly virus that’s ravaged the world. Inside Compound 26, a giant government-controlled research facility, Meghan’s new job involves studying the Kazzies, the rare survivors who carry the virus and now exhibit supernatural powers. But as her work unfolds, Meghan’s horrified at the brutal and unethical practices the Kazzies are subjected to. And most surprisingly, she falls in love with one.

A deadly virus. A brilliant, young researcher. And an infected survivor who threatens to steal her heart...Dr. Meghan Forester emerges as the youngest and most promising scientist to join the fight against Makanza - the deadly virus that's ravaged the world...Inside Compound 26, Meghan's new job involves studying the Kazzies, the rare survivors who carry the virus and now exhibit supernatural powers. But as her work unfolds, Meghan's horrified at the brutal and unethical practices the Kazzies are subjected to. And most surprisingly, she falls in love with one.

Auf der Suche nach einem Ausweg aus der Stadt stoßen die Überlebenden auf unerwartete Herausforderungen und erschütternde Enthüllungen, mit denen sie nicht gerechnet hätten. Hinter dem Ausbruch der Seuche steckt mehr, als die Regierung zugeben will, und sie ist weitaus tödlicher, als irgendjemand je hätte ahnen können.

The country is at war, but they've targeted the wrong enemy. Claren tried to do what was right. She followed orders, played her part, and minded her own business. And now the world is literally burning down around her. The Leaders think she's dead. They don't know about the army of Embers she's been assembling across the country. They don't know about the power building within her or the secrets she keeps. Claren didn't start the war, but she has every intention of finishing it.

Claren didn't ask to join her society's leadership. She was forced into it. And under the watchful eyes of her superiors, she's left with no choice but to carry out a mission that will destroy everything she believes in, including the man who has her heart. The government wants her to kill the rebels. The rebels want her to play the part and infiltrate the city's leadership.

The air-boys are gone. At least that’s what people keep saying. Yet when Cameron Herrick discovers something that should not be there in a dead girl’s room, he begins to question many of the things he has been told. The world is at peace. Extreme poverty has been eliminated and a looming environmental collapse has been averted. The mighty Subah Corporation whose green technology inspired this new age is more trusted than governments. Its only remaining critics are those who lost fortunes and influence with the demise of the old petro-fueled order. There were others but the air-boys are gone.

In the year 2120, the human race teeters on the brink of extinction as a disease known as M6-27 sweeps mercilessly across the globe, leaving a trail of death and decay in its wake. Only a small group known as the First Liners are immune, Sandra Nkosi among them. Desperate to escape, she seizes on the chance to join the Endocarp Program. Transported to an underground bunker, she is assigned to a stasis chamber where she will spend the next 30 years. When she is brought out of hibernation, she and her fellow First Liners will shoulder the enormous weight of rebuilding society.

In 2120, a virus known only as M6-17 sweeps across the planet as humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. Killing nearly a third of the world’s population, the disease is the great equalizer. It spares no one, and quickly breaks down all social barriers.