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Benny Platonov    by Gupter Puncher
Price: Free! 141310 words. Published on September 1, 2009. .

Benny Platonov will save the eight hundred and fifty-seven homeless of Hong Kong. But first he has to know them, get close to them, connect with them. He has to sit with them in his box. Can he?
We, The Watched    by Adam Bender
Price: $2.99 USD. 51460 words. Published on May 12, 2010. .

Seven wakes up without memory and finds himself in a nation that administers a Watched List of its own citizens. He meets people who accept invasive surveillance by the government and forced uniformity by the church as necessary safeguards for protecting the homeland. When the amnesiac struggles to fit in, he learns quickly that opposition is heresy--and punishable by death.
2012 The Awakening    by Bill Douglas
Price: $9.95 USD. 114380 words. Published on June 4, 2010. .

A young woman finds herself at the center of a global human awakening. Filled with self doubt, exhileration, fear, and limitless possibility, her adventure leads into a storm of danger. Unknown to her, humanity is experiencing the same self doubt and unraveling of their lives, as they too are experiencing this massive shift in consciousness. Deepak Chopra called 2012 The Awakening "A Gift!"
Vintage Reading: From Plato to Bradbury: A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books    by Robert Kanigel
Price: $7.99 USD. 59750 words. Published by Bancroft Press on July 19, 2010. .

Vintage Reading brings eighty of the world's most unforgettable books out from behind the high castle walls, lowers the drawbridge, and welcomes readers inside. With lively and concise commentary, award-winning author Robert Kanigel throws an arm around the reader and becomes the tour guide to classics, best-sellers, lesser-known greats, and everything in-between.
The Screen    by Phillip Donnelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 88960 words. Published on May 15, 2011. .

David Vincent is a man at war: at war with the office; at war with himself; and at war with the screen that stares into his eyes. A dark force in the Ministry of the Environment’s ‘Rainbow Building’, he secretly fights green hypocrisy, radioactive civil service jargon and the machinations of his ambitious supervisor. David is a hero for our age: the last man in the office.
The Book of Answers    by C Y Gopinath
Price: $9.99 USD. 103950 words. Published on June 27, 2011. .

Patros' bland life is shattered when he inherits a book with answers to the world's problems. He sells it off — but it reappears in the hands of a politician and a godman, who pass draconian laws citing the book as their divine source. As his country plunges into chaos, Patros emerges as a reluctant hero. A sharp satire about how the corrupt the powerful can manipulate an unreflective society.
Prey World - Rebellion Beyond    by Alexander Merow
Price: Free! 55370 words. Published on August 28, 2011. .

Oppression and manipulation are the order of the day in the year 2030. Only one nation has been brave enough to fight for its independence – Japan. But the World Government is not willing to accept an independent state and plans a military strike. Frank and Alfred decide to join the Japanese army, to help the Asians. Soon the fight against the New World Order becomes a bloody nightmare...
Prey World - Organized Rage    by Alexander Merow
Price: Free! 58410 words. Published on October 17, 2011. .

In the year 2033, the economic situation in Europe is more hopeless than ever before. Artur Tschistokjow, a young dissident from Belarus, takes over the leadership of the Freedom Movement of the Rus, a small group of rebels that fights against the Lodge Brothers in the underground. Frank and Alfred join his organization and follow the fanatical revolutionary to a point of no return...
Future Perfect    by Kris Becker
Price: $1.99 USD. 164390 words. Published on January 2, 2012. .

Investigation into a cryptic email leads ambitious contractor James Smith to an obscure conspiracy possibly involving CEO Jack Gordon-the CEO who’s just unexpectedly promoted him to the leadership team of a secret national surveillance project. Soon James’s world begins to resemble one dystopia after another-just as predicted by the Pluto conspiracy and the Gordon family’s literary acquaintances.
City With No Name - Serial One    by James Stone
You set the price! 7390 words. Published on April 22, 2012. .

A fast paced science fiction collection from author James Stone that blends elements of detective noir, futuristic techno-thrills, and classic police state dystopia. Enter a world where efficiency is king and those who can't keep up disappear. Follow along with citizens, detectives, and the underground in a futuristic dystopia as they all try to make a living in the city that is always watching.