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We Survivors [Original Draft] by ljthomas
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[✓Completed] After disease and nuclear warfare decimate the world population, 17-year-old Nadia is sure she's the last person left on Earth. Then one night, she hears a voice on her radio and everything changes. But as she and her new-found companions unravel the mysteries surrounding their survival, they soon realize that it was no accident, and that their situation could be far more dangerous than they'd ever imagined... Everything you love about the post-apocalyptic genre (science fiction, survival, adventure...) with a healthy dose of mystery and romance, too! *High rank: #1 in Science Fiction* *Featured!* *SciKick Starts Winner* *Added to Wattpad SciFi's Ongoing Stories List* *@BBCDoctorWho "Female Led Adventure" Pick* This is a first draft, so all comments, feedback, and votes are appreciated. :) ~~~ Comments from readers: I would comment some long in depth comment on how amazing this is, but I have to go read the next chapter the suspense is killing me! :) - pounding_heart So many options, so little info. I love the way you sprinkle hints and questions everywhere! - Nerdyna I'm in love with this idea! And your writing definitely makes it that much more vivid in my mind. Pure magic here xoxo - artskayyyy Omg! That was AWESOME! ! I totally knew it was something weird but that was a total brick! Great story! It's such a poignantly funny tale. - nikalaichopper I'm crying. This is so good! - kdar10 This is a beautifully written story so far which captures its audience's attention and never does let go. I can't wait to read more of this. - B_NeverLetGo
The Numbered by bnlfan
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Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.
Enhancement by scifiwriter
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Welcome to the nation. Welcome to the place where everything is monitored... everything is portioned... everything is perfectly under control... Everything except the SkyTrain Holland Renner was aboard. In a matter of seconds, Holland finds herself in a world she didn't know existed. Before, she was free within limits. Now, she's one of 400 others. Before, Holland was at least human. Now, she's not so sure. All she knows is that she needs to endure and survive. But what does this have to do with SkyTrain 267-B? Click the "Start Reading" button to uncover the secrets buried within the core of Holland's society. WATTY AWARD WINNER 2015!
Breaking 18 by breaking18series
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Stealing hearts isn't just a figure of speech in the Kingdom of Enhingson. Every girl's heart is claimed by a man by the time she is 18. There are whispers of men who take hearts as they please and abandon the woman they stole from, leaving her destined to live the remainder of her life unwanted and uncared for. For Vienna, the stakes are raised. Navigating between deception, betrayal, and heartbreak, she must decide between doing what is expected, and doing what she believes is right.
The Famoux by famouxx
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Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth - being popular is a matter of life or death. ***** Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux - they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. But soon she realizes that fame can be deadly... Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues and contains scenes of violence. [[word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]
The Sky Beneath Us (on hold) by NathanGreatan
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At 14:26, the world flipped. Some people fell into the sky. Others hit their head on the ceiling, now their only solid ground. Avery Greenwood finds himself caught right in the middle of 'The Flip'. He and his ragtag group need to adapt to this new world, and survive. Eve Thompson is also stranded in this changed reality. She too will need to brave the perils of an earth without ground. But as tensions grow, and shaky alliances rise and fall, the survivors realise that this sudden gravitational flip isn't all that threatens them. Highest rank: #69 in Science Fiction. #84 in Mystery/Thriller.
Listed: Book One of The Listed Trilogy by lms468
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Athena Duncan has just turned eleven, which makes her eligible to be Listed. But why would they pick her, when she just turned eleven? No eleven-year-old has been Listed before, until now. Athena is Listed, and now she must face the challenges that follow with that title. If she succeeds in the tasks, then she lives, and spends the rest of her life in the government. Failing to do so will lead to her death, but Athena doesn't know that. The only thing that makes her happy that she was Listed is a girl she meets, Lavender. Lavender is a year younger, and was still Listed. Athena makes it her mission to find out how Lavender was Listed, but she may find out more than she wants to.
Dreamers- Book 1 by RachaelMole
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Pippa White is an girl from the year 2015. Bellamy Jezebel is a not so ordinary guy from the year 3046. How did they meet each other? In their dreams. Literally. A forbidden love that stretches through the fabric of time. A mysterious government hiding a terrifying secret and an impossible decision that puts life as they know it on the line, that can only be made by one man. Part One Complete
Colonized {PUBLISHED} by KimberlyTate
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NOW PUBLISHED! Order here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078PZG2ZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514686693&sr=8-1&keywords=colonized+kimberly+tate! Twix and Jace have never met. And now, they're supposed to spend the rest of their lives together on a lonely planet light-years from Earth. A reality TV show offers the chance for two teens to live on a planet together and establish a colony. It's an international competition, and the whole world is watching as Twix and Jace meet. With billions of eyes on them, but alone on a new world, they are forced to get to know each other. But as they explore their new world, something goes horribly wrong, and the two realize that maybe they aren't quite as alone as they think...
What Dreams May Come by jaeshanks
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{✨Book 1✨} The year is 2162. Four light years from Earth, the first human colony struggles to survive on a planet without breathable air with a limited population. Dylan Brink knew that she didn't get a choice in her partner; she just didn't expect him to be so...different from her. Her days were focused on the colony's need to keep breathing; he memorized poetry. When the two of them accidentally uncover a century old secret, it will test the bounds of their fledging romance and possibly endanger all life on their new planet. Some secrets were meant to stay forgotten. (Highest rank: #19 in science fiction)