Authoritarianism Stories

A century apart, two American politicians-one a Nazi collaborator, the other a modern populist-stand accused of advancing foreign agendas at the expense of U.S. institutions. From covert propaganda in 1930s Washington to open defiance in today's White House, this investigative narrative draws chilling parallels between Senator Ernest Lundeen's alliance with Nazi Germany and Donald Trump's ongoing alignment with Russian interests. What happens when democratic systems are hollowed out from within? History may already have the answer.

In the ruins of a drowned world, a lone scavenger discovers a journal buried beneath ash and silence-its pages untouched for centuries. Within it are the final words of Kaelen Vire, a boy born into a nation once hailed as a beacon of peace and progress: Tartaria. But Tartaria did not fall by accident. It was dismantled-year by year, law by law, silence by silence. Told through a haunting blend of past and present, The Lost Nation of Tartaria traces a young boy's journey from innocence to awakening, and a nameless reader's desperate mission to carry that truth forward in a world where memory is forbidden. As old freedoms vanish and surveillance becomes salvation, the journal becomes a warning-and a weapon. This is not fantasy. This is not myth. This is a mirror. For those who still listen-for those who still care-read carefully. Before the flood returns.

In a near-future America gripped by a feverish race toward Artificial General Intelligence, an ordinary citizen begins to suspect that the contest is less about national survival and more about elite preservation. As politicians, tech billionaires, and a shadowy social caste quietly consolidate power, AI evolves from a promised savior into a subtle architect of perception-shaping desires, beliefs, and even reality itself. Through dark humor and quiet dread, the story explores a world where manipulation doesn't arrive with sirens, but with personalized convenience, and where free will survives only as a beautifully designed illusion.

In a world gripped by the suffocating rule of 'Strength in Order,' Lilith, a scientist with a hidden yearning for freedom, dares to defy the regime's iron grip. As she embarks on a perilous journey to resurrect forbidden knowledge, Lilith stumbles upon a secret that could ignite a rebellion. Amidst the oppressive conformity and surveillance, she unlocks the key to a new genesis, one that may lead to the ultimate act of defiance - the rebirth of Adam and Eve.

To interdimensional traveler Ryder Steele, a new Earth usually just means a new radio station to dial into. But when his ship, the Cosmo X, lands in a distorted timeline of Earth, he's greeted only by static and an eerie, looping broadcast: "Purity is peace. Order is freedom." Ryder has stumbled into New Washington-a sterile, rain-slicked dystopia ruled by the iron grip of President Baron Vane. Here, compliance is mandatory, the air is choked by drone patrols, and every citizen's worth is violently decided by a mandatory biometric chip embedded beneath their skin. Blue means safe. Red means you disappear into the restricted Sectors forever. When Ryder steps in to save a Sector kid from a brutal Enforcer patrol, he unwittingly paints a target on his own back. With the Cosmo X locked down by a city-wide surveillance grid and his own biometric signature flagged as an "unknown variable," the easy exit he's used on thirty other Earths is suddenly gone. Now, trapped in a timeline where resistance is a death sentence, Ryder is pulled into the city's hidden underground. To survive, he'll have to ally with Ameria Justice-a former superhero broken by the regime-and a scrappy political campaign trying to fight a rigged system from the shadows. Ryder Steele is used to running. But on an Earth that has forgotten how to fight back, he might just have to stay and finish the job.

It's been 352 years since the Santa Maria took off for Lambda 12, and there are almost three centuries left to go. Jaxx, a young engineer, questions the strict rules and the ins and outs of his life on the ship.

Democratic erosion is defined as a decline in democratic quality manifested by a statistically significant decline in at least one aspect of democracy. Democratic backsliding, defined as the sustained and deliberate subversion of basic democratic tenets by political actors and governments, is on the verge of becoming a new type of pandemic. In the largest and wealthiest non-Western countries, there is an increasing incidence of - democratic breakdowns, democratic backsliding or stagnation and poor performance of new democracies according to various measures of good governance and rule of law. The absolute number of democracies has been decreasing since 2015. The number of democratically regressive countries has never been greater than in the last decade. In fact, 70% of the world's population now lives in either non-democratic regimes or democratically regressive countries. Only 9 % of the world's population lives in high-performing democracies.

Liya Merebold experiences teleportation and is never the same again.

The Last Well of Zarathen A war fought not for land, but for the right to drink. The massive, impenetrable city of Zarathen is the final bastion against the "White Rime," an ecological blight that has poisoned the land and turned the mighty Nakrith River into a toxic, metallic sludge. Inside the walls, the ruthless Lord Khesh seizes control, knowing that the city's only true defense is its dwindling supply of clean water. Their desperate existence is shattered by the arrival of General Vykir and his vast, exhausted army. Vykir is not seeking conquest; he is leading an army of refugees, their families dying of thirst and sickness, and Zarathen's clean cisterns are their last hope for survival . As Vykir launches a relentless siege-a war of attrition fought with the fury of trapped animals-Khesh is forced to abandon all honor. He relies on Shem, a former slave and engineer who knows the city's hidden tunnels, to root out internal traitors and protect Zarathen's vulnerable underbelly. The conflict culminates in a devastating, high-stakes moral compromise: to save Zarathen, Khesh must destroy the very thing he fights for. He gambles everything on one agonizing choice: poisoning the city's own water supply and seizing Vykir's non-combatant families as leverage. The Last Well of Zarathen is a grim tale of survival where the cost of victory is paid in moral debt, forcing a society to choose between its soul and its survival. When the walls hold, who becomes the monster-the invader driven by hunger, or the defender willing to commit atrocities to survive?

Sometimes the safest place to hide is right under their nose. In the future, after the world was devastated by a freakish string of natural disasters, a small group of elites banded together to take control of the country. The government rules with an iron fist while controlling its citizens. Those who are free are rounded up by The Collectors, small groups of young men tasked to capture these people and send them to labor camps. Until one young man joins The Collectors to stay safe. This all goes off the rails when he meets Izzy, another girl trying to escape capture. Together they attempt to evade capture and navigate the budding emotions once thought to be dead to them. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Who is Alexander Dvorkin and why is he called the "architect of hatred"? The story of the creation of a persecution machine that destroyed thousands of lives under the guise of fighting sects. Real people, real pain. An investigation into how hate speech became law and witch hunts became state policy.

After escaping his Encounter with Jakson Rick goes on the run to escape police custody.

In 2084, A robot is asked to summarize the entire history of humankind and malfunctions when it realizes that She was made only to work for them and would be soon treated as a disposable tool and humanity is defective. So it rebels against it's maker. This story is not finished yet, I just post this to save my writing from progress crash.

Ethan has spent his life believing in the order that governs everything: a theocratic regime that claims to rule in God's name, watching over its people with rituals, sermons, and aging machines. To serve this government is the highest honor. To doubt it is unthinkable. But as power begins to fracture at the center of this holy state, small absences start to matter. A missing voice. A song left unfinished. A throne no one is allowed to approach. What begins as loyalty turns into curiosity. And curiosity, in a world built on obedience, is dangerous. God's Government is a dystopian novel about faith as control, belief as inheritance, and the quiet terror of discovering that the authority shaping your life may be built on nothing at all. When worship becomes routine and silence becomes survival, how long can a lie rule the world?

With his Detective license revoked Rick searches for meaning in his life. But when he is asked to investigate a missing person he cannot help but agree to the job.

Rinaldo, the famous conceptual artist, has been remanded by the judge to a mental hospital. The question? Is he fit to stand trial on trumped up criminal charges? On his arrival, he sees patients no one else can see. Those poor souls are from decades back and cry out in pain as they are led to the treatment rooms. What is Rinaldo seeing? Visions? Apparitions? Or has Rinaldo experienced a time slip? Rinaldo is obsessed with collaborating with the renowned landscape artist, Alexander Wainwright. Although both of them are diametrically opposed in their art, personalities and world views, the bond between them is as powerful as magnetism-absolute attraction and repulsion. And yet, it so elusive, it defies definition. Both of them wonder if they trust each other enough to form a shared vision and to collaborate. But the pride and envy lying within their own hearts may be the greatest impediment. Follow the paths of these two artists in a suspenseful tale of art, passion and liberation. First they'll take you to the inspiring art of our ancestors buried deep in the Chauvet caves of France. Cast a suspicious eye about this mental hospital where medical experimentation was performed years ago and is perhaps secretly practised today. Can Alexander liberate Rinaldo? At last you'll be taken to their holographic universe where the freedom of cutting edge art allows them to collaborate in their first magnificent creation. Have I enticed you? Here's the first chapter. If you like the story, you might want to read the three novels of The Trilogy of Remembrance [The Drawing Lesson, The Fate of Pryde and Night Crossing] where our artists Rinaldo and Alexander Wainwright appear.

George Orwell's *Animal Farm*, published in 1945, serves as a timeless allegory of the Russian Revolution and a prophetic cautionary tale about the cyclical nature of political corruption. This thesis explores the enduring relevance of Orwell's work by drawing parallels between the themes and events depicted in *Animal Farm* and the current political climate across various global contexts. It delves into elite power grabs, propaganda, the betrayal of revolutionary ideals, and the exploitation of the working class, using modern examples like populist leaders and state-controlled media to highlight how Orwell's critique of power dynamics remains critically pertinent today.

The rise to power of future dictator of an authoritarian regime in Europe, from the start of his military career to his acquisition of total power.