Opressivegovernment Stories

What if Ray Bradbury had actually predicted the future and didn't just write a fictitious novel? In a time where books are outlawed a gang of rebels try and preserve all the literature they can get their hands on from the last renaming copies of The Holy Bible, to the not yet burned editions of Twilight. These rebels run against the law and those who uphold it, know as the Litwalkers. They risk their lives to obtain these precious novels, and figure out the meaning of the written word.

In a world where red hair is branded as rebellion, survival comes at a cost. After a public execution shatters the fragile order of Ephraim-once known as Australia-the government enforces a ruthless new law. On their eighteenth birthdays, every citizen must submit to the Tests: examinations that strip away every disguise and expose the truth of their blood, their worth... and their hair. Elara Valerius, born into privilege, carries a secret more dangerous than any crime-her natural red hair. With her birthday only weeks away, she is running out of time to conceal it. Maddax "Dax" Laith, a boy from the slums, has no such secret, but his own burden is just as heavy: leaving behind his fragile sister and a dying mother when he is called for the Trials. When fate entwines Elara and Dax, two worlds collide-wealth and poverty, privilege and desperation. Together, they must navigate fragile trust, unravel a system built on fear, and decide how far they are willing to go to keep each other safe. Because in Ephraim, loyalty can be fatal. And love might just be the greatest treason of all.

Lila is seventeen and lives in London in the year 2040. London is in a bad state, they are ruled by an oppressing government which cannot be overruled. They have ridiculous laws which make the lives of the locals harder than they already are. Lila is focused on her studies and trying to survive the depressing country she is forced to live in. She has no interest in boys unlike her friends and doesn't intend to change this any time soon. But when her friends start speculating that one of the hottest popular guys at the school likes her she has to wonder: could love survive the depression?