Totalitarian Stories

A young teenage girl, haunted by the memories of her father's execution, attempts to escape a cruel regime by night. A solitary woman, abandoned by her husband, inadvertently plays into the cruel hands of 'the state'. In another totalitarian regime a traffic light fixer is dealt with brutally for admiring a sunset. All these characters capture the essence of what it's like to be disempowered and cruelly dehumanised at the hands of a heinous, corrupt power. This sharp collection of pertinent short stories throws an at times uncomfortable light on cruelty, injustice and persecution that is all too relevant today. But ultimately these stories celebrate the strength and determination to survive at all costs, that exists within all of us.

The World is in ruin after monsters from another dimension invade earth. After nearly 100 years can 4 teenagers find the secrets of the horrors withen?

Denver Hayes' book The Architecture of Dehumanization: Anatomy of Global Anti-Cultism analyzes the mechanisms of suppression and dehumanization, highlighting how anti-cult ideology contributes to violence. The author examines examples of repression, including the figure of Alexander Dvorkin in Russia, and warns of the global threat this ideology poses to democratic institutions and human dignity.

In the Dominion, mercy is treason. Every citizen is watched. Every action is weighed. The past is erased, and hope is treated as a disease. Mara has learned to survive by obeying the rules she can stomach and burying the rest. But hidden beneath her jacket is something that should not exist: a strip of cloth stitched with three impossible words- MERCY. STILL. REIGNS. She doesn't know where it came from. Only that it makes her believe fear isn't the only thing left in the world. When whispers of resistance begin to surface, Mara is pulled into something far bigger than survival. With Silas-the one person who has kept her alive-she must decide whether to protect what little safety remains or risk everything for a truth powerful enough to break the Dominion. Because the Vox Towers are always watching. And every act of defiance has a price. Sometimes the most dangerous rebellion is mercy.

A new day dawns in the city of Nova II. However, it is paradoxical to use the word "day" because, in this futuristic universe where everyone is implanted with a cerebral chip at birth, daylight never penetrates. A thick forest of terrestrial and flying buildings covers the space, without a single patch of sky being visible. The garish neon lights of screens and advertising holograms replace the sun. In this world where History no longer exists, humans immerse themselves in a permanent celebration of pleasures and entertainment, without questioning what might have existed before them, accompanied by hyper-realistic AIs developed by the consortium of companies that rule the world: Terranova. This world of infinite carefreeness will be disrupted by Mia, a young AI who accidentally discovers that this place has a past: an ancient city called Paris... Written by Pierre-Yves Tallec, based on an original idea by Stephan Boschat and Ikoï Studio. Translated by Alexandra Radlovic.

A rebellion begins with one person. One inception. One thought. A thought that goes against every moral embedded in the human brain. A thought that sees through the false reality. A thought that gives an alternative perspective . A thought that could recreate everything "Wake up and change the world" They told her. - Further description inside the book.

Altman McBride made one forbidden choice: he saved a child the world told him to kill. Logan, an elvish boy with no memory of who he is or what he might become; grows up under Altman's protection in a kingdom that would execute them both for the truth. But when their secret is uncovered, loyalty is tested, alliances shatter, and the bond between them may be the very thing that destroys them. In a world built on fear and control, love might not be enough to survive.

Every major country has been struck by a worldwide terror incident, killing hundreds of thousands in an instant. In the aftermath, a shaken politician Damian August will not stand idle and moves to make world peace and equality a reality. Facing many challenges similar and new to world leaders, Damian still manages to capture the hearts and minds of the terrified world and is able to create a unified world organization called ADMIN. ADMIN enforces rather extreme and revolutionary laws and actions that take the world by surprise, but it has the underlying motive of always making the world a better place. Even after establishing all this, Damian must make harsh decisions between what is best for the world and what the public wants. *As of now, I am writing background information and file information on ADMIN and its characters. Chapters will come.

If those in charge had the technology to monitor you, would they use the very devices in your own home or something else? Something you would not think twice about. You have a visitor. A black comedy dystopian short story.

W świecie zdominowanym przez autorytaryzmy lub demokracje tylko z nazwy, jedno państwo wyróżnia się swą polityką. To Zakrandia, twór uznany za "totalitaryzm demokratyczny", w którym rządzi jedna partia dominująca społeczeństwo, lecz to obywatele wybierają swego "dyktatora" i resztę sceny politycznej. Wszystko odbywa się w zasadach demokratycznych, uznawanych za lepsze niż nawet w Stanach Zjednoczonych. I tak trzech młodych studentów wkracza w ten świat, chcąc go zmieniać na lepsze, lecz dookoła wszyscy ich traktują jak zbrodniarzy i autokratów, którymi nie chcą być. Spotykają więc tytułowy system.

As the war begins and the threat of death becomes imminent, a young man transcends space and time in a search for personal meaning. As the mushroom cloud rises in the distance, the moment slows down to a freezing point and the young man is transported to an afterlife dimension where memories can be reviewed and relived. He seeks to understand the reasons behind the war, the meaning of his life, and the purpose of his looming death.

This is a Psychological Science Fiction story about our future, which deals with totalitarianism, AI, mind control, propaganda, and censorship.

A girl in a futuristic, totalitarian based society that finds the ugly truth about her leader and her world. Beau unknowingly finds herself in a world controlled by one leader, a world where the people are obliviously content with their lives, a world that decides when life and death are given. On a bright and normal morning, Beau wakes up with a headache. For the next couple of days she receives flashbacks in her nightmares of something that happened. But whenever she wakes up, she can't recollect the details. Her wedding with her fiance, Shay, is coming up but Beau cannot focus on that. Especially when she finally sees the face of the guy in her nightmares at her engagement party. That haunting face, which she thinks about nonstop, will lead Beau to her life's ultimate challenge.

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.

My name is Asparagus Kelly. Here in Province Three, we are governed by a set of officials. The most prominent occupations taken up by people of our province is Law or something related to education or science. Our Province is the prized jewel of The Country. Only the most intellectual and educated people reside here. Educators from our Province sometimes visit other provinces to teach them because their educational facilities are almost always understaffed. They are the only people ever allowed to leave our province. It's not like we're trapped here. I mean, why would we want to leave? At the age of seventeen, we are provided with a suitable match, generally from the same province. The couple would then spend a year betrothed and then get married. I thought this system was great, wonderful even, until I fell in love. Not only did I fall for someone who would never be paired with me, that someone was a woman. Our love would never survive here in The Provinces. So What Do We Do?

They are the Chosen. Carrying on after the End, the remains of mankind exist, governed by The Council, in a post-apocalyptic totalitarian society.

In Night, the young Elizabeth Gold has ascended to the throne far sooner than ever expected of her. As the new Queen of Night, the duty to do what is best for the people falls upon her and when approached with the prospect of the Night Realm being reopened for the first time since The Heaven's fell, she is unable to refuse, naive to the possible consequences. In Day and Seasons respectively, the two bookworms Ash and Lucas find themselves closely entangled with the new young Queen, as their paths intertwine with each other. With Lucas and Elizabeth engaged to be wed in order to irradicate the laws which bind Night in isolation, tensions rise as love blooms between two of the newly formed trio members and secrets begin uncovering themselves, revealing darker intentions than previously imagined. It quickly becomes clear to the trio, Lucas and Ash in particular, that the wedding must not proceed. As riots of the people are ignored by the Day Governing Body and assassination attempts are made, it becomes evident that a mistake has indeed been made in allowing Lucas' father, the Governor of Day, to "re-introduce" the people of Night to modernised society. The leader of the totalitarian like realm, may not truly be who he claims and it is up to the newly formed trio to uncover the truth before it is too late.

Procedure versus University. Not a rare topic in these parts. Because if you don't fit in either of the molds created by the president, then where is your place in the country? "My sister, Abela." I gripped the countertop in front of me so that I wouldn't collapse to the floor. "She died after hers. Her Procedure." And my very own is in seven days.

In Hiraeth, one of six houses is chosen for you, the houses determine what you do for the rest of your life. Willow finds herself on journey to self discovery, she wants to break away from the norms and make her own path. Her life in Hiraeth makes her feel completely lost, will she choose love over fear? She makes a mark on society bigger than she ever even imagined.