He defines dystopia from the Greek for “bad + place”. John Joseph Adams, a prolific anthologist of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, introduces his 33 entries from 32 visionaries. They hint at rather than highlight coming danger. Many stories extrapolate from where we are now. Perhaps the impact of 9/11, the Internet and smartphones, and especially the Patriot Act have seared into recent contributors’ imaginations dangers that creep up on these inhabitants of worlds gone wrong. Possession of unauthorized electronic versions of these stories may result in incarceration, disenfranchisement, or revocation of citizenship under the New Millennium Copyright and Loyalty Act (BNW-165A) of 2011.Two-thirds of these cautionary tales have been published the past decade all of them regarded as classic stories by leading writers. Dick and “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Ballard “The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury “The Minority Report,” by Philip K. The following stories included in the Brave New Worlds trade paperback (978-1-59780-221-5) have not been approved for electronic release by the Ministry of Truth and Decency: “Billennium,” by J. Possession of unauthorized electronic versions of these stories may result in incarceration, disenfranchisement, or revocation of citizenship under the New Millennium Copyright and Loyalty Act (BNW-165A) of 2011.
Brave New Worlds collects twenty-eight of the best tales of dystopian menace by some of today’s most visionary writers. Now he brings you a glimpse into an equally terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life?įrom 1984 to The Handmaid’s Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. In his smash-hit anthologies Wastelands and The Living Dead, acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams showed you what happens when society is utterly wiped away. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state.
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