Their trilogy–THE SOWING, THE REAPING and THE HARVEST–takes place in a post-apocalyptic world called Okaria, where the powerful kill to keep their secrets, and the food you eat can change who you are. Makansi is the pen name of a mother/daughters trio–Kristina Blank Makansi, Amira K. It’s survival of the fittest in a brutal war of extinction. STAR SOLDIER is the story of techno hell in a merciless war. The so-called “Highborn” decide to replace the now obsolete Homo Sapiens, who played a part in their creation. In celebration of Banned Book Week, find a list of self-published titles whose authors attempt to see into what looks to be a very bleak future.Įchoing Huxley’s belief that reproductive technology would go high-tech, Heppner’s first novel in the “Doom Star” series features super soldiers that were created in gene labs. 52 on their list of most challenged books–which ironically is something that Huxley predicted would happen. It’s also been banned numerous times over the past few decades–the American Library Association ranks Brave New World as No. It is now considered to be one of the greatest and prescient novels ever written.

Set in London in the year AD 2540, the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning and psychological manipulation, that combine to profoundly change society. Written in 1931 and published the following year, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, is a dystopian vision of where the human race was headed. Banned Books Week, this year celebrated from September 25 to October 1, is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read whatever the hell you want.

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