Sentences with phrase «of dystopian novels»

Marion König, International Sales Manager E-Publishing, Bastei Lübbe, spoke about the company's «Apocalypsis» project — a series of dystopian novels which the German publisher translated on its own into English and sold in a staggered release starting last fall.

For example, Hugh Howey used Kindle Direct to publish his Wool series of dystopian novels, and a few years ago, he said his titles were bringing in six figures in revenue most months — leading to a big publishing deal where Howey was able to keep the e-book rights for himself.

My sister is a huge lover of dystopian novels so I will definitely pass these recommendations on to her.

Besides coming straight out of a dystopian novel, arming teachers would exacerbate traumatic stress for many of our students and cause real harm to a school's climate and culture.

this is the best start of a dystopian novel i've read in ages.

So too, do success stories like that of Day, who originally self - published her erotic novel Bared to You, or the author Hugh Howey, who sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his dystopian novel Wool himself on Amazon before landing a publisher.

Not exact matches

A reboot of the «Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles» franchise arrives this weekend while dystopian teen novel «The Giver» and Sylvester Stallone action ensemble «The Expendables» both hit theatres Aug. 15.

The book is beating out New England Patriots» quarterback Tom Brady's «The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance,» which comes in at No. 2, as well as two novels from 1986: Margaret Atwood's dystopian classic, «The Handmaid's Tale,» and Stephen King's horror classic, «It: A Novel.»

The social - media company isn't quite like the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty - Four, which works to change, correct, and falsify news and information to keep Big Brother in power.

For those just joining us, Bruce Miller's television adaptation of Margaret Atwood's firebrand 1985 novel centers on the world of Gilead, a dystopian society where a Christian theocracy has forced fertile women into slavery as Handmaids.

Unless these trends reverse quickly, we will find our future even closer to the dystopian nightmare of James's novel.

In each of these novels — by Huxley, Orwell, and Bradbury — books become an enemy because they represent a written record of the past to a dystopian future where the past is something to forget.

In fairness, Benn's acolyte, Chris Mullin, anticipated some of the challenges to a prospective Benn government in his didactic, dystopian novel A Very British Coup.

Zoltan Istvan's recent column for Newsweek sounds like something out of a dystopian sci - fi novel.

It appears Shades of Grey, a beautifully written dystopian novel in which your caste is determined by which colors you can see, will be part of a series.

But the truth is, the book I am reading at the time of his question probably is a dystopian novel.

Jurassic Park was firmly grounded in its source novel's Shelley-esque skepticism of human progress; Minority Report was a prescient dystopian vision of fascism and corporatism run amok.

It's a story with eerie echoes of science - fiction novels like J.G. Ballard's «The Crystal World» and Stephen King's «Under the Dome,» though I confess that an early shot of a meteor crashing into a lighthouse put me briefly in mind of a dystopian Nicholas Sparks.

In 1985 Neil Postman published a book, «Amusing Ourselves to Death, «in which he argued that of the two great dystopian novels from the first half of the 20th century — Aldous Huxley's «Brave New World» and George Orwell's «1984» — it was actually the former, whose weapon of governmental control was distraction, rather than the latter, whose weapon was dictatorship, that was the more prescient and more deadly.

Following the success of Divergent, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, et al return for Insurgent, the adaptation of the second novel in Veronica Roth's dystopian YA series.

Adapted from Fanboys screenwriter Ernie Cline's debut novel of the same name, this dystopian sci - fi is absolutely jam - packed with»80s pop culture references, making it one of our most anticipated films of next year.

It's like a collection of short stories — most dystopian, some not — trying to pass itself off as a novel.

Set in a dystopian future in which the wealthy, decadent elites of the Capitol control the poor and starving districts of postapocalyptic Panem, aka America, Suzanne Collins» trilogy of young adult novels has at its core the resourceful, intelligent, and fierce femininity of Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence).

That's a lot of plot summary for a review, but it's all vital to understand the way that the script by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt, from the novel by Suzanne Collins, sets up the stakes of this dystopian sequel.

Based on the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, Ready Player One takes place in the near - future of 2045, a dystopian...

Another dystopian sci - fi novel gets the big screen treatment with the help of Agyness Deyn and Jonathan Pryce.

HBO have released a full - length trailer for their movie adaption of the classic dystopian novel, «Fahrenheit 451».

The Scorch Trials is the continued adaptation of James Dashner's YA dystopian novel series, a series whose success was by no means shaped by The Hunger Games series.

Comparisons will immediately be drawn between Divergent and The Hunger Games, as both are dystopian sci - fi film series based on a trilogy of young adult novels written by women, featuring teenage female protagonists in an action - thriller scenario leading a rebellion against a corrupt and manipulative government force, while also engaging in a bit of romance on the side.

Today is November 5, Guy Fawkes Day, and the obvious pop - cultural - savvy way to mark the occasion is to don the guise of the revolutionary title character from 2006's V For Vendetta, the film based on the David Lloyd / Alan Moore graphic novel about a dystopian future society where just about everything fun has been...

3:45 am (14th)-- TCM — Fahrenheit 451 François Truffaut's first foray in English - language film was this adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel, following fireman (that is, book - burner) Montag as he comes into contact with a group of fugitives intent on preserving the knowledge in books even as the government tries to destroy them, and he begins to wonder if perhaps they are right.

Ernest Cline's 2011 dystopian YA novel «Ready Player One» struck a nerve with self - described fanboys, sending readers into a tizzy of nostalgia - fueled nerdgasms.

But his latest project, an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, is produced by HBO, the cable / satellite network behind Game of Thrones.

In a number of ways, Hulu's serialization of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel challenges the viewer to oppose the status quo.

Based on the Ernest Cline's 2011 novel of the same name, Ready Player One takes place in the dystopian near future, where we've messed up the planet pretty good.

«Ready Player One,» which is based on the novel by author Ernest Cline, is a dystopian sci - fi tale about gamers competing for control of a virtual world.

Here's today's latest casting news: Denzel Washington (Man on Fire) is in early talks to star in Shovel Ready, a Warner Bros. adaptation of journalist Adam Sternbergh's debut dystopian novel.

The details: Last year's not - bad big - screen adaptation of James Dashner's dystopian YA novel The Maze Runner has spawned a sequel, based on the second book of the series, The Scorch Trials.

The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult, dystopian novels written by Suzanne Collins, a woman previously known for writing for Nickelodeon's early»90s sitcom Clarissa Explains It All.

Superpowers take on a more sinister look in this adaptation of Alexandra Bracken's dystopian young - adult novel.

Its sequel, the far superior «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,» rewrites the rules, which not only makes for a more exciting death match, but also yields a rich sociopolitical critique in the process, in keeping with the incendiary subtext of Suzanne Collins» dystopian novel.

The heir to the «next great franchise» throne is Suzanne Collins» «The Hunger Games», a trilogy of young adult novels set in a dystopian future where children are annually selected to fight to the death during the titular contest.

Ramin Bahrani's HBO - backed adaptation of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel is a disappointingly damp squib.Read More

Based on a novel by Ernest Cline and co-adapted by him too, the story unfolds in the inevitably dystopian future of 2045

The slate of 12 international titles vying for a $ 25,000 prize include «High - Rise,» a British adaptation of J.G. Ballard's dystopian novel, and «Land of Mine,» a Danish - German post-World War II thriller about a team of schoolboy POWs who are tasked with the removal of still - active buried land mines.

Based on a novel by Ernest Cline and co-adapted by him too, the story unfolds in the inevitably dystopian future of 2045, where rubbish - strewn trailer parks are now arranged vertically and where our young hero, Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan)-- like so many others who live in «the Stacks» — prefers to spend his days immersed in the Oasis rather than confronting the misery of real life.

Ramin Bahrani is set to write and direct an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel for HBO films.

High - Rise is based on English novelist's J.G. Ballard's 1975 novel of the same name, a soft sci - fi dystopian yarn fastened to a through line of social examination.

Ready Player One is based on Ernest Cline's best - selling 2011 novel and tells the story of Wade Owen Watts (Tye Sheridan), a young man living in a dystopian future where the general population spends most of its time in the virtual reality landscape of OASIS rather than the real world.

Steven Spielberg's first Warner Bros. film since 2001's «A.I.,» the adaptation of Ernest Cline's dystopian novel will hit theaters in 2017.