I love dystopian novels. And I don’t just mean The Hunger Games, although I love that one, too. I’ve read dozens of dystopian novels and I never seem to get tired of them. For me, dystopian novels capture so much of what makes reading awesome. They explore real social issues and imaginative futures that may be only decades, or even years, from coming to pass. They are dark and suspenseful and funny and interesting, and, most of the time, scary.
But what I love the most is that they almost always contain
an element of hope. The characters, who are many times thrust into terrible
situations, endure and persevere and usually accomplish what they set out to
do, against challenging odds. Hope.
Do I think any of the themes in dystopian novels will
actually come to pass? Absolutely. Hopefully not in my lifetime, or my
children’s lifetimes, but bad things will happen and new heroes will have to
rise to the forefront and meet the challenges of their day.
But for now, I’ll imagine my own futures and the heroes that
live them, and do my best to entertain my readers with stories of hope.
Starting with my first dystopian novel, The
Moon Dwellers. For this series, I’ve created two different societies, one
living underground (three books: The Moon
Dwellers, The Star Dwellers, The Sun Dwellers), one living
aboveground (three books: Fire Country,
Ice Country, Water & Storm Country), which then come together in a final
epic 7th book, The Earth
Dwellers, where the characters and plot lines smash into one story. I hope
you enjoy the dystopian world I’ve created!
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