The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

By Ursula K. Le Guin,

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Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.

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1 author picked The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Christine Ma-Kellams

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Long-standing BTS armies will remember this book from the Spring Day video when the members stayed at a hotel named “Omelas,” but as a relatively new/baby A.R.M.Y., I’d love this story even if Bangtan didn’t exist because it’s sci-fi meets dystopian future meets Biblical parable, all wrapped up into one.

It’s short enough to read while in line at the DMV or the Apple Store but the effect it has will last me a lifetime. It’s the kind of book that stays with me forever, long after I’ve put it down and moved on with my life. But the story…

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5 Stars

By Louise Blackwick,

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Five days before the end of humanity, five unlikely heroes find themselves on an impossible quest to outlive the apocalypse.

5 Stars is the survival story of a mother and her baby facing impossible odds amidst a global apocalypse. Set in a dying world overseen by “The Neon God,” the deceitful and ubiquitous digital A.I. controlling the metropolis of New Vega, Aurora and her baby must beat the Neon God’s Algorithm in the hope of escaping their impending doom. Together with Stella, Rolf, Tümay, and Sorano, Aurora must earn “5 Gold Stars” – a difficult-to-obtain, merit-based currency – to secure…

5 Stars

By Louise Blackwick,

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CAN YOU BEAT THE NEON GOD'S ALGORITHM?

A ground-breaking story, written in a never before seen genre of fiction - NEON SCIENCE-FICTION! Five days before the end of the world, a mother and her baby struggle to beat the Neon God’s Algorithm in order to secure a seat on the last shuttle leaving the planet.
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From the bestselling author of the Vivian Amberville® series comes the NEON SCIENCE-FICTION survival story of a mother and her baby facing impossible odds midst a global apocalypse. Set in a mad world overseen by “The Neon God”, the deceitful and ubiquitous digital hive-mind…

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