
Hope is scarce, but not extinguished for there is always the Oathsworn. Mankind is assailed by the creatures of the Deepwood who constantly search for weaknesses in the city walls, trying to break the fragile shell protecting the soft humanity within. George Orwell depicts a gray, totalitarian world dominated by Big Brother and its vast network of agents, including the Thought Police - a world in which. However, out in the darkness is a new frontier. The King has promised, 'If you can hold it you can keep it', but few have succeeded. Some even go so far as to accept the 'King's Pledge' and brave the Deepwood to try and make a new home for themselves. Life is cheap in the cities. A lack of resources and burgeoning populations have pushed many to extremes. A Brave New World was the second story of the audio anthology The Diary of River Song: Series Eight.

They are all that survived of the old world and now stand alone, as if islands in a sea of death. Clawing their way out of this abyss, barely clinging to life, were the great cities. Just to give you a general idea, he would explain to them. When the Deepwood came, mankind collapsed in on itself - ravaged by starvation and the stuff of nightmares. London always made a point of personally conducting his new students round the various departments. Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than. There is only corruption, rot and the endless shadow of the twisted trees. Brave New World audiobook, by Aldous Huxley. The monstrous Deepwood has consumed the land.
