The future we should have seen coming.
A world without nations or governments.
The greed of the rich is the only law.

The greatest power on the Island of Britain is the Krossington clan. They own thousands of square miles of southern England and tens of thousands of slaves. Their motto is Aurum Vita Est - gold is life. However, life is not so golden for those who ask the wrong questions.

Such offenders suffer 'death by decent society' in the Value System, a barbaric prison colony lost in the eastern marshes of England. Were the truth ever to leak out, the people would convulse in outraged rebellion.

But no one has ever escaped.

Until now.

Sovereigns of the Collapse is a gritty dystopian serial of five books. Contains adult themes; not recommended for under-16s.

What People Are Saying about Death by Decent Society:

Finalist in Science Fiction Classic Division of ReaderViews Book Awards 2025.

(*****) What's harrowing about Wardlaw's taut and compelling new thriller is not the brutality of the world he portrays, but the fact that so many Americans have no idea how close we really are to the grotesque and banal reality illustrated in the novel. (Readerviews Book Review).

(*****) Death by Decent Society is an excellent choice for fans of dystopian fiction, particularly those who appreciate complex societal critiques and morally grey characters. Readers of works like Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale or Aldous Huxley's Brave New World will find much to ponder here. (A Look Inside Book Review Blog & Podcast)

(*****) The Next Big Thing? Once in a while you come across a very special book. This was one of those occasions. While it is completely original, in terms of concept I would rank it as equal to the likes of His Dark Materials or The Hunger Games - and I'm not being dramatic. (Beau, Amazon Reviewer)

(*****) I'm a voracious reader, and I have been my entire life. I'm also a professional writer. It's not often that an author's writing in the dystopian/post-apocalyptic genres strikes me as approaching the level of 'literature' with a capital L. Malcolm J Wardlaw possesses that level of talent. (RecAcoustic, Amazon reviewer).

(*****) Holy crap! Where do I even begin with this wonderful book? (Storm, Amazon Reviewer)

(*****) "Death by Decent Society" grabbed my imagination and monopolized my interest so tightly until I just HAD to purchase and read all 5 volumes of Malcolm J. Wardlaw's "Sovereigns of the Collapse" pentalogy before I'd do this review. This is brilliant science fiction writing! (S. Warren Winslow, Amazon Reviewer)

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• Publication Date: July 11, 2020
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• Print Length: 333 Pages
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