June Hayward is a white author and friends with Athena Liu, who is Asian-American. After meeting up to celebrate Athena's new accomplishment, she chokes and dies in front of June. To cope, June steals the last unpublished novel that Athena had written and passes it off as her own.
Derek Flint lives with his elderly mother, and his Dad left when he was younger. He is a loner who sticks to a rigid routine, and struggles with human connection. To combat this, he spies on people through the CCTV he installs for people. However, it starts to backfire, and he starts to worry for his 'friends and family'.
James Halliday died, and has left behind billions of dollars, as well as the legacy and fortune of the OASIS. Anybody can have it. As long as they can find it.
Wade Watts is poor and lives with his abusive Aunt in a stack of caravans. In 2045, the world is ravaged by climate change, starvation and poverty - everybody seeks refuge in the OASIS to ignore their everyday life. The hunt for easter eggs to find JDH's fortune has been ignored in the media for years, until Wade finally cracks the first step.
Countries do not exist, only three superstates that fight over a small landmass near the equator. They are forever at war, and always have been. The citizens undergo mass surveillance, manipulation, propaganda and any sort of individualism is punished. Formally London, Winston Smith lives in Airstrip one where he works in the Ministry of Truth, where he changes the past to reflect the 'truth', and Winston starts questioning things. Not the best idea, when Big Brother is Always Watching You.
2019 London is full to the brim with relationship problems and a whale. People are secretly gay and complicated secrets plus pregnancy equals disaster.
The world has been encapsulated by a fog with glowing insects in it. It is being kept at bay by a fence to protect a small Greek island. The fence fails due to a murder. Now the people of the island need to find out who did it to be able to get the fence back up to protect themselves.
Jacob Wilson has congenital heart disease. Against the odds, he has a heart transplant - him and his family are ecstatic, he has a chance to live and fulfill his dreams. He slowly starts to change his life, and most would argue not for the better. Is it to blame for his change in behaviour and his new attitude?
After a brutal battle for the iron throne, the Stark's have been living in Winterfell for a couple years. Until, an old friend calls upon Ned, and him and his family relocate to King's Landing, so he can fulfill his duty as Hand of the King. Tragedy, betrayal and war ensue.
1990's Naples is home to Giovanna, where she hears her Dad call her ugly - comparing her to a mystery family member that has been shunned out of the family. This intrigues her, so she hunts her down and finds her Aunt Vittoria, learning about her life and adopting her mantras to cope with new issues that have popped up in her life. She learns that her Father is a liar, the marriage is failing, and nobody is as the seem on the surface.
Drew lives with Bas, both of them too afraid to make the first move. Drew has a one night stand with Ezra after he gets fired from his job. Ezra's life has fallen apart after becoming evicted during a harsh, col, Boston winter - when he runs into Drew and Bas for the second time he eventually accepts help.
Leila is the 8 year old daughter to a woman called Kelsey - who is a drug addicted prostitute. Colin sees the predicament and decides to intervene, but is what he's doing right? Will he be able to avoid a nationwide manhunt that is unleashed to find little Leila?
Jan is running away from her problems and into the woods. She has lost her job and her boyfriend, and has decided that a short stay in a cottage to focus on her upcoming novel will sort her life out. But when a creature comes knocking on the window, when will she look?
Orpheus lives on an off-shore island with his Dad, completely disconnected from the world. But why? Why does he live in fear, doing drills under his Father's command?
In a near future London, Moremi is a late bloomer - technologically speaking. Everyone has a Pulse implanted other than her, and she feels left out. Shortly after getting one, tragedy strikes London, and her life along with many others are ruined.
Polish immigrant Toni leaves Cardiff University in the midst of an identity crisis. While clubbing, she meets Gav, who completely changes her life. Some for better, some for worse.
In Prospera, death and aging does not exist. People live in luxury, living to over 100. When they have reached the end of their lifespan, they sail over to the nursery. This is where they are reprogrammed and reset to 16 - then rereleased to Prospera. People have no previous memories of their lives, and this recycling process is kept for the elite. Rebellion is brewing in the Annex, as they are kept in subpar conditions, and they have had enough.
In 2009 London, two couples are going through couple problems. Melissa and Michael (M&M) struggle with their new second child, while Stephanie and Damien struggle with bereavement of Damien's recently passed Father. Both couples undergo emotional distance from their problems, but there is more than they are revealing to each other.
In Zimbabwe, we meet Tambudzai who has grown up in a rural village, and is now living in a hostel. She bounces around life, coming and going, but her past seems to haunt her. Facing discrimination and undergoing breakdowns, Tambudzai finding stability hard to come by.
