Glimpse dark visions of the future in the novels and short stories of Adam Bender, the award-winning dystopian author and tech journalist from Philadelphia. Welcome to the Underground.
Adam Bender’s speculative fiction explores modern-day societal fears by exploring possible dark futures with a mix of action and humor.
Dystopian satire Utopia PR follows a political spin doctor seeking work-life balance while managing crisis communications for a maniacal president. The novel won the 2021 IndieReader Discovery Award for Humor.
A rogue vigilante seeks redemption in a lawless, near-future America in The Wanderer and the New West. Kirkus Reviews gave Bender’s dystopian western a starred review and named it one of Kirkus Reviews‘ Best Books of 2018. The book also won top honors in Readers’ Favorite and National Indie Excellence Awards contests.
Bender earned critical acclaim for his debut We, The Watched and sequel Divided We Fall. The books follow an amnesiac struggling to conform in a surveillance society and a government agent ordered to arrest her fiancé for joining the rebellion.
Bender also has written several short stories, all of which you can read for free. Adam’s last two novel are available as audiobooks.
- Utopia PR is a Sci-Fi Finalist in Indie Author Project 2024 Contest
- Social media that doesn’t make you feel bad?
- My Dystopian Bookshelf at ALA 2023
Tech Journalist by day
By day, Adam Bender reports on the intersection between politics and technology. Bender is senior editor for Communications Daily, reporting on state and local telecom issues after previous beats covering Congress and the FCC.
Bender previously lived and worked three years in Sydney as senior journalist for Computerworld Australia. He won awards for his reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) and the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) for his telecom and internet news coverage.
Bender is a member of the Online News Association (ONA) and Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
Follow Adam Bender
Keep up to date on the dystopian author and tech journalist by reading Adam’s blog and following him on social media including Bluesky, Mastodon, Goodreads and LinkedIn. For information about interviews, publishing rights or other opportunities, contact Adam Bender.