Jill Dobson
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Contemporary Fiction, Dystopian, Speculative Fiction
Born in Yorkshire, I grew up in country Australia and returned to the UK as an adult. My first (trad) published book, The Inheritors (1988), was a dystopian novel set after a nuclear war. I wrote it during my final years of school, and it was categorised as 'young adult', although I never intended to be a YA author. After releasing two more books with the same publisher and then parting ways, I spent a long time out in the publishing cold, despite several agents and a growing 'backlist' of completed novels. I finally went indie in 2024 with a new edition of The Inheritors, rewritten for the 21st century. It's now the first in a five-part series, THE SURVIVOR COVENANT. The second in the series, The Archives Project, was published in June 2026. As well as speculative and dystopian fiction, I also write contemporary, historical and fantasy novels.
Jill Dobson's books
Genres: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+
The shocking events of the Thirtieth Anniversary have challenged the equilibrium of the Dome. Alone and haunted by a past she can’t remember, Claudia is relegated to the top-secret Archives Project. Her new friends are other system rejects who, like her, have been wiped and recycled. To regain her memories and learn what really happened on the Anniversary, Claudia has to trust someone she’s always feared. For the Dome community to survive, things have to change, but the system has to change too, and forces in the powerful Directorate are pushing back. But change is coming all the same. Betrayed and angry, what price will Claudia pay to know the full truth?
Genres: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Thirty years after the collapse of civilisation, a totalitarian survivor society lives on beneath a protective dome. Sixteen-year-old Claudia is curious about the decadent old world and why it destroyed itself, but there’s only one version of history—the Ideology—and it can’t be questioned. Her closest friend, Pierce, is recruited into the Mentargh, the ruthless organisation that controls the Dome. When free spirit Davina turns up to a party held to celebrate his promotion and provokes him, the fun turns dangerous. As a good junior citizen, Claudia should know better, but curiosity proves stronger than duty. Loyalties are tested, and she and her friends are drawn into a struggle over the future of the Dome. When another celebration turns violent, Claudia is forced to make a choice that will change everything. A YA/adult crossover dystopian novel about individuals and relationships under a totalitarian survivalist regime, The Inheritors is for readers of...