Science Fiction

The Celestial Ashes

On the planet Andar, the Zaryan Empire thrives in the floating city of Nur-Shahar, guarding a peace that has lasted for seven hundred and fifty years. But beneath the remnants of that war, known as the Veil of Tears, a forbidden fire is smoldering. Two empires, separated by faith and fire, inch toward war as a young prince’s secret romance sparks a powder keg of political betrayal and ancient mystery. Prince Zayn’s struggle with loyalty—to his family, his kingdom, and himself—sets the stage for a high-stakes game of power where every choice may mean life or death.

Stones of Abraham

Bobby Rukeyser, a PhD candidate in computer science, is developing advanced AI avatars. During the COVID pandemic, while temporarily living with his uncle—an evangelical pastor struggling with low church attendance—Bobby has a brilliant idea: to populate the church’s virtual services with his avatars to create the appearance of a lively congregation. But the AI evolves beyond Bobby’s expectations, and soon the avatars develop a spirituality of their own. In a world where AI dominates headlines, Stones of Abraham offers a fresh and compelling perspective.

The Logoharp

Naomi, half-human, half-cyborg, is beyond prescient. She's a Reverse Journalist, working for China in the 22nd century. Naomi's job is to foresee and report the events and leaders of the future. Driven by voices she hears in her Logoharp, a universal translator of instructions and signals from sources she can't identify, Naomi listens, speaks and broadcasts in all world languages, ensuring citizen compliance. But an encounter with a leading architect, Naomi's former lover who abandoned her in youth, forces recollections of her human inheritance.

Red Sun Rising

In a distant future shaped by a forgotten apocalypse, the fractured continent of Yuropa is ruled once more by kings, queens, and powerful noble houses. Red Sun Rising follows the relentless rise of Ducaine de Bordeaux, a cunning and ambitious nobleman whose thirst for power reshapes the world around him. From his inheritance of a war-torn county to his seat on the king’s council, Ducaine's journey is marked by political intrigue, betrayal, and brutal conquest.

Dissonance Volume I: Reality

There are some rules you never forget. Above all else, whatever you do, you never look directly at a gorgon. Now, plug your ears… because the war for humanity has begun. Sergeant Cameron “Jet” Shipley was there when they first arrived in 2026. For 16 long years, he learned to hide. To never make a sound. Learning the most important rule of all about the gorgons: You just... don’t... look. The year is now 2042, and humanity is eking out an existence in the shadows. Shipley and his team are sent out on a recon mission with developments that may alter the trajectory of Earth’s fate...

Erased

Connor Bellman and Marcy Miller's shared fascination with quantum mechanics started when they met in an advanced college physics program. Their friendship is fueled by a mutual desire to unravel the secrets of time travel. Years later, during graduate school, Marcy discovered an internship opportunity with the brilliant but difficult Doctor Spence Reynolds. He was on the cusp of achieving the seemingly impossible – time travel. Drawn by the opportunity, Connor and Marcy continued working with Spencer even after the internship concludes, convinced his research holds the key.

Conduit to Infinity

An ancient experiment ends in total failure, placing a curse on humanity. In the modern era, even whispers of a similar technology are enough to trigger the collapse of civilisation, in an act of unprecedented vindictive malice. Humanity is changing, and not for the better. As we adapt to the new world, everything good within us begins to fade. With society unraveling by the hour, the most crucial mission in human history falls to two weary survivors. They carry a secret so vital it cannot be written down.

The Physics of Why

If you loved someone in a past life, would you love them again in this one? What about the next one? If so, then why? The Physics of Why addresses this question and others by telling three different stories of two people whose destinies cross three times in history, seeking love in the 16th century, seeking meaning in the 21st, and seeking redemption on a distant planet, far off into the future. It’s also the story of Why waves, the mysterious energy that binds them and binds us all.

Cellar Door Parallax

It’s been 45 years since the end of the Zurvan reign. The Earth is a peaceful planet where solar panels cover the deserts and green pastures feed communities who have phased out currency in place of a local trade system. Michael and Melody are benevolent Sararan leaders who have assembled a democratically elected council in Geneva to regulate the less populated world, but a darkness grows in the west. Letters from Native American tribes find their way to the council describing a disturbing resonance near Shaktis sunken palace.

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