Science Fiction

by Janice Hardy

The world changed when the protected became the prey. Shawna always wanted to be a Hunter, scouring the ruins of Atlanta for the supplies to keep her block—and her people—alive for another year. But a stupid, “one Hunter per family” rule keeps her sidelined while her brother lives *her* dream.  When a Hunter falls and no one else is brave enough to take his place, she gets a chance to prove herself. She quickly realizes facing the mutant dogs that have claimed the city isn’t a game. And maybe being the Doc’s apprentice isn’t so bad after all.

by Christina Farley

*What was buried is awakening…* Do not question the Paladins.\ Do not cross into the Wilds.\ Do not seek the Magic. Tara has spent her life following those rules. On an island where obedience is survival, she’s learned to swallow her doubts, hide her powers, and pretend Eden is the paradise everyone claims it to be. But a secret always has a pulse. And Eden’s secrets are starting to beat louder. When Tara is chosen to train as one of the isle’s revered Paladins, she believes she can make a difference. But the moment she steps inside the Paladin stronghold, her whole world turns upside-down. Tor, the man she confessed her love to, is haunted by secrets he refuses to share. Rune, another trainee, starts to awaken feelings in her that are both thrilling and terrifying. And there are whispers of rebellion and forbidden passageways that lead to dangerous secrets. So when Tara discovers something she wasn’t meant to find, it shatters the foundation of everything she believes. Now she’s trapped between loyalty and truth, two men with different agendas, and an island she swore to protect. Darkness is rising. Magic is awakening. But her people are dying. Tara must become the Paladin she was destined to be or lose everything she loves.

by John Singh

Emerald lives by routine. Aging and alone, she anchors herself in ordinary rituals, and takes comfort in revisiting the moments that shaped her life: love, ambition, grief, and a quiet sense of purpose. For Emerald, memory becomes both refuge and escape, but past and present begin to blur as the nature of Emerald’s true predicament comes clear. Tender, cerebral and deeply human, *Where the Day Takes You* explores what it means to keep going when time itself has become unreliable … and whether choosing where to be is the same as choosing how to live.

by Marcus Redfield

**Elena Vance** has worked at The Threshold for twelve years. Her job: monitoring for breaches and coordinating containment. She's good at it—clinical, efficient, detached. She's seen reality fold in on itself, watched people forget impossible things they witnessed, helped smooth over the seams. She believes in the mission: consensus must be maintained, or everything falls apart. Then her daughter starts drawing things that haven't happened yet. At first, Elena rationalizes. Children have active imaginations. The drawings are coincidences. But the details are too precise, the events too specific. Her daughter isn't predicting the future—she's *choosing* it. Believing it into existence with the unshakeable conviction only a child possesses. According to Threshold protocol, Elena knows exactly what must be done with individuals who can unilaterally reshape reality. She's ordered it herself, dozens of times. Now she has to decide: protect the consensus that keeps the world stable, or protect her daughter from the organization Elena has served her entire adult life. As Elena digs deeper, she discovers her daughter may not be an anomaly at all—but the result of deliberate manipulation. Someone is awakening Believers. And Elena's daughter might be the first success in a plan to unmake everything The Threshold has built.

by Marcus Redfield

Elena grew up in a household where denial was the primary coping mechanism. Her father was an alcoholic who everyone pretended was fine. Her mother maintained a fiction of normalcy with exhausting precision. Elena learned early that reality is what you agree not to see. She was recruited by The Threshold at 26, identified during a psychological screening for a government contractor position. The screener noticed something unusual: Elena could describe inconsistencies in witness testimonies with uncanny accuracy. She could see when stories didn't fit. The Threshold recognized this as latent Doubter potential and offered her a choice: join them, or forget they existed. She chose to see. Twelve years later, she's one of their most effective field coordinators. She's contained seventeen breaches, managed over two hundred witness modifications, and written three protocols still in active use. She's also slowly disappearing. Each year, the world feels less real. Colors seem slightly desaturated. Conversations feel scripted. She tells herself it's just the job. She doesn't believe herself. Her marriage ended four years ago. David couldn't understand why she was always distant, always watching, never fully present. She couldn't explain that she'd forgotten how to stop analyzing reality long enough to live in it. She got custody of Maya and relocated to the Pacific Northwest—officially for remote monitoring duty, unofficially to escape.

by Michael Storm

In 2045, the world is divided into isolated city-states, each controlled by a different corporation. Radio host Marcus Chen broadcasts the truth from his hidden station, the last free voice in a world of propaganda. But when he uncovers evidence of a conspiracy that could change everything, he must choose between safety and the truth - even if it means his own death.

by Michael Storm

In Neo-Tokyo 2087, corporate megacorps control every aspect of life. Kira Tanaka, a freelance hacker with illegal neural implants, discovers a conspiracy that could destroy the fragile peace between humans and AI. But when she digs too deep, she becomes a target for both the corporations and the underground resistance - and neither side wants her alive.

by Michael Storm

Captain Elena Vasquez leads humanity's first expedition beyond the known galaxy. But when they discover an ancient alien civilization that predates humanity by millions of years, they must decide: are these beings friends, enemies, or something far more dangerous?