Like all citizens of the Protected States of America, Paul has lived his entire life within the confines of one of the government-run safety towers. A gifted student and model citizen, he has always diligently followed all of the guidelines prescribed by the experts, but a chance encounter with a dangerous old man threatens to change everything. Will he continue to put his safety first, or will his newfound hunger for the truth lead him into the danger outside the walls of Tower 440?

At what point do scientific advancements become unethical? Is the opportunity for an easier life worth more than the one who gave it? The intelligence of the brain is a great strength, but the weakness of the heart is a person's biggest downfall. When grief clouds judgment, it threatens to drag many to the depths of hell. The apple of one young man's eye might be among the crowd, even against her will. Regardless of the odds, he won't rest until he sees her smile. Achievements~ 🏅 Added to Dystopocalypse reading list by @ScienceFiction 05/11/26 🏅Round three Ambys 2025 qualifier 🥇In the short story category for the 2025 Turtle Awards

Before the disappearances shake the world, life still feels ordinary. In different corners of the globe, people wake up to routines they believe will last forever-unaware that their final normal days are slipping away. Minneapolis, Samuel works long hours trying to repair broken relationships, believing he still has time to make things right. In London, Amelia pushes through nursing school while hiding a secret that could change her future. In São Paulo, Thiago drifts between jobs and bad decisions, hoping the past won't catch up to him. And in Jerusalem, Pastor Mikhael wrestles with doubts he can't admit, even as tensions rise around him. They live thousands of miles apart. They don't know each other. But their lives are moving toward the same moment-one that will connect them forever.

Part 1 of The Forgotten Flame Trilogy. The world ended not with fire, but with silence - the silence of forgotten prayers, of vanished churches, of a God no one remembers. In the ruins of Velmira, faith is outlawed. Knowledge is implanted. And the voice that guides mankind is artificial. NUMEN sees all, controls all... until one boy reads what should not exist. Lukanga Zimani was never meant to find the last Bible. He was never meant to awaken. But prophecy never dies - it only waits.

When spoiled Prince Waylan is sent to a monastery to cure his mischief, an ambush leaves him lost, amnesiac, and mistaken for a shoemaker's apprentice. As he fumbles through labor, exile, and the disdain of a girl who sees right through him, the kingdom begins to unravel. As two kingdoms are caught in a generational war, evil King Thrustborne seeks to destroy the true heir to his throne, hidden somewhere in Waylan's homeland. One of the prince's five childhood companions-a charming knight, a musical archer, a female blacksmith, a lady dragonmaster, or a humble shoemaker's daughter-may hold the key. Now, they must join together to save their world. In a tale of mistaken identities, medieval robots, and trainable dragons, Waylan must decide who he is without a crown-and whether legacy is something you claim, or something you earn. An original story, not a fanfic, mild battle action, clean romance, suitable for all ages. Book 1 in Ark & Wist Books series. A saga, moving through generations. 1: The Prince of Thickwood Forest 2: A Thief Most Noble 3: A Dare for North (in planning) Prequel: With No Prince to Lead Them (in planning/ drafting stage)

Three Visions of Faith, Fire, & Futurism. A collection of three sci-fi and horror stories.

The last person alive that he loved was the one who betrayed him. He lost everything in the apocalypse. His family. His friends. His world. God sent him back. Reborn one year before the game that ends the world, Ben remembers everything. This time will be different. That was the plan. Until the angels. Until a girl he had never met who felt like someone he had lost. Now Ben must choose between what he thinks he knows, what his faith demands, and what his heart still remembers. **What to expect:** - Weak-to-strong progression - Game-lit and RPG elements - Heavy Christian themes - Slow-burn romance Updates every other day. Read ahead at patreon.com/JamesEDean

|Book One of The Soul-Bound Chronicles| Classic J-RPG and anime elements collide with the Young Adult fiction writing style in this modern fantasy book following Josh Davidson, a teenage boy whose life flips upside down when he becomes soul-bound to a dragon ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Magic, heroes, dragons. Josh Davidson has seen it all-in video games and movies, of course, because they would never be anything but fiction. Yet his dreams are slipping into reality, he is experiencing sudden energy surges, and a persistent voice is taking residency in his head. All of the insanity explodes when his bully goes on a murderous rampage, and the only one who can stop him is a beautiful girl wielding a bow and shooting magical ice arrows. The experience leads Josh to the truth: he's a Paladin, someone soul-bound to a dragon. Not only does he now have a dragon reaching into his thoughts, but the new status comes with magical powers meant to help him in his fight against the forces of darkness. Josh is more than eager to hone his new skills and help the Paladins in their fight, but the darkness they face is rising from its slumber, intent on destroying the Paladins and everything they stand for. Josh will have to learn fast, because the most important decisions are those he cannot escape. Decisions that risk not only the war which the Paladins fight, but the very people he holds dear. ➢ Word Count: 130,000 - 135,000 ➢ Amazing cover made by Dayisdemigod ➢ Featured in Fantasy account's Young Adult Fantasy Reading List ➢ Featured in YASciFantasy account's Quests & Queens - Fantasy Adventure Reading List ➢ The Fiction Awards 2019 Best Fantasy Winner ➢ Editor's Pick Featured January 2021

*ONGOING (WEEKLY UPDATES)* Sequel to 'Chronicles of Flames' The flames of Leviathan and his demonic horde are extinguished... Or so she thinks. After a long time of waiting, another rare gem with latent supernatural abilities is born into the world through Ella. What happens when the boy child of the former chosen one of the Seven Seas becomes the next target of the forces of darkness? What happens when Mergirlina evolves into a more vicious water goddess and re-emerges with the aim of ruling the Seven Seas and getting her revenge on Ella? A teenage boy who loves Jesus and is on a quest for his true identity. A broken girl, from another part of the world, torn about which side to choose. Generational family ties and secrets that tip the balance. One thing is certain. Things are not always what they seem; be careful who you choose to side with. Chronicles of the Seven Seas raises the stakes of spiritual battle higher than you've ever known.

Something is wrong with the patients in Project Echo. The data doesn't add up. The results don't make sense. And no one at Cryonix Labs is asking the right questions - except Gabriel Blackwood. Then his godfather hands him a dead woman's Bible, and the margins are full of warnings that should be impossible. Symbols that mirror modern algorithms. Numbers - 3.33, 6.66, 9.99 - recorded decades before the program existed. His grandmother saw this coming. She tried to leave him a map. Now Gabriel has to decide what he actually believes, because whatever is inside Project Echo doesn't care whether he has faith or not. It's already moving.