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School of Secrets (The Perkins School for Self Improvement #1) by GoldenPen_
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- Highest ranking: #162 in Fantasy. - When high school sophomore Timothy Renner's parents decide to send him across the country to an elite boarding school, he expects a life filled with stuffy teachers and snobby peers. Upon arrival, Tim begins to see that the Perkins School for Self Improvement is no ordinary boarding school. Some students sneak away for bone chilling rituals, while others are prone to visions of the future. Death and destruction are descending upon Tim's new school, and secrets seem to lurk in every corner. Thrust into this new world, where superpowers exist in everyday life, Tim attempts to wrap his mind around events at the school while struggling with issues in his own family.
2050: Last Stand of the Hopeless by GoldenPen_
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2050: The year of the apocalypse. Treaties don't always mean peace. When one battle ends, many more find their beginning. As an epic power struggle surfaces among world leaders, one group of Superiors find themselves unwillingly drawn into the conflict. As one child receives news of his long-lost sister, the search for her may lead him and his friends into a realm of danger that not even the most talented can escape. In such a trying time, the most desperate must fight to survive. It is the last stand of the hopeless, who may prove stronger than anyone anticipated.
Remnants of Reality (The Perkins School for Self Improvement #2) by GoldenPen_
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- Highest ranking: #688 in Thriller. - This description contains spoilers. If you have not read School of Secrets, please do so before continuing. Sixteen-year-old Amber Greene, a sophomore at the Perkins School for Self Improvement, is having a hard time to say the least. She's dead, at least she was. Now, trapped in the darkness of her own mind, Amber struggles to keep a grip on her humanity. Following the events of School of Secrets, her friends are determined to save her, but can she be saved from herself? The headmaster's in over his head, and darkness has a tight grip on the Perkins School for Self Improvement. Still, the headmaster's nine-year-old daughter, a powerful wielder of elemental magic, believes there's a way to return Amber's lost humanity to her spirit. In the midst of a world that seems to be fracturing on all sides, Amber must decide whether to embrace her humanity, or to give in to the killer instinct that is newly ingrained in her. On top of that, Marco Wen and Yoshi Tanaka are at it again with their sinister plans, and it's up to Amber and her friends to take a stand. Can Amber find herself in time, or has she lost her grip on the remnants of reality?
2050: A Time of Courage by GoldenPen_
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-Highest rank: #38 in science fiction- ... Sixty seconds in today's world seems to feel like thirty, and you survive another year only to wish you hadn't. ... 2050: The year of the apocalypse. One girl swears she is losing her mind, ironic given the power she holds. Another is convinced her brother is dead, though somehow he's forced himself to continue hoping she is alive. One young teen made a mistake, and now he is being tortured by his own guilt, forced to watch three of his former allies suffer at the hands of his new group of companions. While the past, present, and future seem to haunt different members of the group, these may be the very least of their worries. Decisions will be made, for better or worse, the outcomes of which could leave the group lost in a sea of chaos. Old acquaintances pose deadly threats, and no one can anticipate the dangers lying in wait around every corner. It is a time of despair, yet a time of courage. In an era where only the strong survive, who will continue to move forward, and who will give up on the fight entirely? Written from February to October, 2017.
2050: The Beginning of the End by GoldenPen_
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-Highest rank: #24 in science fiction- ... I close my eyes again, wishing not for the first time that I could confess all my worries to an adult and have them tell me they know it'll be okay. Those days are gone, though. I have to be strong, have to be confident that everything will work out. No adult is coming to save me from the apocalypse. ... 2050: The year of the apocalypse. What would you do if you knew the world was crumbling around you? Would you fight to save a civilization that doesn't want to be saved? Eight children, each possessing a supernatural talent, are forced to ask themselves this question in the midst of death and destruction. While World War III rages on around them, and a race of undead mutants begins to take over, these children struggle to define good and evil and to choose a side in the fight. Written from November 2015 to January, 2017.