NOTE: WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON ROYALROAD A ragtag gang of survivors, scraping out a living in the jungles of prehistory. An apex predator, hardened by the wild and viciously defending his throne from competitors and the elements alike. A strange, unnatural liquid, lurking in the cracks and cobbles in the earth, taking its toll on the world around it. The remains and relics of an ancient yet advanced society, whose greed and ignorance led to the downfall of their most prized creation. One mystical link connects them all. A mysterious island, shrouded in mystery and sinisterness, revealing horrors beyond the teeth and claws of its saurian inhabitants. Man and Beast collide in an epic arms race for survival on the ISLE OF THE EXTINCT! COVER CREDITS GO TO @SomeTroll Achievements: *FIRST PLACE in The Eternity Awards 2020 *Third place in The Wildwood Awards 2020 in the Sci-fi category *Second place in The Gen Z Awards 2020 in the sci-fi category *Second place in The Bridge to Fantasy Awards 2020 in the sci-fi category PRAISE FOR ISLE OF THE EXTINCT: "There is real effort in skill being put into this and it is unlike anything I have ever read on this site...9/10 would recommend... "...fast-paced...incredibly descriptive...give yourself a ride into this thriller!" "...writing style is amazing..." "Excellent! I want more!" "...fleshed-out characters..." "Effective and well-written imagery..." "...top-notch description..." "Anyone who is even remotely into science fiction and is not reading this is missing out..."

A secret program in the United States seeks to replace human militaries with artificial intelligence-driven machines, but the machines aren't so willing to play along. *** Picture a world where humans no longer fight wars. No more families missing loved ones. No more veterans with lifelong mental and physical scars. No more conscription. For the super-secret End of War Project inside the United States government, such a reality is already here. The project models out how artificial intelligence can overcome dangerous and morally sensitive war scenarios with algorithms and automation. The centerpieces are "autonomous combat machines," or ACMs, that look like humans but function like supercomputers. After a string of brilliant successes in the field of combat, the End of War Project is preparing to reveal itself to the public, but something unusual stands in the way. Against their programming, the ACMs start exhibiting all-too-human signs of apprehension, guilt and compassion as they're pushed to perform ever more extreme tasks. The human leaders of the End of War Project race to find who "hacked" the ACMs, but what they find is even more startling--and revealing--than they could ever imagine. ***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction***

Language warning for the actual novel. Paragon. A dying galaxy, exhausted of all but the most basic natural resources and home to three failing superpowers. A great war tore the galaxy apart two and a half centuries ago, and still, the scars are vivid. Much of the surviving population toils under regimes ensnared in endless rings of bureaucracy, inaction, and corruption - under regimes that have forgotten them. Carok. Paragon's savior, and Paragon's reservoir. For two hundred years, Carok has been bled dry by the survivors of Paragon. For two hundred years, Carok has been powerless to stop them, keeling to the brutality and militarization of Paragon's endlessly-warring nations. For two hundred years, insurrections and uprisings have been mercilessly crushed in the name of the greater good - in the name of Paragon. As Paragon spirals into a new depression and Carok's strength develops under the corruption and ignorance of Paragon's protectorate fleets, the fragile peace between the two galaxies is flung headlong into a critically unstable situation - a situation that it was never expected to endure.