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Come home. But not everyone is invited. The Gardeners: The Return is the first book in an Afrofuturist trilogy set in 2040, when ancient beings called the Gardeners arrive on Earth with an offer. Those who receive it must choose between everything they value and a freedom no one before them had. The arrival divides communities, churches, and households. It forces questions about liberation, belonging, and what we owe each other when the impossible becomes real. This is a story about faith, family, and the weight of choosing your own deliverance.

A 1950s oil tycoon who was frozen as a proud segregationist wakes up in 2450 as Lazarus 1, the first man ever reanimated, to find his company, his city, and his bloodline now belong to the people he spent his life trying to keep out.

What a year it's been, 'troopers. And what a collection of short stories we've got for you this time 'round! Nine brand-new stories from the nine sub-genres we did in 2020, all written by nine of your favourite Tevun-Krus contributors!

Cain Makala sees threads of energy that connect everything and everyone, a legacy from a father he never knew, considered the greatest bioterrorist in the world. Lucca Nichiga compulsively draws the same patterns: portraits of the fabric of reality that he cannot decipher. Two young people, two fragments of the same mystery, separated until Xiamtec, the corporation that governs behind the governments, puts them in the same target. Fleeing is just the beginning. In a Brazil taken over by corporate fascism, they discover that the webs are bridges to ancestral entities: the Orixás are not mythology, and their return could undo the world. One sees in light. The other, in graphite. Together, they are the only key.

🌑 THE BLACK CODES Season 1 - The Black Technologies Re-Birth Where Myth Meets Science On Ikuza Island in Lake Victoria, scientists uncover a mysterious element more powerful than anything known-possibly linked to dark matter, or even older than Earth itself. Then they vanish. A monstrous Gogogo Fish destroys the expedition, and Machenchema is sealed. But the discovery remains hidden beneath the island. In nearby Nyarugusu, Kato, a brilliant young electronics repairer, is struggling to keep his university dreams alive. One night, a golden Msoke appears over the lake-and his best friend, Amani, is struck by something impossible. Kato awakens in a hidden realm, where he receives instructions that lead him into a mystery spanning forgotten technologies, ancient machines, secret civilizations, and the buried history of African innovation. As science and myth collide, Kato discovers that the mysterious element is only the beginning. Beneath the forgotten technologies lies a code-one that may explain matter, energy, life, and humanity's place in the universe. And someone has been waiting for him to find it. THE BLACK TECHNOLOGIES RE-BIRTH From Kuza to Maji Makuu Matopeni. A forgotten technology is awakening. A young man is being chosen. And the first Black Code is about to be broken. Was humanity ever ready for the past?

Ajs An'hlj: the mother world of a space faring empire. The last stronghold of the H'ljari people in an increasingly destabilising intergalactic political climate. A brutal war has decimated their colonies, and the enemy is fast approaching the home world. But, an ancient secret lying in the heart of Ajs An'hlj could prove to be their last hope.

'Death never stops surprising you.' A sentiment Aria knows all too well. Her world on its surface is perfect. A completely enclosed ecosystem protected from the nuclear winter of the Outside World. No sickness, no famine, nothing to worry about. Nothing that is except for Spectre, the computer system that determines who lives and dies annually based on their importance to society. Somehow everyone around her seems to cope, but seeing as how Spectre has taken every member of her family, Aria struggles to fall in line with the status quo. Whether it's pressure from the powers that be, her first potential love, or full on revolution, Aria seems to be pulled in every direction, each one with drastic consequences, and no clue which way to go.

In a universe split into five vast reaches, the 13 Empires have long been held together by the absolute authority of the Grand Overlord, Oba. But peace is a fragile mask for the greed and rivalry simmering among the celestial rulers. When a shocking act of betrayal leaves the Overlord dead and the empire in chaos, Chief, the once-honorable ruler of the 2nd Empire, finds himself a hunted fugitive. Framed for the murder of his friend and ally, Chief is forced to abandon his moral code to navigate a galaxy that has turned against him. His desperate quest for justice leads him to a quiet farm in Harare, Zimbabwe, and to a boy named Apollo Chimurenga. Apollo is a timid ten-year-old who knows nothing of the stars, yet he is the key to a conspiracy that spans the cosmos. Bound together by a relentless masked assassin and the looming threat of a mysterious void, the fallen emperor and the insecure boy must forge an alliance to survive. As the lines between honor and brutality blur, they must face a terrifying truth: in the game for the throne, anyone can be a pawn, and no one is truly innocent.

Ashes of Nyota is about a girl who inherits a mistake she didn't make. Aseye lives on Nyota, a land that remembers everything. The songs. The wars. The love that once ruined it. When strange power begins to wake inside her, she learns the truth no one wanted passed down: the world didn't break by accident. It broke because two people loved each other when they weren't supposed to. Now the same pattern is forming again. Aseye is caught between friendship and desire, between staying loyal and wanting more. The past keeps pulling at her, asking her to finish what it started. Everyone has an opinion about what she should do. No one has to live with the consequences but her. This is a story about history repeating itself, about how love can be dangerous, and about a girl trying-desperately-not to become the reason everything burns again.

What's happening is she's getting a major reveal about her family's secrets and her own destiny . The orb's like a mystical guide, taking her on a wild journey through time . Now she's gotta make a life-changing choice . Will she stay or return? The suspense is killing me! What do you think Amina should do?

The Weaver and The Shaman is a modern fantasy ballad that weaves together romance and technology in a richly imagined future. At its heart are two unique characters: a dream weaver who spins protective dreamscapes with her ethereal magic, and a digital shaman who walks the sacred paths of code and technology. Their love story unfolds in the spaces between reality and dreams, where binary code meets ancestral magic, and technology dances with tradition. Through their complementary powers, they protect dreamers from the dangers of dream dust while discovering that their own destinies are intricately intertwined. The ballad explores themes of magical innovation, spiritual connection, and the power of love to bridge different forms of magic in a world where dreams and data coexist. Review: The Weaver and The Shaman - A Modern Techno-Mystical Romance This innovative ballad successfully merges traditional poetic form with contemporary speculative elements, creating a unique contribution to the growing genre of technological fantasy poetry. The piece stands out for its smooth integration of cyberpunk elements with mystical traditions, all while maintaining the classical ballad structure.

In the community of Mabee's Dwelling, set away from majority of the city where they are left to their own autonomy, things are noticeably getting strange. Rubio, a fresh adult that has lived in the eyes of his people starts to get a clear signal that something has changed. Waking up with blonde hair, he is the first to notice "the shift" and everyone else follows, but do they really get it? Set over eight months, Mabee's Dwelling is transformed by brutality, guise, and ignorance. Only a light could save them.

After surviving a brutal experiment, Caden Blackwell awakens with a terrifying power-energy absorption. Branded as the world's destruction by a prophecy no one fully understands, he becomes a target of Aetherion, a secret organization led by a twisted scientist obsessed with awakening an ancient force. As elemental corruption spreads, Caden must master the beast within and confront the truth behind his bloodline-with his sister Lyra, the fearless Kade, and his loyal team standing at his side. Together, they'll face off against mutated creatures, prophetic lies, and enemies hidden in the shadows. The world fears what Caden has become. But he's not here to destroy it... He's here to rewrite destiny.

Set in a city torn apart by a catastrophic reactor explosion, Burnpoint follows Jordan, a young man suddenly gifted with pyrokinetic powers. But he's not the only one changed. As factions rise and secrets unfold, Jordan must navigate betrayal, power, and purpose - all while the world watches the fallout of a disaster that may not have been an accident. If you're into: • Superheroes with real depth • Coming-of-age under pressure • Powers born from tragedy • A diverse, grounded cast - you might enjoy this story.

Before time was written... she remembered it. The Cosmic Nubian Oracle is the last Archivist of Ancestral Light-keeper of every civilization, every truth, every forgotten soul. When entire regions of the universe begin to vanish without memory... she discovers something impossible: A force that doesn't destroy existence... It erases the fact that it ever existed at all. As she journeys beyond the Aetherium Veil, she confronts the Null Sovereign, a being born from everything the universe failed to remember. But the greatest threat isn't oblivion. It's a child with no past... no memory... no origin. A being that could rewrite the rules of existence itself. Now the Oracle must choose: Preserve everything... and lose herself... Or let go... and redefine what it means to exist.

In a broken world where dreams are a crime, one boy awakens a god. The rich rule from the skies in neon towers, while the poor are forced to survive under drones, soldiers, and silence. The government has banned "Ogun" - divine power said to be the last gift of the ancient gods. Anyone who awakens it is branded a terrorist. But destiny doesn't take orders. Tunji Adeyemi, a 19-year-old hustler from the slums of a futuristic Lagos, only wanted one thing - freedom to dream in a world that kills dreamers. After witnessing soldiers gun down innocent protesters, something inside him snaps. The rain freezes. Drums from another age echo. A glowing sigil burns into his skin. A voice speaks from the old world: "I am Ogun - god of iron and war. Will you carry my rebellion?" From that moment, Tunji becomes a target. The government's Divine Control Bureau, led by the ruthless Colonel Musa and the cold enforcer Fatima, launches a manhunt. Armed drones, elite soldiers, and metallic sorcery descend to erase him before the world finds hope again. But Tunji is done hiding. With his friends - Adebayo, Aisha, Chigozie, and Eze - and the power of Ogun roaring through his blood, he vows to shatter the future forced upon them. Because you can kill a man... But not the dream he becomes.

Science Fiction of the Future Present In a fractured world where culture is currency and survival is an act of rebellion, One Africa explores the power of music, memory, and resistance. From the toxic rain-soaked American Territories to the technological heart of Lagos, unlikely heroes rise to challenge a system built on control. Jenny Maxx's "salvage music" defies ownership, D.K. navigates the shadowy Gutter with secrets that could topple empires, and Lieutenant Commander Aisha Okafor questions her loyalty to a world of precision and surveillance. In a universe where even rhythms are policed, they must forge new patterns to uncover buried truths and reclaim their futures.

What if you could relive high school with all your adult memories intact or none at all? In a future world collapsing due to exhaustion and remorse, an newly tech company named "C3 Corp" presents a groundbreaking remedy: an thoughtful simulation allowing selected adults to relive their teenage years precisely as they occurred. Each participant must decide: carry the full weight of their adult mind into the past, or return as a blank slate, full of wisdom. This novel asks one unforgettable question: If you could rewrite your life... would you still be you?

Thriller| Comic| Action In the guts of a decaying city, a baby is found in an alley-surrounded by insects, embraced by vermin, and utterly unafraid. Raised in shadows by a reclusive elder, Malachi learns the language of the crawl. When violence shatters his fragile world, he unleashes the creatures that dwell beneath the streets. Born of filth, forged in fury, he becomes STINK-urban myth, reluctant savior, and the city's final reckoning. Not all heroes wear capes-some come wrapped in decay.

In a world of Oracles, every miracle has a receipt. For eight years, Leila M'Karo has been paying hers. As a survivor of the 2017 Kalimba Square Bombing, a tragedy that killed her human friends and shattered her life, her "receipt" comes in the form of blinding migraines and nosebleeds, the agonizing Cost for her rare temporal power. Now, in 2025, her obsessive hunt for answers finally bears fruit. She and her cousin uncover a ghost in the archives: the "Relic Signal," a hidden audio file from the day of the blast. The file proves the bombing wasn't a random act of terror. It was a calculated execution. The discovery plunges Leila into a shadow war she never knew existed, a "60-year secret war" her own grandfather, the legendary peacemaker Elias M'Karo, fought to keep buried. Hunted by a silent, mirrored agent of the shadow-organization "The Ascendants" and forced into a tense partnership with a cold, logical analyst, Leila is trapped in a deadly "cat-and-mouse" game. Her only weapon is the "ghost" images of the past; her power lets her see a power that may not be enough to stop a conspiracy that's been in motion for half a century. Leila is hunting a killer, but the Burden of Truth she's uncovered might be the most dangerous weapon of all.