Cli-fi Stories

Shortlisted for a national award, and now a published book on Amazon! This Wattpad version is now a free preview of a book described as "Mad Max crossed with the Magic School Bus" ... read on to find out more! ***** If it hadn't been for the man in white body paint appearing out of the darkness, my Bus would now be a broken steel carcass in a smoking hole. Someone set a landmine in ambush for the Library vehicle, a mobile repository of information saved from before the War. A beacon of knowledge in the ashes of civilisation, and my sole responsibility. Someone tried to take it from me. To stop the flow of free information. To steal from the people scratching out a living on the dusty frontier, just one cloudship delivery away from desiccation. Now, other Keepers are missing. And not just Keepers. People have been disappearing from camps and settlements scattered across the outback. Why didn't we know about it? The Library is supposed to know everything. That's its whole purpose, to save and share knowledge. Isn't it? I have to warn New Pearth. After all, this is what I was trained for. Though the Library could never have predicted a plot this savage, or this well-organised.But first, with only a psychotic ex-slave and a digital ghost to help, I have to survive the trip... ***** The Knowledge Keeper is perfect for fans of speculative fiction who are looking for a fresh, more optimistic and less dystopian take on a post World War Three and climate change action thriller. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, from cranky airship pilots, snarky AIs, and badass teenage warrior librarians to a snakeskin-tattooed soldier called Gladys, it's been described as "Mad Max meets The Magic School Bus" -- you've never read anything like this before! Contains medium violence, mild language and drug references. Suitable for ages 13 and older.

The year is 2030, and climate change is making life on Earth more challenging. Fourteen-year-old Jasmine Guzman is struggling to come to terms with the abduction of her twin sister, Jade, and her mother's illness. Things go from bad to worse when a series of bizarre occurrences make Jasmine wonder if she's losing her mind. But, with help from Raphael, a boy at her new school, Jasmine learns she actually has special powers that are putting her life in danger. Most surprising, she learns that her sister isn't actually missing ... Jasmine just needs to look in the right place: The-Place-in-Between, where the demons dwell.

Rio de Janeiro, 2952. In the rubble of a dead city, researchers find a domestic robot with fragmented memories of decades of collapse. Through its recordings, a disturbing truth emerges: the end didn't come all at once. It came slowly. Pill by pill. Wall by wall. Silence by silence. Between screens that replaced windows and flowers that grow where they shouldn't, a family disintegrates while the world crumbles. But the robot saw something the researchers don't yet understand-something about the drug called "flower," about the walls that became communities, about the day when everyone stopped recognizing each other. Some memories shouldn't be recovered.

Stage to unprecedented writings focusing on imperial thoughts composed into a subtle situations that collide with creativity of Positive impact on unknown scale .

Lyra, a fearless teenager, is about to challenge the traditions of a society where women have chosen to exclude men in order to live in harmony with bears...

A climate fiction mystery involving a teacher at the end of their career and a student who has been missing for several weeks.

The battle to live in sync with nature may not be with the planet… This short story is derived from “Adaptation”, a social-philosophy eco-fiction novel. It endeavours to convey how humans attempt the task of adapting to their environment.

Ever since climate change has begun to disrupt everyday life for more and more people, climate disasters have made kids disappear. Where are all of the children displaced by Hurricane Katrina? Have we fully accounted for the families leaving the American Midwest due to prolonged droughts? How do you keep track of climate refugees if they are not old enough to vote? This novel tells the story of two perspectives on this issue: a teacher and a teenager. K is living in the burnout lane of working as a teacher in the 2050s. Artificial intelligence has changed the field of teaching so much that K barely recognizes his role as an educator anymore. V is a teenager who fell through the gaps after climate disasters. Access to technology in a changing world of values and norms makes her grow up fast, hopefully before it's too late.

A gripping, post-apocalyptic survival story that explores themes of despair, ingenuity, and the resilient power of community in a world ravaged by environmental collapse.

In the second book of the Daughters of Light series, the demon-hunted Seers are in a race against time to return a stolen ring. Twin sisters Jade and Jasmine are finally together after a five-year separation, but there's no time to enjoy the reunion. As Seers, the sisters are being hunted by demons spilling through the rift, and the city is on high alert against terrorism threats. The Protectors at Beaconsfield have gathered as many Seers as possible, as the countries that haven't been destroyed by climate change are starting to close their borders to refugees. On top of it all, Jasmine discovers that someone has stolen a ring with the power to control the demons, and the Final Battle between the Daughters of Light and the forces of darkness is approaching more quickly than anyone predicted.

In a world suffocated by perpetual smoke, where the blue of the sky exists only in forbidden photographs and what remains of the planet agonizes under layers of pollution and lies, a seven-year-old girl holds in her eyes something everyone believed lost: hope. Alicia grows up between shadows and secrets. Her mother carries two lives imprisoned in her gaze. Her father is only a vague memory, perhaps manipulated, perhaps real. And the Writings - the only permitted truth - dictate what can be said, thought, remembered. But Alicia knows too much for her age. She knows what mustn't be spoken. She knows that some questions are dangerous. And even so, she continues pointing to the dark sky, asking: "What do you think it was like?" Between toxic fogs that swallow everything like sticky fingers, fragments of a forbidden past, and the suffocating awareness that every word matters, Alicia must discover what really happened to the planet - and to the people who once dared to tell the truth. But in a world where even innocence can be manipulated, can a small child challenge the system that imprisons humanity? A visceral and thrilling dystopia that will leave you breathless. If you love stories of survival, silent resistance, and characters who carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, prepare to dive into a dark universe where each chapter reveals one more layer of mystery - and danger.

Beneath the relentless sun of the Crimson Waste, where rain had become a myth whispered in hushed tones, a young nomad named Lyra dared to dream of a wetter past. Consumed by a fascination with relics of a forgotten age, she unearths a hidden technology promising to resurrect the life-giving tears of the sky. Met with doubt and forced to brave treacherous journeys, Lyra awakens a dormant machine, unleashing not only rain, but unforeseen threats. With unwavering resolve and resourceful adaptation, the nomads transform the Waste, carving a verdant legacy from the ashes. Yet, the whispers of the silent rain serve as a constant reminder - even in the most desolate landscapes, hope, like the tears from the sky, can bloom anew.

"Shadows Over Green Horizons" unveils the gripping tale of Zalika Nkosi, a brilliant orphan on a quest to save a dying Earth. Set in 2057, the narrative blends biotechnology and ecological challenges, exposing corporate greed. Through Zalika's 365-day journey, readers witness her evolution, friendships, and triumphs. Themes of resilience, corruption, and the power of truth echo in an epistolary style. The narrative promises an intricate dance of science, suspense, and the indomitable human spirit, leaving readers captivated by the quest to revive a world teetering on the brink.

An oncoming reporter finds out a government secret she wasn't meant to find. In a world of pollution, poverty, and societal corruption, she finds out more about the world she lives in... and what dwells inside of her.