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Set in near-future Seoul, The Algorithm of Spring is a chilling literary novel about intimacy, conformity, and the quiet violence of optimisation. Maya Kim is an artist who has learned to live slightly out of sync with the world around her. When a ubiquitous new platform-designed to optimise love, careers, and social belonging-begins to shape everything from dating and beauty to marriage and reproduction, refusal is no longer a neutral act. It is a red flag. As friends, family, and institutions align themselves with the system, Maya finds that absence itself has become suspicious. Opportunities stall. Histories are rewritten. Even her most private choices begin to register as data anomalies in need of correction. The Algorithm of Spring explores a society where care is indistinguishable from control, and where opting out is reclassified as instability, inefficiency, or risk. Elegant, unsettling, and fiercely intelligent, this is a novel about what happens when freedom survives only as a rounding error.

In 2031, Joe Madrid stood at the pinnacle of human achievement-a trillionaire genius whose ThermoVeil invention saved Earth from a climate apocalypse eight years earlier, shielding the planet from grave global warming. Adored as a hero, he's rewritten humanity's future. But genius has a deadly cost. The device that's cooling the world is devouring Joe from within, its radiation gnawing at his cells. As his body fails, a ghost from his past reemerges, reigniting buried passions and shattering his ironclad control. Worse, the enemies he exposed in his rise -shadowy forces peddling doom for profit-now hunt him mercilessly. With time running out, Joe must unravel the ThermoVeil's fatal flaw, outmaneuver assassins in the dark, and confront the woman who could save or doom him. Survival demands everything: his mind, his empire, his heart. Or will the savior of Earth become its greatest cautionary tale?

In a world where people's futures exist as music only special "Listeners" can hear, a disgraced Listener discovers a boy whose future is completely silent. They uncover that an entity called The Archivist of nothing is erasing entire timelines to create a perfect, controlled reality. As people begin disappearing, she must decide: restore all lost futures and risk chaos, or let a flawless but freedomless world be completed ,until she learns she may have been The Archivist of nothing all along.

Ace Trakker is an alien bounty hunter... who also happens to be an alien. Does Ace have any issues with hunting his own kind? Not really, considering most of them are deranged and view humans as nothing more than a culinary delight. Plus, Ace is the reason they're free on Earth in the first place. Ace wasn't raised to have morals. Quite the opposite actually. Hanging out with humans for the last 60 years has twisted his mind. Now he actually... cares. Eww. Haunted by the overwhelming sense to make things right, Ace embarks on a journey to recapture all of the escapees from Area 51. When he encounters a species long thought extinct, he stumbles into a mystery that may involve members from his own home world. With the help of a few extraterrestrial and human friends, Ace will do his best to protect Earth. Hopefully the boneheads at the Men in Bla... correction... the Alien Investigation Bureau (they rebranded) won't get in the way so Ace can collect a decent paycheck for his troubles.

Captain Levi Metcalfe must lead what is left of life on Earth after a neutron star decimated the solar system. Can he get them to a new home before their luck runs out? Humans find out the hard way that you have to leave behind more than your family and home to preserve the race. Can Levi and Sonny, the ship's A.I. guide them to a new life, not just their old life on a new planet?

After a grueling solo operation just North of the Arctic Circle, Lieutenant Arithia Artyom Schekovich has made it out alive along with the rogue element and thorn in her side, Lyudmilla Poroshenko. A blizzard has forced them into an emergency cabin in the wilderness. What will come of this isolation? Part of the Quantum Wolf universe. Suggested Listening: Snowblind Legacy album by Au5 & Tasha Baxter

2047. The world is no longer broken-it's been bought. Water is owned. Air is regulated. Hope? Licensed by a single corporation: Glow-Tec. They promise salvation through Project Restoration-a plan to restore the Earth over 150 years while uploading the minds of the wealthy into designer bodies. A second Eden. Engineered. Controlled. Angel is the face of that future. Polished. Persuasive. Trusted. Until the dreams start. Visions of a world without pain... without sin... without choice. And the more he dreams, the more he sees through the illusion. When a nameless flyer and a mysterious dream reader enter his orbit, Angel uncovers a truth darker than extinction: Humanity isn't being saved. It's being stored. And waking up... might cost everything. ⸻ A.I. is the first story in the 9-part series Allusive Illusions. This is not just sci-fi. This is a reclamation of the soul.

Earth has been discovered by the Federation of Planets - and found wanting. Due to bureaucratic systems, Earth (translated by official documentation as Dirt) has been declared Non Compliant. This means that the largest hunting corporation in the Federation can send hunting safaris to have a fun time on Dirt. But Dirtlings are not your typical denizens that accept being hunted. They fight back! What to expect: A humorous story about a mix of the good, the bad and the stupid from a galaxy-spanning Federation of Planets when it discovers and clashes with the good, the bad and the stupid people and creatures of Earth. No mature content, strong language or graphic violence. Lots of world building with development of a multitude of characters from both sides of the meeting of them and us. Happy for comments and feedback. Feel free to share and if you enjoy the book, you will enjoy the roleplaying game on which it is based, Hunter Planet. A note about spelling: The cover probably gave it away, but this story uses Australian spelling, weights and measures and some light Australian slang.

Two months after Noah Tomery escaped the Topeka Region, Sophia Gray is completely alone. Lily's under house arrest. Miles has vanished. Her father might as well be a ghost. And Broden-her best friend-is hours away from execution. The government is watching Sophia's every move, but on the night Broden is set to die, she can't stand the silence. She risks everything to meet Lily and witness his final moments. Only...Broden doesn't die. He escapes. Now the State is hunting him-and Sophia knows she's next. Forced to run from the only home she's ever known, Sophia sets out across drug-ravaged cities with Lily and her loyal dog, Argos. Tomo loyalists promise to get them to the Raleigh Region, but Sophia quickly realizes not all of them have her best interests at heart. To survive, she'll have to face the truth about the clairvoyant drug, the tangled past that still controls her future, and the ruthless empire run by Noah's father. Some will live. Some will die. And Sophia's choices will decide which.

In a world of glitchy media feeds and political bugs, most people only hear the noise. But Jo hears Em. While Em navigates the cold, sterile labs of Nitrotech University, unfolding secrets of this reality while trying to make her own mark, Jo has always been the one to see the bigger picture, designing an apartment and a future that feels like a fortress against the decaying system outside. But as the assistant bots loop and the lavender filters fail, the quiet architecture of their survival begins to hum with a different frequency. It's a story of the friction between wanting to make a mark on the world. When everything you've ever wished for is finally within reach, you start to notice the small details: the chill in the office, the rhythm of digital locks, and the weight of a life built on manual overrides.

What if in the future they cure old age with a pill? Carolyn Deschaines is a woman who has lived too long, and after 150 years she has decided to gracefully 'die of old age,' but then she meets Theo and sparks fly. *Completed Short Story* First published in 2011 in the print magazine Tough Lit III (Adventures for the Average Woman).

MechaLove Inc. tells five interconnected stories from the Global Cities of Reality Alpha-0001-A - a part of the Fractal Multiverse. In the year 2086, between neon lights, technology, and loneliness, humans and machines search for closeness, meaning, and a place in life. A quiet, atmospheric short story about emotions that cannot be programmed.

NAME: HARTFORD, AVYLON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: CANADA. DATE: AUGUST 11, 2028 A terrible series of events have taken place all at once, all unexpected. Every country on the Earth's surface has been obliterated to dust by several nuclear bombs, all except Russia. In a time of crisis, only a small generation of teens born in the years 2009-2011 shall have a certain characteristics fit for restoring humanity. One representative from each country in the world has been hand selected based on their faults, their weaknesses, their Subordination. With the help of the Emergency Subordinate Defence Ministry, an army of 195 vengeful teenagers, armed and angry, seek to take down the Russian communist leader Ivan Bashmakov and get back at him for destroying the world as they knew it. Join 16-year-old Avylon Hartford in her journey through the halls of the E.S.D facility, training and preparing for the ultimate do or die battle in history. Throughout her fight, she meets other Subordinates who make her days in battle a little more bearable. Will their plan to save the world succeed, or will they fail to bring back order and justice?

"How long do we live?" I ask. "In all my years as president, no one has ever asked me that question. You can live for as long as you want my dear" In a society where humans are genetically created to be perfect in every way, a young girl realizes how corrupt it actually is. Can one girl change the system, or will she succumb to the ways of the 'Illicit Society' *Just to stop confusion as I am a complete dope who forgot to add it. The characters are supposed to start at 18 years old* *There are probably a lot of mistakes, and I currently don't have the time to properly edit. I will go through at the end and fully edit* [Cover was edited on photoshop by me, images found on google] Copyright © 2017, S.L.Tarbard

In this Ghost in the Shell (2017) film x Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex Anime crossover, In a multiverse where the line between human and machine blurs more with each passing day, Major Motoko Kusanagi of Section 9 finds herself facing an unprecedented threat-one that exists beyond the limits of her own reality. When an unknown force disrupts the fragile balance between cybernetic life and human consciousness, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with a variant of herself: Mira Killian, a cybernetic soldier from another world controlled by the corrupt Hanka Robotics. As the two versions of Motoko navigate their fractured identities and conflicting pasts, they uncover a vast conspiracy that threatens to erase free will across both of their worlds. Hanka Robotics has discovered the nexus-a digital anomaly capable of merging consciousnesses across the multiverse, creating a singular, controllable mind. If left unchecked, it could redefine existence itself, reducing individuality to nothing more than lines of code. Now, Motoko and Mira must confront the question that has haunted them both: What does it truly mean to be alive? As they battle their own fragmented memories, rogue AI, and cybernetic forces seeking to control them, the two women must find a way to destroy the nexus before it consumes them-and every version of themselves across reality. But to save the multiverse, they may have to erase everything they've ever been.

Quinn wants to escape her claustrophobic hometown after her father dies unexpectedly from a rare parasitic infection, and an internship filming feed in cities around the world for a software company developing a virtual running game seems like her ticket to run. When it turns out the company is owned by the father of a boy whose motives are murky, her departure leaves her best friend Toby feeling jealous and betrayed back home. As a research assistant for a local professor who believes parasitic infections may be being utilized as a biological weapon, Toby starts piecing together clues that suggest Quinn's father was murdered; a murder connected to the disappearance years before of his own father, a world-famous biomedical engineer on the cusp of a cure for infertility. Toby's investigation circles back to a shadowy pharmaceutical executive he discovers is stalking Quinn, and creates a game of cat and mouse where Toby faces either losing Quinn, or altering her very existence to save her; even as he grapples with the layers of meaning in the last question Quinn's dying father asked him: "Are you real?"

Teenage super soldiers Z-25 (A.K.A Hunter) and A-23 (A.K.A Esparonza) created to be the ultimate warriors. They have been locked away after being ordered to kill their own team members. Now, their only hope of freedom is to complete a series of life, or death games. Should they fail... ...well, let's just say they can't. Also, some chapters are split up. This is more for my benefit as it takes me a while to write sometimes. Updates are sporadic as of right now. COMMENTS AND VOTES ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

FIRST CAME THE DRAGONS When scientists brought everyone's favorite fairytale creature to life, people flocked to see them, including 17-year-old Zelda Rissland. THEN CAME THE PARASITE But scientists created more than just dragons-they created a deadly parasite. Wyrmrot, they later called it. First, it ate your brain, and then it made you eat other people's brains. NOW ZELDA MUST SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Separated from her family, the only person Zelda has left from her former life is her childhood friend turned boyfriend, Cooper Marotta. Together they've carved out a safe place for themselves in a world turned upside down, but when a zombie horde decimates their survivor group, they face a choice: attempt to rebuild or follow the mysterious coordinates that appeared on a construction sign. Zelda still hopes her family is out there somewhere and believes the coordinates might lead her to them. Cooper, however, thinks the coordinates will only bring trouble. When the remaining survivors vote to undertake the perilous cross-country journey, he attempts to deter them every step of the way. What Zelda discovers at their destination will test her loyalties and change everything she thought she knew about the apocalypse. Wyrmrot is a heart-stopping Young Adult Apocalyptic novel told in dual timelines. "Jurassic Park meets Resident Evil." This fast-paced tale of survival, secrets, and betrayal features dragons, zombies, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Erin Bowman's Contagion or Emily Suvada's This Mortal Coil. Cover design and illustration by Jeff Brown (www.jeffbrowngraphics.com) Available on Amazon in paperback, eBook, and Kindle Unlimited.

Certainly they could trust that those in power ultimately had the best interests of the people in mind, right? ~~~ Luna slouched low in her seat, staring at droplets of water that ran diagonally down the window of the bus. The sky was a flat, depressing grey and the incessant, soaking rain left her constantly chilled. It was a typical "liquid sunshine" day in the Pacific Northwest. They drove past a single tall scraggly tree on top of a hill shrouded in mist. The creepy tree was full of screaming crows. How could she hear them from inside the bus when she couldn't even seem to hear the voices of the kids around her? Geez, that was an awfully freaking dark image. She shivered and looked away. What did they call a group of crows again? Right, a murder of crows. Perfect. The weather was certainly the only thing that was typical these days, although you'd never know it by looking around the bus at most of the kids as they sat joking and gossiping with each other just like they had before... before that day everything had changed. Idiots.