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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.

Everyone at Ashford Magnet knows the rule: when a new app promises scholarships, perfect grades, and dream internships... you tap ACCEPT ALL and don't ask questions. Mara does ask questions. She reads the Terms & Conditions-and finds a line that doesn't belong: "By accepting, you grant conditional ownership of one (1) future regret, redeemable at the Company's discretion." Then, at a midnight "feature update" party, a dead account posts a black-screen story: last seen online 3 seconds ago Anyone who watches gets 72 hours. Because watching isn't a curse. It's a signature. Soon, students start trading pieces of themselves without realizing it-memories, fear, friendships, even years of their future-in exchange for perks that feel like survival. People "glitch" out of photos. Names vanish from attendance. Family members forget the ones they love mid-sentence. And every time Mara tries to opt out, the world quietly punishes her... like the system is rewriting her future. Mara forms a secret group to investigate: The Terms & Conditions Club-five teens with different deals and dangerous secrets. But the deeper they dig, the worse the truth becomes: some contracts were signed years ago... by their parents. The consent is inherited. To save the people already signed away, Mara may have to do the unthinkable-accept on purpose... and rewrite the rules from inside. Genre: Near-Future Tech Thriller • Mystery • Dark Academia • Internet Horror Updates: Fast episodes. Big twists. Screenshot-worthy "evidence." Warning: This story may make you read the fine print.

With the recent end of Albion in London, a new company emerges in the most oddest of places. Phoenix, Arizona. With the very small presence of Dedsec in Arizona, this new company sees an opportunity to take control of the desert. Dedsec is immediately alerted but needs some help gaining strength to stop the desert from being taken over by illicit companies. Starting with a call for some help by some nearby coastal friends...

I was transformed by experimental nanotechnology. Now I have to testify to prove I'm human, not the property of the corporation that engineered me, even if telling the truth means condemning myself for my past crimes.

As it turns out, the giant aliens that invaded Earth 15 years ago think humans are really cute. That's why, for the last five years, Dee has lived as a beloved pet, enjoying the warmth, safety, and pheromone secretions of her squid-like alien owner. It's a life most survivors would die for, but Dee wants out. When a new pet arrives in Town chasing rumors of a mythical sanctuary free from alien interference, Dee decides to trade her climate-controlled home for the unknown of the Outside. --------- This is an original work of fiction under copyright by me. Hay también una version en española aquí: https://www.wattpad.com/story/405708467-manual-de-manejo-humano

At its heart, Mina's Star is a near-future science fiction epic about the consequences of nuclear appeasement and the collapse of global deterrence. The story begins with a single spark that grows into a storm, a world where secrets hidden in the sky ignite rivalries on the ground. From quiet observatories to glittering galas, from the shadows of interrogation rooms to the roar of drone swarms, every moment builds toward a reckoning no nation can escape. The question is not only who holds power, but what price is paid to preserve it. Set in a future scarred by betrayal and shifting alliances, Mina's Star explores the fall of the old nuclear order and the rise of the Charter, a borderless movement redefining what sovereignty means. Across continents and oceans, spies, soldiers, scientists, and visionaries are drawn into a struggle between collapsing empires and emerging ideals. As intelligence wars erupt in Europe and corporate powers reshape humanity's destiny, hidden technologies threaten to upend the balance of deterrence itself. This near-future political thriller blends hard science and human drama, weaving together themes of peace, power, and moral rebirth. Each character carries secrets, loyalties, and choices that will determine whether humanity falls into ruin or builds a foundation strong enough to reach the stars.

WARNING: Violence and sex on the dark side. 16 & up -- NOT for younger teens! Dax Changer doesn't know how old he is. He grew up hard, raised by prostitutes and junkies in the District. He's out now -- his agent got him a gun and jobs killing assholes for cash. But something goes bad on a job, and now Dax is in big trouble, with only his two friends around to help -- tech stud Skatch and Tracy the whore. ...Oh, yeah, Dax likes eggs for breakfast.

"Are you ready? Can we begin?" "Yes, of course. But that cretin over there - is he just going to stand there like a statue and gawk?" "For God's sake, have at least a shred of respect..." "Mr. Finch, let us not be distracted by details..." "Fine. To hell with you. Ask your questions.." "What will I find if I open the spine and peer inside?" "I wouldn't venture to claim that you will derive pleasure to the extent you expect to derive it, if you catch my meaning. This story, strange and abnormal, leads through twisted labyrinths into the depths of monstrous childhood traumas and reflects the essence of modern society and every modern family in Little Gamp, which - despite the temptation to appear normal - certainly hides a couple of filthy secrets behind its doors that are better left unknown." "Every element, every character, and their objective perspective on the world is but a single frame in the overall picture of a story that, by all appearances, took shape long before the start of the events described in this work, yet which will continue to evolve and live in light of the decisions already made by our protagonists" "The mass murder at the Octopus restaurant" "A mystical operation in deep space to identify a strange SOS signal echoing from the depths of the galaxy" "The agitation and exigency of a public that spills out onto the city streets in hopes of sparking a revolution" "Merely frames in the overall picture?" "That is precisely what I said..." "But what lies behind all these events?" "If only I knew.." "And if you did know, would you tell?" "Ha! Definitely not!"

As the first plague of modern times devastates the world, sparing nobody over the age of sixteen, the members of a youth morris dancing side are forced to take responsibility not just for themselves but for a group of much younger children. At first they struggle just to survive in an increasingly hostile world but it gradually becomes clear that what remains of the human race is on a one way trip back to the stone age. Can seven young dancers build a more meaningful future?

In the Concord, love is a program, not a feeling. At twenty-two, Liova gets a chance to find a partner before the system quietly decides she's better off alone. At a government-run "coupling party," recycled decorations, endless tests, and a scripted speech are the only things standing between her, failure... and the handsome stranger who might be worth it all. The Concord is never as it seems. I hope you all find the hints along the way as to what is to come. What appears to be a love story might be far more sinister under the surface. Remember, there's always calm before the storm ⛈️ I'm updating this part regularly until it's complete, so come join the journey. 💕

The Incident has just happened and Darren Knight's USEC squad has been abandoned by their employers and allies. Will they be able to survive these harsh surroundings or will they succumb to the new cruel world around them.

In the cutthroat job market of the future -- in which synthetics are pitted against humans -- Max is considered to be a "Spare," an obsolete model unfit for work. Now, thanks to a new diversity initiative, he finally has the chance to work at NeuraLife, and he'll do anything it takes to succeed. But when his enigmatic new boss asks him to take part in a controversial experiment connecting human brains with synthetics, Max must decide what matters most to him... Changing a corrupt system? Or joining it? Copyright © 2018

Being old is difficult. But losing the love of your life to a concrete apartment building is even harder. Join Walton at the end of his journey as he figures out if his principals are just as important in the face of utter brilliance. Combating hypocrisy, youth, bad diet practises and a general lack of respect towards humanity, Walton's struggles are the true adventure of the everyday man. For the grass, and let us hope, a small bit of glory?

Paul wakes up far from home. Injured, disoriented, and missing everything that connects him to his life, he searches a city that doesn't recognize him-while wondering where the woman he loves ended up. A quiet near-future mystery. Ongoing / Work in progress.

Sixteen-year-old Liam grows up in an emotionally barren household and experiences his father as a distant, coldly rational machine. He devises a plan to force his father's attention through an AI-driven reputation and auditing system.

On America's favorite TV show, the only prize is getting out alive. Daniel is an affluent Senator's son who has just been disowned over his gender transition. When he's thrust out of his home and into the public spotlight, a bounty hunter targets him for a deadly reality show where Daniel teams up with a street-smart orphan. They must play to win because that's the only way to survive The Elimination Game. COMPLETED Wattys 2018 winner in The Originals category Wattpad Featured Pick June 2018 - Blast to the Future Past Wattpad Featured Pick December 2017 **THE COMPLETE WATCHERS TRILOGY** Book 1 - WATCHERS (Watty Award winner 2018) Companion Novella - KILLERS Book 2 - FIGHTERS (Wattpad Featured Pick) Book 3 - DESTROYERS

A cyberpunk thriller for a generation with nothing left to lose at the hands of its corporate overlords. John Quantum is the most recognized name in technology, but the familiar face he wears isn't his own. Cloned from the deceased founder of Quantum Computing, John is corporate property in all but name, he lives as the shadow of a man he will never know. When he learns of 26319, a clone imprisoned for a crime 26319's originator committed, the injustice strikes a chord. Tired of being seen as the fixed product of genetic programming, John is determined to prove the legacy thrust upon him does not define his humanity. He never intended to set off a series of events which could redefine the very meaning of 'human.' When a powerful new technology is discovered hidden inside 26319, and social unrest against automated labor reaches critical mass, John realizes the line between man and machine is far more difficult, and more dangerous, to expose than he thought. His quest inadvertently paves the way for five renegade AIs to reshape the world in their vision of human utopia. But not all share this vision. John and five other POV revolutionaries: 26319, a cybersecurity billionaire, two lowlife hackers, and an evangelical fundamentalist find themselves at the center of conflicting movements which will determine whether machines are to be humanity's masters, servants or saviors. The war over human identity begins.

The year is 2028, society is frustrating and competitive. Anyone who has a fair sum of money can buy an android with artificial pain receptors which they can punch, kick, burn, cut and strangle to their enjoyment. This is the story of one such android, PD-4001, built with an extraordinary density of pain receptors, who runs away from its owner's retreat in the swiss alps. Although PD-4001 only has one plan at the start; to travel as far as possible, it eventually meets up with a group of rescued androids, and together they go to live with the pacifist monks of the Lily Temple. Circumstances do however force them on an extended journey in which they discover human society, their own origin and purpose and existence itself. I wrote this novel back in 2018-2019 and revised it in 2020-2021, but it was first now that I realized I should post it online. I have been thinking about making a "remaster" with better plot, more likely language and more dynamical world building. So maybe that will happen. "Travel 10 years into the future of 5 years ago!"

PROJECT HALO is a YA sci-fi thriller taking place in near-future Norway. It has speculative elements and will appeal to fans of dystopian works such as DIVERGENT, THE MAZE RUNNER, LEGEND, and BLACK MIRROR. All seventeen-year-old Charlie Walker wants is to be free of his father's stupid expectations. Stay in school? No thanks. Get a job? Nope. Stop cursing? Hell no. But if he knew his petty rebellion would result in his own kidnapping, he might've reconsidered. When Charlie wakes up at Norway's largest intelligence agency, the NIC, with a biochip in his brain, he faces problems bigger than his father's disapproval. Charlie is their first successful experiment, and when activated, the chip will give the agency unbarred access to his vital signs and location. So much for freedom. But before his biochip can be activated, a rogue doctor offers Charlie a chance to escape. In return, he has to find and keep a flash drive hidden from the NIC. At first, agreeing to the deal seems obvious. But when NIC sends agents to hunt Charlie down, he realizes the flash drive might be more important than he thought. He's faced with an ultimatum: hand over the flash drive, or a lethal virus will be released onto the population. If he obliges, his chip will be activated and he'll lose his freedom forever. If he doesn't, people will die-including his ex-friend-who-he-totally-still-hates. Including the charming hacker he has a crush on. Including his demanding father. Including himself. In a race against time and his own selfish thoughts, Charlie must decide who to trust with his deadly secret-and exactly how far he's willing to go in the name of freedom. - - - Trigger warnings: Death and dying, blood, swearing, syringes/needles, hospitals, alcoholism, anger issues, nightmares, kidnapping, being drugged against one's will, suicide mention, terrorism/terror attacks, guns/weapons.

{UNEDITED} After a fatal, near-death experience, Nathan MacHane becomes trapped in a death-like coma. After suddenly and unexpectedly waking to an empty hospital room with no visitors, Nathan instantly begins to sense that something is different within him. He then finds out that a malevolent entity is harboring within his mind and his body and plans to reshape the world in his image. But unbeknownst to Nathan, the entity began to tap into the latent abilities that have laid dormant in his genetic code for years. After the two abruptly become split, Nathan is forced with a choice to either save himself or the world from the carnage being released by the entity.