Yascifi Stories

THE DIVIDE One school. Two worlds. One terrible secret. At Westbridge Academy, the rules are simple. Students either pay tuition or receive financial aid. The two groups never meet. They never share classes, eat in the same cafeteria, or even walk the same halls. Questions aren't encouraged, and curiosity has a way of disappearing. Seventeen-year-old Lark Foster has spent her entire life accepting that some things simply aren't meant to be understood. But when a chance encounter leads her beyond the invisible boundary separating the two student populations, she discovers that the divide isn't about money. It's about control. Behind the walls of Westbridge lies a hidden world where students aren't just educated; they're studied. Every test score, every emotion, every decision is part of something far larger than anyone could imagine. Someone has been watching them all along. As Lark and a small group of unlikely allies race to uncover the truth, they find themselves hunted by the very institution that raised them. And the deeper they dig, the more terrifying the truth becomes: The experiments were never the goal. They were only the beginning.

Mission DREAMDREAD: two men, one assistant, and one of the most impactful operations sice WW V. Ferris, a lonesome historian, and Jordan, a WW V veteran, trapped in an ageless body, get sent to the long forgotten planet of Ayama to find the origins of mankind.

Since her parents were killed, Vivienne has always felt ungrounded, shuffled through the foster care system. Just when liberation finally seems possible-days before her eighteenth birthday-Vivienne is hospitalized with symptoms no one can explain. The doctors may be puzzled, but Deacon, her mysterious new friend, claims she has an active Nevergene. His far-fetched diagnosis comes with a warning: she is about to become an involuntary test subject for Humanitarian Organization for Order and Knowledge-or H.O.O.K. Vivienne can either escape to Neverland's Kensington Academy and learn to fly (Did he really just say fly?) or risk sticking around to become a human lab rat. But accepting a place among The P.A.N. means Vivienne must abandon her life and foster family to safeguard their secrets and hide in Neverland's shadows ... forever. The PAN Trilogy is perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles) or fans of the TV show "Once Upon a Time."

Life along the Outer Rim doesn't quite measure up to the golden living standards implied by the name of the region it belongs to, Aurum, but that doesn't prevent the scrappy, streetwise teen, NITA STRANGE, from making the most of her circumstances there. Whether it's playing the high-stakes tables in the Rim's underground poker circuit, hocking her baked goods on the black market, or taking on a few unconventional (and slightly illegal) jobs with her trusty badger sidekick in toe, she's not afraid to bend the rules to keep the odds tipped in her favor. But her latest job-a suspicious, high-paying prison train heist with a former accomplice-might be pushing those limits. Armed with little more than her quick wit and shrewd survival instincts, NITA STRANGE struggles to stay in control of the operation, pushed to her breaking point by the fact she can't afford to fail. Especially when she learns there's more on the line than just a payday. *A huge thank you to Aus Key for the cover design!

The exciting conclusion to the Achlivan Cycle! Timber Hudson must come to terms with the loss of his family and friends while at the same time being tasked with his greatest challenge: saving humanity from becoming mindless drones. It'd be a lot easier if Rumor would keep her nose in her own business and in prison where it belongs. Meanwhile, Chevelle and Wicken must choose sides. One offers them the chance to rebuild Earth from the ground up, and the other will return them to Sanctuary to be with their family and friends. Neither choice is as black and white as it seems. And all must face great dangers.

One mistake can change everything. Ashlyn Calvert finds that out the hard way when a bad decision leads to the death of her best friend, Noah Anderson. Only Noah isn't really gone. Thanks to his parents' company, the Infinity Division, there is a version of him skipping from one dimension to another, set on revenge for the death of his sister, Kori. When a chance encounter brings him face-to-face with Ash, he's determined to resist the magnetic pull he's felt for her time and time again. Because falling for Ash puts his mission in danger. But there's more going on in Ash's alternate universe than either of them knows: a mysterious project called Omega. A conspiracy spanning multiple Earths and revolving around none other than Ash. Its creators would do anything to keep Omega secret... Anything.

[5X FEATURED] After discovering she's been turned into a cyborg assassin by her government, Ray Lovas - a sixteen-year-old fighter with impulsive anger problems - must survive in the enemy country, The Mhinto Empire, to save her family and keep the technology safe or risk sparking the next global war. It's 2582 and tensions are at an all-time high between the country of Cronus and The Mhinto Empire. In an evil plot to defeat Mhinto, Cronus secretly develops a cyborg technology that will force every soldier to comply with every command, without hesitation. When Ray becomes the first successful patient for the cyborg assassination team, she must flee the country to save her family to the only place she can't be followed - The Mhinto Empire. Now, Ray must survive in the enemy country, teaming up with a group of refugees while trying to keep her secret. Struggling to keep herself unattached to the handsome Jesse Wu and the other refugees, she risks everything to keep her cyborg technology safe and protect the ones she loves. *** FEATURED @TeenFiction "Between Worlds" FEATURED @SpeculativeFiction "Breaking the Space Time Continuum" FEATURED @dystopianapocalypse "Rebellion: Against the System" FEATURED @StoriesUndiscovered - April 2022 FEATURED @NewlyWrittenBooks "To Infinity and Beyond | Science Fiction" Recognition! 1st Place: The Sinne Awards Judge's Favorite: The Sinne Awards Hidden Gem: The Sinne Awards Highest ranks #1 - biopunk 12/16/21 #1 - dystopianfiction 12/19/21 #1 - highstakes 1/1/22 #2 - cyborg 4/1/22 #3 - international 12/17/21 #14 - futuristic 12/19/21 #20 - speculative 3/30/22 #23 - cyberpunk 1/8/22 #46 - ontherun 12/18/21

A strange black orb appears. First Toronto. Then New York. Then Beijing. And then people start disappearing. Sixteen-year-old Kris watches her mother vanish as the first orb hovers over a downtown square. More follow. Entire cities empty. The world is running out of time. Kris is an exceptional young mind, so she sees what others miss: the flashing patterns in the orbs aren't random. They're mathematical. When a team of the world's brightest scientists confirms she's right, the race to decode the message falls to her. Each breakthrough pulls her deeper, and the patterns from the sky call to her. With her older sister's help, Kris chases clues that could return the taken. But the more she understands, the clearer it becomes that the next step is hers alone.

My name's Ray Streights. Sixteen. Ambitiously underachieving. Mildly ostracized. Definitely exhausted. I live in the post-biowar Dome City of Vluephire, where stepping outside gets you eaten by humanoid bugs and stepping out of line gets you side-eyed by your entire high school. Things I currently have going for me: • A scar that tingles before a major accident • A voice in my head offering unsolicited murder assistance • Amber eyes that scream, "Please quarantine me." • A squad that either ignores me or wants me dead • Oh, and amazing physical parameters, according to Nash Also: I may have hallucinated a tar-soaked girl... except she keeps showing up in real life. So that's fun. All I wanted was to please Coach Barion, survive Lyre's birthday without triggering a breach, and *maybe-maybe-*finally learn the truth about me from my secretive geneticist of a father. But nope. Now I'm one emotional breakdown away from starring in my own horror movie-with bonus government secrets, a slow-burn situationship, and a mantis demon from hell. Survival rating: 2 out of 10. Would not recommend.

Rose had a normal life, occasionally thinking outside of the box. In a world where emotions are controlled, thoughts can be stolen, Rose must tread carefully when she begins to doubt the leaders of the only place she's ever known, the underground world of The Portum.

In the future, psychic abilities are seen as defects or illnesses, something that must be treated. All across the country, special hospitals spring up to treat these defects. At the Institute for Psychic Maladies, three girls must decide whether to allow the "treatment" or fight for their uniqueness.

Mera is a daughter of the wealthy elite on Enceladus, one of Saturn's icy moons being scoured for its unique supply of a rare element used in interstellar propulsion. Its working-class people are trained to collect and contain Enceladus' bounty but they are used and discarded without care, and Mera has had enough. But what can one girl do to make a difference for a people forgotten beneath the ice?

The past couple months have been a wild ride for Jack Andersen. Not only does he have a long lost twin named Hyde, he also discovers that someone has ordered genetic experimentation be done on him. A cruel act that has been occurring for his entire life. With Hyde's help, he's able to uncover some answers. The cost? Hyde's memories. With one guinea pig out of reach, Hyde makes for a perfect replacement. A little brainwashing never hurt anyone, right? Jack's ex-girlfriend Claire is involved in the chaos too, being given an ultimatum that she cannot refuse. But when part of the plan involves pretending to fall in love with Hyde, things become serious and it doesn't feel much like an act anymore. There's also the girl Hyde really loves--Kayle. If she joins the fight, then perhaps everyone can have what they want in the end.

A teenager with absolutely no memory of her past before a terrible car accident slowly comes to realize she didn't have one.

When loner Cassie Gellar moves to the coastal town of Horn-Horn, she hopes to make some real friends. She's growing tired of her siblings: snobby older sister Annie, and gay younger brother Brendan.
 However, after her first day at Horn-Horn High-High, she gets lost in the local woods and stumbles across a little boy named Zag, who is shackled to a strange, clay head. Cassie sneaks Zag home and learns that he is no ordinary boy - he is a 'Child of Crux': a magical orphan with the ability to grant unlimited wishes. His previous owner, 
a princess named Ursula, has arrived 
in Horn-Horn to recapture him. This leads Cassie down an unexpected 
rabbit-hole as she uncovers
 the shocking truth about the mysterious 
seaside town she now calls home.

 What is so special about Horn-Horn?

After Earth is invaded by a mysterious species titled "The Terrors", a worldwide organization sets up The Academy: a specialized school to train young people to fight off the monsters. When Athena, Zeus, Sparta, Orion, and Artemis are drafted for an Academy team together, there are mixed responses, along with a wide variety of surprises. Together, the five of them must race against a tide of oncoming Terrors to reach their school before it's too late. In a thrilling tale of survival and war, loyalties and morals will tested as a school full of young heroes fight for their lives: and those of the rest of the human race. Updating every Wednesday and Friday!

Laura, a single mother working as photographer, discovers the missing puzzle piece written amongst the stars. When the pieces all fall into place, she realizes the universe has shined a light on her and her family, and she'll have to figure out what it means before it's too late. What would you do if Destiny came for you...? Part of the Adventure profile's Challenge 24: The Fault in our Stars challenge. (PS, If you guys enjoy it enough let me know and I'll continue the story!)