Psychofauna
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What would happen if humanity woke up with hyperempathy (i.e. "vibe-psychic")?
Psychofauna is a crazy blend of fantasy & sci-fi. It follows a few maladjusted protagonists who are forced to navigate a world of living ideas. A kaleidoscopic variety of myths, memes, sentient ideologies are all vying for control of collective consciousness. You know, just like our world. 😛
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Inspirations include:
• Nexus Trilogy by Ramez Naam
• Quantum Thief trilogy by Hannu Rajaniemi
• Too Like the Lightening by Ada Palmer
• Neverness quadrilogy by David Zindell
• Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
• The Mirror Sea by @phaseborn
• Daemon duology by Daniel Suarez
• Station Eleven by Emily Mandel
• The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
• Unstable Orbits in the Space of Lies by Greg Egan
• Understand by Ted Chiang
• Promethea by Alan Moore
• The Invisibles by Grant Morrison
• There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
• 2nd Apocalypse series & specifically its Dûnyain by R Scott Bakker
• Dune & specifically its Bene Gesserit by Frank Herbet
• Foundation & specifically the mentallics of the 2nd Foundation by Isaac Asimov
• Tolstoy, for his brilliant depictions of psychodynamics
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Essairyn had never felt truly alive on Earth. It felt like something was missing ever since she was born, but even after twenty years of mundane living, she could never pinpoint what this or the emptiness in her heart was. Suddenly, she awakens in a grandiose, primordial forest and encounters both demons and spirits in a parallel world called Sol'h'meyr. She befriends, in particular, a sassy fox-spirit named Akari who just reincarnated after three millennia. Essairyn is an abnormal human with elemental powers, and Akari is being chased by those of her dark past. Together, they set out on an adventure in a world of magic, danger, mystery, and intrigue. But this not a game. That simple adventure is actually the modest beginnings in a chain of disruptions that tear even the dimensional fabric of time and space. No one, not even Essairyn, was who she thought she was. And not even the gods can change the destiny of the universes... A single promise shook eternity's existence. - Fantasy || Adventure || Romance || Action || Mystery || Drama || Science Fiction - Expectations for this Story: Immersive adventuring experience inside an intricate, magical world. Vivid imagery and deep characterization. Quirky magic system with mysterious elements and history. An original spin on the classic portal fantasy/isekai/waking up in another world interweaved with a science fiction twist. Scattered allusions and easter eggs. Builds expectations of future events to then defy that prediction. Slow-burn romance and complex, realistic relationships. Seriousness with a dash of humor. [August 3, 2021 Update Notice: The new revised and final version before book 2 will be up on August 8th on Royal Road. See you there!]
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