Virtual Reality Fantasy

The city of Neo Songdo is a Russian doll of realities. The smart city is designed to be read by machine vision while people see only the augmented facade of the corporate ideal. At night the stars are obscured by an intergalactic virtual war being waged by millions of players, while on the streets below people are forced to beg, steal, and hustle to survive. Enter Julius Dax, online repoman and real-life thief. He's been hired for a special job. But when he finds out he's stolen the first sentient AI, his payday gets a lot more complicated.

As the wine wanes, so does their perfect fantasy—can Jemi bear the loss?The promised toast Jemimah Murphy offered her deceased grandmother was one she’d never forget. As her great-great-grandmother’s home-made elderberry wine trickled down her throat, a poof and flash sent her reeling and the most delectable man she’d ever seen suddenly appeared. Brian, she discovered to her utter amazement and delight, was her personal genie. Brian’s reason for existence was to pleasure Jemi and fulfill her deepest sexual desires. His fiery lovemaking introduced her to passionate, sensual ...

Otherland, a universe where any fantasy can be made real, but which is ruled by Earth's wealthiest and most ruthless power brokers, the Grail Brotherhood. Shrouded in secrecy, it is home to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares. Vast amounts of money have been lavished on it. The best minds of two generations have laboured to build it. And somehow, bit by bit, it is claiming Earth's most valuable resources - its children

Memories are lethal. And Argyle, the Red Queen's Executioner, is the collector. In the dark corners of the park in the Upper World, a phantom killer stalks the next victims. Argyle, the Red Queen's silent Executioner, hunts the new targets. But when his latest victim recalls Wonderland, Argyle's loyalty is tested: Kill him, or join him and escape the Queen's twisted reign?

Alexandra McInnes hat als Pilotin der Special Forces zahlreiche Einsätze erfolgreich geflogen. Doch bei einem verheerenden Unfall wird sie schwer verletzt. Der Kybernetiker Dr. Jensen eröffnet ihr die Möglichkeit, an einem einzigartigen Experiment teilzunehmen: Sie soll ihr Bewusstsein in das Online-Spiel Vorena übertragen und dort vollständig geheilt weiterleben. Als Alexandra die gigantische Welt Vorenas betritt, verändert dies alles. Fortan muss sie als Kämpferin Questen erfüllen, sich mit anderen Spielern verbünden und Reiche erobern.

Louis Parker is the divorced father of two teenagers who is still trying to find his life's purpose. After losing his job, Louie' financial situation convinces him he has nothing to lose if he agrees to test out a radical new virtual reality video game for a substantial fee. But Louie quickly learns that virtual reality is a lot more complicated than he realized. By the end of his seven days, is Louie trapped in virtual reality forever? If he is able to return to his own reality, is it the same one he started from, or has it immeasurably changed.

The familiar world collapsed overnight. As the Transformation progressed, disasters occurred throughout the Earth. Materials changed their properties, new species of flora and fauna appeared. The Game converted our world into a huge dungeon, completely replacing the previous civilization. However, the alien plans for Earth began to go awry from the very beginning. The conversion was less successful than expected. An ordinary young man stole the bonus for the first gaming action, depriving the invaders of their perk.

This new release features a free bonus book included for your enjoyment. The path to happiness is full of struggle and obstacles. How we handle those obstacles is what defines us as a person. Keagan's life was no exception to this... Keagan had just recently came to terms with his sexuality. He had thought he was ready to take the next step with his current crush, Jason. Little did Keagan know that it all would change the night he met Caleb. There was something about Caleb that caught Keagan's attention the second their eyes met. Caleb was different than the other boys in town. He had a ...

Shifters. Psychic detectives. Time travel. Enter the world of Jaxon Reed's short fiction. A world of science fiction and fantasy, with visits to and from other realms and realities. A land where lonely empaths are forced to take unheralded moral stands, and orphans must fight evil with only their wits. Where time travelers meet in the past to recruit their ancestors, and bend the rules to find solutions to personal problems. Where criminals are offered opportunities to help scientists delve into the mysteries of the afterlife . . . if they are willing. Enter the world of Quantum Magic.

Things are moving and shaking for Rachael as a new vampire hunter! Rachael was uprooted from her life as an author the day one of her characters knocked on her door and invited her to attend the very academy she invited in her books--Silverwood Academy. How could she pass up the request from the sexy leading man she'd created? Now that she's there, she's not only fighting bloodsuckers, she's trying to figure out how all of this happened. Could it be tied to some magical powers that are passed down through her family? If that's the case, what else can she do? Rachael is doing her best to ...

From the moment I drowned in the lake of secrets, I knew things would never be the same. All I’d wanted for my eighteenth birthday was a kiss and a summer to be remembered before heading off for college. What I got was so much more. I wasn’t just trapped in a cabin at the lake with a group of my rowdiest friends; I was trapped in another dimension. A dark one, where dreams manifest before your very eyes, fears are conjured in the cool mist, and the dead are living by our sides. One thing I was certain of, the only way out . . . is in. "Laura Reden has this unique ability and she drew me...

Are fairy tales real? And can we really experience a ‘happily ever after’? Science has proven that one of the ways human beings learn best is through story. Stories present concepts that are profound, yet simple, making it easy for our brains to understand what is being taught. Fairy tales in particular, are most suited for grasping deeper truths through their use of symbolism. Yet when we think about or speak of fairy tales, the general understanding is that they’re not real…. So with these ideas in mind, what value can the Cinderella story add to your life? And what about God? How...

Otherland - a display of mankind's extraordinary intellect, a multidimensional universe built by the geniuses of the 21st century and controlled by the private cartel known as the Grail Brotherhood, powerful and ruthless. But now Otherland is out of control. Fleeing through broken realities, a small band of adventurers struggle to avert the nightmare that Otherland could become. The only hope may lie in an alliance with their enemy. But time is running out - and Otherland's most terrifying secret is yet to be revealed.

Otherland is civilisation's most stunning achievement: a private, multidimensional universe built by the greatest minds of the 21st century. But this most exclusive of places is also a jealously guarded secret, created and controlled by the Grail Brotherhood, a private cartel known to a few and made up of the world's most powerful and ruthless individuals. The purpose of Other is still a mystery. But it may not remain so for long. For a small band of adventurers has penetrated the secrecy that surrounds it and has broken into the amazing worlds with worlds it contains.

Otherland is a realm of the imagination where anything can happen, a triumph of technology, a virtual world of enormous complexity and possibility. But Otherland is owned and controlled by a secret cartel, The Grail Brotherhood, whose motives remain shrouded in mystery. Trapped in this extraordinary world, the quest of a small band of companions to unlock the secrets of Otherland is running perilously short of time. For the Brotherhood has finally set the date for the Ceremony when they will make their bid for immortality. The journey will lead them through a strangely unfinished land and an endlessly labyrinthine house.

It is the final years of the 18th century, but a world which few would recognise. The people of Europe shelter in small islands of safety, havens from the enchanted wilderness - the strange boundless forests people call the Tumble. It is across this demon-haunted landscape that the low-born officer Taliesin must lead his men, caught up in the deadliest of intrigues while fighting wars for a noble class which despises him. With vicious murderers from the worst gutters in the Realm marching behind him, and the forces of the most powerful nations of the mainland arrayed against him, the odds ...

Dustin Furlong's a well-respected pillar of the community and a loving father and husband. However, there's another side of his mind he keeps hidden from the ones he loves—a dark side that exists in complete contrast to the peace and tranquility he craves. In this dark side, he fantasizes about making love to women, making them moan, and then snuffing the life out of them. It's a murderous affair but one that only happens in his mind. Things change when he hears that two young women have been found dead—and right where his most recent murderous romp had happened in his dream the night ...

How in the world is he the one knocking on her door? Rachael Barnes has been writing about Silverwood Academy for almost three years. In her make-believe world, vampire hunters train up-and-coming slayers to defeat the bloodsuckers that hide in the dark corners. But when Rachael kills off her main character, everything starts to get strange. There’s an earthquake, her cat starts acting crazy, and friends from her old job ask her where she's been as if she still works there. Just when Rachael begins to question her sanity, a knock at her door confirms she's either lost her mind or written ...

When disaster strikes a cargo flight over the arctic, pilot Andre decides it's time to upload. He pays to have his brain sliced and scanned so his mind can live in the computerized, virtual world of Talespace. Since Talespace runs on the logic of a game, Andre takes full advantage. He becomes a high-flying pegasus learning the magic of the sky and battling monsters for the Night Queen. He's even in time for a fun little war.

Dive into a collection of ten extraordinary short stories where the boundaries of reality are tested and the unknown beckons. From a man who controls the weather to an explorer who discovers a hidden island of mythical creatures, these tales explore the thin veil between the familiar and the fantastical. Each story offers a journey into worlds where forgotten prophecies come to life, virtual influencers alter reality, and ghost ships harbor century-old secrets. In Whispers of the Unknown, the impossible becomes real, and the truth is never as it seems.