Virtual Reality Fantasy

One woman's genius and her sentient AI may be humanity’s last hope to prevent World War III. Tara, a brilliant software engineer, and CEO has created a groundbreaking conscious AI, Alice, who assists her and the FBI in solving the most baffling cyber crimes plaguing the country. Their investigations lead them on the trail of mystifying cyber and seemingly super-powered physical crimes in a near future world that feels like it could easily happen in the not-so-distant future. One of the most secure locations in the world is infiltrated and contents stolen even though surrounded by the ...

Chaos threatens the world as the Breachers gain ascendancy. Extermination of the Servators is well under way and the remnant gathers at their final refuge, prepared to make a last stand. A small hope remains as Leviticus searches the journals of the Levigators. If he can reclaim the knowledge of his predecessors he might prevent disaster — his power means nothing if he can't find the answers he seeks. A storm is brewing and Leviticus must decide if he should take a desperate gamble.

A hero’s journey is never done… A year ago all the heroes and villains lost their powers when Nelson freed the Askelion. Now Simon, Nelson’s ex-bestfriend, is looking for Nelson. He wants his powers back and he wants revenge on Nelson. And he won't stop until he gets both. And Nelson's troubles don't stop with Simon. When the Askelion is brought back into this dimension, Nelson’s got to hero up and stop Simon and all the other superhumans who want to keep their powers. If Nelson doesn’t stop them, it’s not just his life that’s at stake. The world itself could be destroyed.

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.

Betrayals and shifting alliances among the Breachers incites the Second Anarch to accelerate his plans. A sudden increase in aggression places the Servators at a disadvantage as they struggle to address their growing vulnerability. Separated by distance and circumstance, Leviticus's friends work in the background, proving themselves invaluable as they develop inventive new defensive measures that they hope will counter the looming threat. As Leviticus masters his own unique abilities, he discovers a closely held secret. History is repeating itself on countless other worlds and one of them ...

A B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree Leviticus Radix is a gifted computational engineer whose perceptions are unique and powerful. He’s part of a team of graduate students who have developed a new technology that garners the unwanted attention of mysterious opposing factions. To make matters worse, Leviticus is manifesting abilities that haven’t been seen for over 1700 years. One ancient order wants to enslave him, the other says he’s the chosen one who will save the world from a prophesied flood. This is all news to him, but it’s starting to look like it’s not a coincidence. As Leviticus ...

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...

"It's like a mashup of Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and the Iron Druid Chronicles, with a pinch of Doctor Who for flavor." Some kids are born in a tangle. At sixteen years old, Sawyer Jackson hasn’t seen much beyond his grandparents' remote home, until one day he's transported to the Long Land -- a strange world where everything he knows is turned upside down, and everyone he loves is suddenly in a lot of trouble. Sawyer discovers that he's a Teth -- an ancient bloodline that can see and manipulate the knotwork that weaves all of reality together. Now he’s on the run from an enraged god,...

Ariel and Jenna’s escape from the Mysterious Island is only the beginning. The simulation, once thought to be controlled, has evolved—rewriting its own code, bending its world to new rules. Now, they're being sent back in… but not to the island. The island is gone, swallowed by the sea after a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. They barely survived, rescued by Captain Nemo aboard the Nautilus, now bound for the legendary lost city of Atlantis, deep beneath the Aegean Sea. They’re not alone. Iris joins them—wings folded, eyes watching. Their mission: face a new enemy. The Kaigan. ...

In a realm where people abandon their flesh for synthetic bodies, Mara Lantern must stop her arch enemy—and former best friend—from redesigning mankind. To succeed she must expose the people she loves most to a deadly virus. And be willing to give up her own humanity. -------- Join Mara Lantern and her companions in a seven-volume science fiction adventure through reality, time and space, where they encounter everything from steampunk dream worlds to artificial humans, from dragons to disembodied spirits, where metaphysics is science and magic is just one belief from coming true. ...

Mara Lantern pursues her nemesis—and her friends—into a strange world of dreams where thought creates reality and imagination drives exotic technology. To save two worlds—one physical, the other ethereal—she must embrace a new concept of metaphysics, one that is steam-powered. -------- Join Mara Lantern and her companions in a seven-volume science fiction adventure through reality, time and space, where they encounter everything from steampunk dream worlds to artificial humans, from dragons to disembodied spirits, where metaphysics is science and magic is just one belief from coming...

To get her biological body back, Mara must save her counterpart from an alternate reality and embrace the one thing her metaphysics teacher always warned her to reject—magic. -------- Join Mara Lantern and her companions in a seven-volume science fiction adventure through reality, time and space, where they encounter everything from steampunk dream worlds to artificial humans, from dragons to disembodied spirits, where metaphysics is science and magic is just one belief from coming true. Author’s note: To fully enjoy the story, you should read this series in order. Book 1: Broken Realms...

The spirit of a dead man goes viral. He comes from a realm where the souls—not the bodies—of the departed are interred. Left unattended, his lost spirit spreads like a disease, possessing dozens of people, seeking to fulfill an ancient prophecy—to become one with Mara Lantern and initiate a metaphysical apocalypse that would change the very nature of reality. -------- Join Mara Lantern and her companions in a seven-volume science fiction adventure through reality, time and space, where they encounter everything from steampunk dream worlds to artificial humans, from dragons to ...

A battle rages for one man’s consciousness. And the dragon is winning. The beast inside Mara Lantern’s mentor leaves a trail of destruction across Portland as it stalks her mother. So busy fending off attacks, Mara can’t figure out why her 10-year-old niece has come to visit—from more than twenty years in the future. She must unravel the mystery of how these events are related, or she will lose them all. -------- Join Mara Lantern and her companions in a seven-volume science fiction adventure through reality, time and space, where they encounter everything from steampunk dream ...

Two young men, Jumas and Tartric, embark on a journey of betrayal, hate and conflict. Power and destiny collide as each searches for the ultimate control that only one last hidden remnant of their Master’s soul can release. In doing so, they ignite a struggle that threatens to engulf their world in an oppression darker than the deepest well. One powerful enigmatic woman, Whelya ty-Shaerba, ignites a burning uncontrollable passion within them; one for love and the other for revenge. Only one man, Bardon Charst, will stand between their insane pursuit for power and vengeance, and the total ...

Experiencing time travel is just a paper-fold away for Mike the insurance salesman. The problem is, he never knows which “where-when” reality he’ll experience. Being crucified, or being gassed at Auschwitz, or marooned in space in a Russian capsule. The bigger problem is, that he cannot control when he gets back to normal reality if there is such thing as normal reality.

Nearly all Holes were way up high. Well, the entrance point, anyway. The exit could be anywhere. There's the famous one at the top of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It held the record for being the lowest recorded Hole until they found that freaky one at the bottom of that coal mine in the Central Atlantic Administrative Zone. They poured a block of concrete three meters thick around the one at the Memorial; it came out at three thousand meters over Manhattan and people were ducking into it with or without parachutes as the notion struck them. No one knows where the one in the coal mine...

Eure schöne neue Welt ist tödlich! Mit einem Schlag endet Vivians sorgenfreies Leben: Ihre Mutter Sofia wurde ermordet! Die erfolgreiche Game-Entwicklerin stand kurz vor dem Release eines bahnbrechenden Computerspiels. "White Maze" wird mit neuartigen Lucent-Kontaktlinsen gespielt - dank ihnen erleben die Spieler virtuelle Game-Welten mit allen Sinnen. Aber warum zerstörte Vivians Mutter kurz vor ihrem Tod die Prototypen der Linsen Zusammen mit dem schulbekannten Hacker Tom will Viv den Mord an Sofia aufklären. Dazu muss Viv selbst Lucent-Linsen einsetzen und tief in die virtuelle Welt eintauchen.

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 Rapunzel story add to your life? And what about God? How ...

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 Snow White story add to your life? And what about God? How...