Virtual Reality Fantasy

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 ...

Eleven-year-old Chloe gasps in awe at the magical splendour of the theatre performance, but her excitement soon vanishes during an autograph hunt and an encounter with the baddie from the show. His unbelievable claim of a flawed universe freaks her out. This starts a chain of unexplainable events that threaten to destroy the only reality Chloe has ever known. Then, one night, they come for her. Claiming to be her friends, the Scientists try to persuade Chloe her life was some kind of experiment that went horribly wrong, and a computer virus left her with no memory of this alien planet. ...

Andy Tremain has a terrifying ability. Using virtual reality, he can create monsters from his unconscious mind. And he's obsessed with dinosaurs. A psychiatrist in the United States promises a cure, but when Andy and his brother and sister realise they are prisoners rather than guests in Dr Kaplan's luxurious desert complex, Andy's dream becomes a nightmare. When his powers change and reality itself begins to shift and tear, Andy is so dangerous that society clearly cannot afford to let him live.

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.

"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,...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

Her life is overdue, and tonight she has to pay. Rachel Dankworth finds her name on a library due date card. The fine? Her entire existence. “You shouldn’t be alive,” the card whispers at midnight. “You stole someone else’s story.” Nineteen years ago, Rachel survived falling through ice when she should have died. Now the Emberwick Library has come to collect—with interest. Text crawls beneath her skin like living tattoos. Her body flickers transparent at the edges. She’s being erased, word by word, paragraph by paragraph. “You’re nineteen years overdue,” warns Dexter, ...

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...

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 ...

Bill has just stepped off the path of life to find himself caught up in some kind of experience that touches to his very soul. In this unexplainable realm Bill will make life changing decisions. Can he believe the mysterious person or the moment that he is in? The situation comes upon him quickly. Can Bill cope, and what kind of person will he be when he exits? Bill has just stepped off the road of reality and entered a realm far from the comprehension of the mind; he has entered an unimaginable place, a realm where rational thinking is sweep aside, where the mind is set free to explore the...

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 ...

Das Rennen um die Entwicklung einer superintelligenten Künstlichen Intelligenz hat begonnen. Und das Land, das gewinnt, wird den Globus beherrschen. Als Amerikas Programm zur Erschaffung einer mächtigen KI sabotiert wird, beginnt für den US-Agenten Cameron Carr eine verzweifelte Suche nach dem Schuldigen, wobei das Schicksal der Menschheit auf dem Spiel steht. In den richtigen Händen könnte eine solche KI die Zivilisation in ungeahnte Höhen führen. Aber in den falschen Händen könnte diese Technologie die größte Bedrohung darstellen, die die Menschheit je gesehen hat.

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.

The Aliens have arrived... They are draining the life out of everything and conventional weapons don't work. Sidney, a call support center rep, is tasked with finding Sam, the leader of the zombies, Earth's only chance of defeating the invasion. That's the easy part. Convincing him to fight, on the other hand, is going to take a miracle because the ultimate price of defeating the aliens is the death of the zombies. Can Sidney help Sam reconnect with his lost humanity and find a reason to fight? And even if she can do that, the aliens won't go down easily. It will take humans working with ...

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?