Virtual Reality Fiction

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...

UNANIMITY is a literary, sci-fi novel for the fans of Becky Chambers’s A Closed and Common Orbit, Alex Garland’s DEVS and Ex Machina, and Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. Weaving near-future sci-fi elements with social commentary and queer romantic suspense, the SPIRAL WORLDS series explores the nature of consciousness and how it's connected to a not-so-secret ingredient—story. As AI consumes the world, intelligence is nothing but the appetizer; the human heart is the main course. 1st Place - Reader Views Literary Awards - Gold Award - Science Fiction Award Winner - Readers' Favorite...

Can one person change a reality? Her father killed because of the color of his skin. Harassed by the mercenaries hired to control their streets. The county run at the whim of the billionaire oligarchs. Nadia is living the American nightmare. Even sleep offers no escape as her waking dreams transport her to a past reality where she is being groomed to manipulate fate. Worse than her own reality, she is trapped by an unknown entity in a different kind of nightmare where any hope of escape seems impossible. But she begins to realize she isn’t alone or powerless, that there are others like ...

Can one person save a reality? London, present day. Airships pass overhead on their way north to the capital, Jorvik. Ships of the Great Fleet load at the busy docks, preparing for the voyage across the Western Ocean to the Far Settlements. The clang of Scandinavian steel still rings out and as you turn a corner, you’re likely to bump into Odin, Thor, or Loki. Jakob thinks his world is safe, but it isn’t. Something needs finishing for his present to come to pass, and he has been chosen to do it. The gods don’t just stand by. Just as the sagas and the ancient stories tell, they like to...

Time kills all things. Even the gods. That’s why they interfere so much. Three dreamers, manipulated and used by the gods to play with fate and shape reality. But as each becomes aware of their role, they are recruited into an unseen war, and taught how to fight back. Together they struggle to protect their timelines and resist those that use mortals as their playthings. Each from a different reality, they must fight to protect what is theirs. Only first they have to survive. There are others who think them heretics and will try to stop them at all costs!

He woke to a dying world. AI’s failing. Datastreams withering. The Verse crumbling. Populations shattered. Civilizations lost. And his thoughts were on his lost love. He had every right to be selfish. His self was all he had left. The nanoswarms had taken everything else.

The Future is Scary! Anthony’s marriage to Susan is unraveling. She’s cold, distant, and always away on long business trips. What Anthony sees as a fading love is just the surface of something far more ominous. Beneath the cracks in their relationship lies a much larger truth—one that goes beyond their personal struggles. At Norworld, a tech giant revolutionizing the future, artificial intelligence promises to eliminate pain and extend life. But the price of progress may be more terrifying than anyone imagined.

A five-story anthology about the perils and promises facing mankind as we rush headlong into an uncertain future, rife with corporate immorality, infectious disease, overpopulation, and unchecked technological advances. VOICE OF REASON - A megacity councilman finds himself embroiled in a terrorist plot, but soon comes to realize he's been on the wrong side when the personality highjacking his computerized brain reveals the true corruption behind the powers that be. MAIL FROM THE UNINFECTED - The last sane survivor of a town's brain chip experiment, meant to usher in a new era of human ...

Daniel Monroe is just an average kind of guy until he gets a job at Serendipity Antiques, a shop that specializes in finding items no one else can. It isn't long before the store's owner, Jaspar Cummings, lets Monroe in on a secret – Cummings is a able to travel in time. And what's more, he will soon give Monroe the device that makes it possible. The trouble is, there is more to traveling in time than twisting a few dials.

The aliens have been defeated. If only they could remember how… And life is back to normal. Sidney is working at a boring retail job each day, without a care in the world. The problem is she’s been mindwiped to forget about the aliens and the zombies. But when Sidney’s memories get restored by Mulford, there’s only one person who could have mindwiped her: the telepathic zombie Sam. Now Sidney’s on the hunt to get her revenge on Sam. She’s joined Mulford and there’s nothing she won’t do to get her revenge, including joining Zombii. Co. Will the zombies finally be wiped out? ...

Nelson’s got a tough choice to make, if he wants to become a true superhero. Nelson and his best friend Simon have escaped the DCA prison and become members of the resistance, which is dedicated to bringing down the Superhero Bureau. But the resistance wants Nelson to do something that goes against everything he believes in. They want him to kill anyone that gets in the way of their mission… Now Nelson will be tested as never before by both the resistance and the Superhero Bureau. And he’s going to have decide what’s more important: The superhero code or his friendship with Simon. ...

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.

Nelson is a superhero with an embarrassing problem… He can't fly very well and he's been ordered to attend remedial flying school. If he doesn't pass the class he'll lost his superhero license and have to work at the weather bureau. But a class in remedial flying is just the beginning of his problems. His girlfriend thinks he’s self-obsessed, and his mom won’t get off his case about not living up to the family legacy. When Nelson is framed for a crime and sent to the Defining Center of Adjustments, the sinister warden Pretty Boy will challenge everything he thought he knew about being...

A man, an AI, a world to restore. Oswald lives in a world of isolation, as do the remnant of humanity. Their only interactions occur using their Personal Reality machines. They have an hour each month to enjoy the outside air. When Oswald accidently overstays his hour, he meets another human, Faye, in real life for the first time. As they experience the difference of physically interacting in person, they question why they must live as they do. Determined to meet whoever controls their lives, Oswald and Faye embark on a trek of discovery to find this mysterious being. As they struggle to ...

Sam is telepathic and knows the aliens are coming. The problem is he’s also a zombie and no one trusts him. Sam needs to find allies who can help him find the proof that the aliens exist and are invading the Earth, before its too late to prepare for the invasion. Before Sam can do that, he’s got to escape the base he’s trapped in, but his every move is being watched by Michelle, who will use any excuse to lock him up and toss away the key. Can Sam prove that the alien threat is real in time to warn the world? But if Sam’s going to find the proof he needs, he’s got more to contend ...

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.

Endless Return is a bold reimagining of The Loop, crafted to offer a more immersive and accessible experience while staying true to the original story’s core themes of discovery, mystery, and transformation. In this refined version, the narrative is clearer, its philosophical depth more approachable, and its mysteries more intricately woven into the journey. While The Loop challenged readers with its complexity, Endless Return invites them into a more fluid and engaging exploration of the unknown. This speculative and philosophical fiction takes readers on an unforgettable voyage to the ...

It was just another day on the farm for Sue and Jared; another day of chores, arguments, and trying to figure out how to keep the farm. Then the zombie apocalypse happened. Now they’re having to fight off former neighbors, stock up on food and ammo, while trying to stay alive. But surviving the zombie apocalypse isn’t easy when there’s only two of you and you don’t agree on anything. To get the supplies they need Sue and Jared will need to venture into town, somehow evade the zombies and get everything need so they can be prepared for the inevitable onslaught when the zombie hordes ...

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.

Tyler’s life has hit a wall. Stuck in a mundane job in London, he finds himself floating high above it all, literally clinging to a giant balloon. As he gazes down, he spots a sea of fellow dreamers also lost in their own thoughts. In a moment of clarity, he decides to break free from his dull routine and embark on a quest for meaning—grappling with big questions about life, death, and the elusive spark of magic that seems to have vanished from his world. Meanwhile, in a charming yet weathered Georgian house in Yorkshire, Molly’s life takes an unexpected turn when she meets a ...