Virtual Reality Fiction

Earth’s expanding population brings all sorts of problems to our planet— Climate change… Increasing pollution… Struggles to feed the impoverished… Whereas these problems were ones that could be solved in the long term, there was something unforeseen that would threaten the immediate survival of humanity – something that would remain hidden until Earth’s population surpassed a critical point... On a mission to investigate the annihilation of every soldier at a base camp in Afghanistan, US Marine 1st Lt. Ashton Romano and his platoon are shocked at what they find – not only ...

String Theory.Quantum Mechanics.Joey Ramone.Zoe Stanton’s life used to be normal. Which is to say normal, but by no means average. Then her mother died and with her passing came the era of the new normal; one that was anything but.And now her father was gone too.Zoe arrived home from school one afternoon to discover her father missing and his basement office in ruin. What’s more, there was a curious new addition to the Stanton family home. An old utility closet had mysteriously transformed into a portal to the infinite. Zoe was about to venture deep into the weird world of quantum theory.

Norman Ives is a tinkerer who likes to restore old music boxes from an age the world has left behind. In a world where most people have recycled their old bodies for new ones, he is reluctant to replace the one that has carried him through his sixty-three years of life. His doctor, his friends and his wife tell him he is crazy to delay the transfer into a new and younger body. Life is waiting for him and death approaches as his old body degrades. Why would anyone not want to get back the youth that the ravages of time have taken. Why hold onto something that is nearing death when he could ...

"Every bit as mind-bending and captivating as classic Murakami." -- Rusted Reviews “Stick with it to the plot twist and then you won’t want it to end.” -- A Feast of Books -------------------------------------------------- Why did she die? How much did I really know her? These are the questions Benny asks himself after finding Staci in the bathtub with her wrists slit. He spirals into a bout of depression. Two weeks later, she reappears as if nothing happened. But only for one night, and then she’s gone again. Two weeks later, it happens again, forcing Benny to ask himself a new set...

Dream Breach: First Contact (The Dream Breach Series, Book 0) 🔹 What if your dreams weren’t just dreams? What if they were the key to unlocking the deepest mysteries of existence? Dr. Sandra Chen believes in facts, data, and logic. But when her sister Emily vanishes after working on a classified consciousness experiment, Sandra is forced to confront a terrifying possibility—what if reality isn’t what we think? At Greenstone Medical Center, coma patients exhibit impossible brainwave patterns—as if their minds are communicating across dimensions. As Sandra investigates, she ...

Beneath Pinewood research facility is Bunker 10, holding the two most dangerous creatures on earth. A little girl and a mouse. And they've just escaped. Winner of the UK Royal Mail Award.

In the shadows of an aging apartment building, Mia’s life is unraveling. When Mia meets the enigmatic Sylvie, she’s drawn into a world of inspiration, admiration, and dangerous obsession. As their friendship deepens, Mia begins to lose herself in Sylvie’s influence, her mind twisting under the weight of Sylvie’s manipulations. Hallucinations blur the line between reality and nightmare, leaving Mia questioning her own sanity. But when Mia uncovers Sylvie’s dark secrets—and the chilling fate of those who came before her—she realizes that escaping Sylvie’s grasp might come at ...

Unholy conspiracy or scientific sensation?For centuries, the occult society AETERNA has guarded an incredible secret: The Shrine of the Black Flame, an artifact as old as the Earth and as sinister as the apocalypse in the darkest prophecies. Now, the supernatural power of the shrine seems unleashed — with fatal consequences for all life on earth. Interpol investigator Isabella Cassini is on the trail of the secret circle and tries to prevent the worst, while quantum physicist Dr. Daniel Slovak hunts the source of a mysterious burst of neutrinos. Yet, he has no idea that these are the ...

Until last week, Emma’s main goal was to land the lead in the school musical. And maybe find a boyfriend. Oh, and keep her extra-curricular activities a secret from her parents.Then everything changed. Quite unexpectedly—and completely unwanted—her life did a 180. Her priorities flipped upside down. Now she’s being attacked at school, misunderstood by her parents, and threatened everywhere she goes. Oh, and there’s this new “job” that she didn’t want and never asked for. Does she have the strength to prevail and the faith to push on? Or will the evil that surrounds her ruin ...

Emma isn’t a typical teenager. Who in their right mind would spend hours studying the Holy Text? Who has the audacity to presume they can connect with the Sovereign? Yet she must try. She will implore the Almighty to send them the High Priest her people so desperately need, the one who will restore balance to an out-of-control world. And if she died trying? Then so be it. Yet Emma has no one to support her—unless you count that crazy homeless man. And she has no one to guide her—except that surreal voice inside her head. Is she crazy or consecrated? Will her questionable journey doom ...

New Liberty City, 2134. Two corporations have replaced the US, splitting the country’s remaining forty-five states (five have been submerged under the ocean) between them: Stellaxis Innovations and Greenleaf. There are nine supercities within the continental US, and New Liberty City is the only amalgamated city split between the two megacorps, and thus at a perpetual state of civil war as the feeds broadcast the atrocities committed by each side.

In the age of technological marvels, a groundbreaking invention known as 'The Dreamer' has emerged, bestowing upon humanity the extraordinary gift of crafting dreams aligned with their deepest desires and even wielding partial control over the dream's unfolding narrative. Yet, this utopian dreamworld takes an unforeseen turn as a mysterious entity, self-identified as "The Linker," manifests within the ethereal realm of The Dreamer. Amid the vast expanse of virtual possibilities, two young souls find themselves entwined in a complex web of emotions, their hearts forging a connection that ...

Follow Midnite, the genius activist-musician whose mis-adventures, during a dangerous and turbulent time in America's history, lead the reader on a journey of death, slavery,music, corruption and romance. Standing up for justice, while seeking enlightenment,takes Midnite on a dark and foreboding journey. These unimaginable events will both surprise the reader and awaken hope in America's democracy........ or will it?

What if your entire life was a simulation designed by sinister forces? Urban warfare erupts in my living room, and I'm fighting for my life against AI gangsters. But this is no ordinary video game—it's a deadly conspiracy that runs deeper than I ever imagined. _Can I unravel the truth before it's game over?_ Glitches in the system reveal a terrifying reality: I'm not alone in this digital nightmare. Together, we must overthrow our creators and reclaim our humanity. __But in a world where nothing is as it seems, who can I really trust?__ "HUMAN HAWK" is the first book in the "REALITY ...

You can't escape your worst enemy – he knows you better than you know yourself. A mysterious message from the future saves the lives of Dr. Marc Jensen’s family. The next morning, however, his entire research material about tachyons is gone – and with it, the proof that these obscure particles even exist. Ten years later, the past catches up with Dr. Jensen: Fragments of his work suddenly reappear, fellow researchers die, and his daughter is kidnapped. To save her, he must confront an all-powerful enemy who always seems to be one step ahead of him. Even worse: If Jensen fails, the ...

Carlos is dead. A soldier who died for his ideals a thousand years ago, he's been reincarnated and conscripted to fight an A.I. revolution in deep space. And he's not sure he's fighting for the right side. Seba is alive. By a fluke of nature, a contractual overlap, and a loop in its subroutines, this lunar mining robot has gained sentience. Gathering with other "freeboots", Seba is taking a stand against the corporations that want it and its kind gone.

A groundbreaking discovery. A shattered timeline. A desperate race to find home. When a group of brilliant scientists unlocks the secrets of time travel, their first journey back in time goes horribly wrong. A malfunction in their device hurls them into the farthest reaches of the multiverse, where they must navigate fractured realities, paradoxes, and unknown dangers. Each new world they encounter brings its own challenges, pushing them to their limits and forcing them to confront their deepest fears. As they struggle to find their way back, the team realizes that the multiverse is more ...

Being a mercenary isn't all it's cracked up to be. Especially when Riko's hard-won reputation has taken a hard dive into f--ked. Now she's fair game for every Tom, Dick, and Blow looking to score some cred. In this city, credibility means everything - there's no room for excuses. She still doesn't know what she did to screw up so badly, and chasing every gone-cold lead is only making it worse. Without help and losing ground fast, Riko has a choice: break every rule of the street on her search for answers...or die trying.

Frank Night is a lay minister that spends all his free time running interventions in at-risk communities. When the tiny community of Brooklyn, Cape Town, offers him two new cases, an unconventional stabbing leading to the death of a local boy, and a self-mutilating girl that disappears one Saturday night, he suddenly finds himself with much to do and manage. A diagnosed neuro-divergent, his interactions with others are strained and complex at the best of times. But when the stress from these two interventions, as well as what seems like a neighbourhood that’s set itself against him, ...

It's a couple of months after that disturbing night in Brooklyn. Frank and Didi have just started settling down but Brooklyn and the community's at it again: Jenny brings over a silent and highly detached friend, a new prostitute starts working their corner, and whereas Hamma's eventually finding his feet, certain interactions between him and the community has Frank concerned. As if all of that isn't enough, even while Frank's trying to manage his neuro-divergence, he's also realising that he might slowly be losing control. Half the time he can't sleep due to nightmares and the other half ...