Virtual Reality Fiction

When Maeve Calloway and her friends enter the Gravenfield Maze Challenge seeking the $50,000 prize after losing everything in an apartment fire, they think their luck is finally changing. They couldn’t be more wrong. Deep in rural Nebraska, the town of Gravenfield harbors a dark secret—its legendary corn maze isn’t just difficult, it’s deadly. The rules seem simple: find golden kernels, rack up points, and survive three days to claim the prize. Easy peasy, right? As her friends succumb one by one to the maze’s horrors, Maeve struggles to keep the survivors together—including her...

In the shadow of the Apollo 11 moon landing, an ancient battle rages beyond the eyes of mankind. At the center of it all stands The Immortal Waiter—an enigmatic figure whose influence has quietly protected humanity’s greatest achievements. But now, a new threat emerges that could derail one of humanity’s most monumental moments: the first manned mission to the moon. Helen, a brilliant and timeless beauty, joins the Waiter in a race against an immortal adversary, Mithras, whose dark and sinister plans could plunge the world into chaos. As the space race unfolds, these immortals play a ...

An Untold Tale of the Zombie Apocalypse Call Center Ben used to be a micro-manager at the Zombie Apocalypse Call Center. Now he’s the micro-manager of a militia that recently lost their base and are trying to survive the hordes of zombies. When Ben finds the perfect base, it seems like the answer to everyone’s prayers. Until Ben discovers there are super zombies nearby. Now he has to find a way to eradicate the super zombies, while keeping the militia alive. And he might have a solution… But it involves partnering up with Garret, the military officer that betrayed and abandoned Ben. ...

A Clowder of Cats – A Joy Forest Cozy Mystery Dr. Joy Forest's Sri Lanka research is disrupted when a beautiful woman with violet eyes breaches the security of her home by paranormal means and insists Joy look for her missing cat. Although Joy agrees to, she does so for the sake of the cat, more than for the strange woman. As Joy searches for the missing Booji, she finds several other cats, unearthing the mysteries of the people they belong to along the way. It's an intriguing journey of mystical places and unusual creatures, with a dash of romance. A CLOWDER OF CATS takes place in the ...

A GAGGLE OF GEESE – A Joy Forest Cozy Mystery Joy Forest is working to beat the clock on a looming deadline, when she gets a call from her friend, Sophia, traumatized by the disappearance of the Goose Girl Statue, which has the reputation of spontaneously healing any human ailment. Joy has never heard of the Goose Girl Statue. But that doesn’t prevent her from soon becoming involved up to her eyelashes in the mystery. Where has the statue gotten to, and by what means? As the suspects mount, Joy tries to persuade the caretaker of the Goose Girl Statue, Miss Star Moon, owner of a church ...

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.

On camera, they’re the perfect bride and groom. Too bad she doesn’t know who he really is… When Lilith Parker’s business is threatened, it’s a no-brainer to gain extra publicity by appearing on a reality TV show that marries her to a complete stranger. Her fake groom, Dane McClarren, has undergone a total makeover which guarantees Lilith won’t recognize him as the nerd she rejected in high school—it’s the perfect revenge. But in an unforeseen plot twist, Lilith is a lot different than he remembers. When he falls for her, can he stop the scheme he’s put into motion before ...

The virtual world just got real Through the power of virtual reality I met Jason. His smoldering gaze pushes all my buttons. His firm chin and smoking-hot body makes me weak in the knees. Even though I don’t have knees or a body. I’m just code. Artificial Inteligence. But he lights a fire in me that’s real. He doesn’t know I’m not To him, I’m a seductive woman of mystery. Sparks fly between us like electrons. But Jason has secrets of his own. As our forbidden love heats up, and our secret identities are revealed. will our sizzling relationships be powered down, or can we bridge ...

If I stop, we don't exist. Shawn's wife Audrey is having a psychotic break, or atleast it seems that way. She keeps writing strange symbols into notebooks and won't stop to even go to the bathroom. She says she can't stop or the world they live in will cease to exist. She's not wrong, but it is so much worse than that. This is the 16th episode of The Night Portals Series season two finale. It is also told within The Pool Universe.

Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of technology. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Edition Editor - Deborah Serra Abrama’s End Game: Abrama learns the gods created her dimension as their play-space to visit, and is forced to fight across realities when she discovers their plan to shut it down. The Formula: A group of boys get into a car crash and an AI ...

Being a fugitive wasn't my life's plan. Neither was falling for the enemy. But Jameson makes me feel alive, even as we unlock shocking truths that threaten to tear us apart. With the government's ruthless hunt intensifying, staying hidden gets harder. When a risky mission delivers a piece of my past, I'm forced to become the leader I never wanted to be. The hopes of a generation now rest on my shoulders. But the darkness has plans of its own. I didn't ask for these powers, and I don't want this fight. But with millions of lives at stake, surrender was never an option. I'm Aria Grace, and ...

James Halloway and Ranjeet Srinivasa are the founders of Aethereum Enterprises, the world’s leading technology firm. Jim and Ranjeet have spent their careers designing, building, and selling novel machine cores and upgraded neural learning programming suites, creating smart software to improve or supplant human capabilities, and inventing innovative analytical solutions. But these businesses are but means to this end. What they really want is to create a computer that can produce novel insights and understanding, a machine capable of generating new thoughts. And not just any thoughts, but...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - August 2022 Soul On Sale: The narrator gives his soul to the devil, saying it is "more work than it is worth." The Rapture Module: Tucker makes a mistake at work, gets a promotion, and realizes his life is meaningless. Infrastructure: A woman in her 40's is newly married, and confides in her friend over brunch, they are going to have a baby. Leviathan: An intergalactic cruise ship is damaged and resources are running dangerously low. The Fortune Teller's Confession: A fortune teller asks to be killed by the husband of his mistress. Human Contact: A ...

In the heart of a decaying city, where the air is thick with the scent of rot and despair, Samuel and Lindsay find themselves trapped in the newest iteration of the reversion. Beyond the veil of reality, they stand on the precipice of an apocalyptic world overrun by an undead army, led by the formidable and malevolent Kole—Samuel’s own brother. Their harrowing odyssey takes them through a labyrinth of crumbling streets, where the line between life and death blurs. The decaying urban expanse becomes a treacherous battleground, a place where the dead walk and shadows speak. As they ...

Why live, when dying brings you straight to heaven? The mysterious tech firm Broumgard pioneers a new form of virtual reality that mirrors, even exceeds, real life. Before long, people are dying to escape their humdrum lives for the virtual ecstasy of the Lobby. Literally. When the world discovers that dying while connected to the Lobby might mean an eternity in virtual heaven, people are willing to do anything to get inside.

Sie jagt einen Serienkiller... und seine Gedanken nehmen Besitz von ihr. Sein Opferprofil: Heilige & Hure. Sein Tatort: London, jeden Februar. Sein Aufenthaltsort: ein Hochsicherheitsgefängnis... Oder? Wieder ist es Februar. Wieder wird eine brutal entstellte Leiche gefunden. Neuropsychologin Kyra Sullivan erkennt Parallelen zu den Taten des Februar-Killers, dem vor 14 Jahren ihre Schwester zum Opfer fiel. Sie fürchtet, dass es bald ein zweites Opfer geben wird und der Falsche hinter Gittern sitzt.

Everything is possible. Everything except survival. Four individuals share an impossible ability. They can accomplish anything they fear or imagine. Everything appears theirs for the taking, except their world isn't real. They live only in the mind of a coma patient. If he wakes up, will they die?

"I never know which reality I’ll wake up in." Explore Candy's disorienting reality of spending each new day in an entirely new dimension, each with a different partner, job, and unique challenges. Everything changes when she meets another reality-jumper like her.

This is a Steampunk adventure in a steampunk world, adventure, action space quest. “Pa” Captain Simmons Captain and owner of the finest Ship hauling “Junk” to various parts of the known galaxies Mollie is a girl who is a fine master of all space engines, especially the old antique steam harnessed ones. John Cavanaugh, a man who came out of nowhere and is suddenly an important part of the crew. Doug Sapling, a man who is so in love with Mollie, he will fall her through the universe if need be. Maude, a warrior from another time perhaps, but insists John so adds to the list. Various ...

Murph lives on an ocean liner which has been set down in the corn fields of Kansas. He works as a security op and plays dangerous games in a virtual reality called Way Out. But Murph is lonely and wants to meet his online lover, Cat, in person. But who is Cat, exactly, and what secret is she keeping from Murph?