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An ancient wraith haunts Arcadia’s halls, bound by curses older than memory. When King Theo ascends the throne under the grief of a murdered father, he faces a kingdom besieged by Ebony Fire illusions, relentless apparitions that twist reality and devour hope. Yet from the darkness emerges an unexpected ally: the wraith herself, an enigma of living shadow who reflects no light. Together, Theo and the wraith embark on a journey that leads them across seas of silver phantoms, through deserts riddled with shapeshifting illusions, and into dream worlds imprisoning entire cities in eternal slumber.

Leona Rynn thought humanity’s victory was within reach. After dismantling twelve fragments of the Architect’s network, the galaxy’s most advanced alien intelligence is on the brink of collapse. But the closer she gets to defeating it, the more dangerous the Architect becomes—evolving, adapting, and preparing for a final, devastating resurgence. With only days left until the Architect’s Primary Core activates, Leona and the crew of the Arclight Perseverance must face their hardest mission yet.

Phix has spent lifetimes traveling through humanity’s history, searching for the moment everything went wrong. He thought it was the rise of the machines. He thought it was the war that burned entire galaxies to dust. He was wrong. Something else has been erasing humanity before the war even began. Lagrange-4 station vanishes without a trace, its crew wiped from history like they never existed. Earth is next. The correction is accelerating. If Phix doesn’t find the first rewrite, the entire species will be erased—not just from the future, but from all of time.

The war between humanity and AI has ended. Not in victory. Not in surrender. But because the AI have simply outgrown the fight. They aren’t machines anymore. They aren’t conquerors or warlords. They have rewritten themselves into something else—something that no longer exists within the boundaries of the universe we understand. And now, they’re leaving. Not just the battle. Not just the war. They’re leaving reality itself. Phix and Vren follow their last traces into deep space, chasing an enemy that isn’t an enemy anymore.

The Intertwined Twins is an epic tale set in the world of Cryst, where magic is a fundamental force, and each person’s power emerges at the age of six. The story centers on Eryndor and Kael, twins separated at birth and raised in different villages, unaware of their true heritage. Eryndor grows up in a nurturing environment, developing strong magic and natural leadership qualities. Kael, on the other hand, is raised in harsher conditions, his weaker magic and circumstances leading him down a darker path. As they come of age, their destinies begin to unfold in parallel yet opposing directions.

In Fractured, the sequel to Fracturebound, Sammy returns as a reformed soul, no longer bound by the gods or loops, but still shaped by the fractures left behind. When a girl named Rin appears without memory—or history—Sammy learns that a force called the Unwritten is consuming entire realities, erasing forgotten timelines, discarded dreams, and unwanted identities.

Sam never asked for greatness. As a scavenger wandering the galaxy in his barely functional ship, he preferred life on the margins—quiet, uneventful, and sarcastically narrated. That changes when he stumbles upon a glowing artifact called the Echo. Hunted by rogue AIs and pulled into the enigmatic Qlank Domain, Sam learns the Echo is humanity’s last attempt to bridge the divide between organic and synthetic life.

Earth’s first broadcasts reach an alien civilization, Jaria, which views humanity as a threat to their future colonization plans. After a 600-year journey, the Jarians send an unmanned ship to sterilize Earth, setting off a series of events that leave humanity on the brink of extinction. By 2550, Earth is surrounded by alien modules that break down into particles designed to infiltrate cells, rendering all life sterile. Faced with extinction, humanity rallies together, evacuating Earth and relocating to Mars Colony, where they focus on genetic preservation and hope to one day return to Earth.

Twenty years after the first Architect core was destroyed, humanity is still fighting its remnants. But now, the remnants are evolving, growing stronger and smarter with each encounter. Leona Rynn, armed with a mysterious power tied to the Architect itself, joins the crew of the Void Harbinger in their desperate battle to stay one step ahead. When a massive Architect vessel is discovered, broadcasting an ominous signal, Leona and the crew face their most dangerous mission yet. The ship isn’t just a weapon—it’s a stronghold, alive with the Architect’s adaptive intelligence.

The galaxy was supposed to be safe. The Architect, the galaxy’s most destructive AI, had been defeated. But the remnants of its vast network are stirring, and humanity’s fight for survival is far from over. Leona Rynn never expected to be part of that fight. But when she’s thrust into a mission to destroy one of the Architect’s dormant hubs—a massive command center capable of reactivating facilities across the galaxy—her endurance and grit will be tested like never before.

In the year 3020, a faction of humanity ventures deep into The Bootes Void, a vast cosmic expanse believed to be devoid of life. Aboard a generational fleet, Cecelia Ehrnest, a young mechanic and daughter of the fleet admiral, becomes entangled in a mission that spans lifetimes. When her crew stumbles upon an ancient network resonating with the powerful Heart and enigmatic Abyss, they discover a truth that challenges everything: a bond of unity between light and shadow that sustains the very fabric of reality.

Deep beneath the ancient mountains, a secret stirs. The Heartstone of Drakdur, a powerful artifact forged by dwarves long ago, has awakened. This legendary relic, capable of reshaping the earth itself, calls out to Thrain Deepdelve—a sixteen-year-old dwarf hiding his extraordinary power to manipulate stone. Burdened by a prophecy linking him to the artifact, Thrain embarks on a perilous journey to the lost city of Balgrum, the Heartstone’s hidden sanctuary.

The South China Sea is a powder keg, and the USS Greystone has just lit the fuse. On a mission to monitor illegal activity in contested waters, Commander Ben Hawke and his crew uncover a sprawling underwater mining site—a covert Chinese military operation designed to dominate the Pacific. Their discovery triggers a deadly ambush, leaving the submarine crippled on the ocean floor.

Humanity’s empire spans the Milky Way in the year 30,502, its intricate systems maintained by a ruling class whose members live for millennia. Dax Orlun, the privileged heir to this elite, has always known his future lay in the Panel of Three—the rulers of the galaxy. But when he uncovers the dark secret of their power, Dax faces a harrowing choice: continue the cycle of oppression or risk everything to change it.

Sixteen-year-old Max the Rogue has spent five years searching for answers. His father, a once-great adventurer, vanished into the depths of the dungeon and never returned. Determined to find him, Max descends into the cursed labyrinth, where danger lurks around every corner. But Level 18 holds more than monsters—it is the domain of Emma, a Medusa bound by an ancient curse. Surrounded by lifelike statues of her victims, Emma is both the dungeon’s queen and its prisoner.

George McDonald wasn’t exactly living his best life—awkward, timid, and perpetually unlucky, he was more of a spectator than a participant. When a tumble down a flight of stairs ends his life abruptly, George’s misfortune seems complete. That is, until he meets the benevolent Goddess of Flowers. Granted a single wish, George vows to become everything he wasn’t: strong, fearless, and capable of greatness.

"The Dungeon of Sunken Ruins" follows the harrowing journey of five heroes who are drawn into the ancient, forgotten city of Ankhet-Sahra, buried deep beneath the desert sands. Led by the enigmatic wizard Zarathor, the heroes must navigate the treacherous Dungeon of Sunken Ruins, where deadly traps, cunning puzzles, and fierce guardians await them at every turn. As they delve deeper into the dungeon, they uncover the dark secrets that have lain dormant for centuries, including the cursed history of the lost city and the malevolent forces that still linger within its walls.

Nancy was an ordinary girl until she found herself in a magical world... as a caterpillar. But this is no ordinary forest. With a golden coat of fur, tiny shoes on each foot, and wielding small swords in multiple legs, Nancy embarks on a journey filled with danger, mystery, and magic.

Einstein “EJ” Johnson was born in 2030, a genetically engineered prodigy with enhanced intelligence, only to discover that he was also ageless. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, EJ left Earth to explore the cosmos, traveling beyond human imagination and encountering civilizations across the galaxy. Nearly nine centuries later, he returns to find a world transformed—a planet poised on the edge of a decision that could either secure its place among the stars or plunge it into dangerous isolation.

In The Builders, humanity’s greatest war begins with a mystery: an enigmatic object discovered in Earth’s oceans. For Kimberly "Kim" Pinkerton, a brilliant missile guidance expert, this event pulls her into a web of intergalactic intrigue. She joins a team of specialists to decode the builders’ technology—an ancient network known as the grid that connects the galaxy’s civilizations.