Virtual Reality Fantasy

A celestial entity sets out on an extraordinary quest to breathe life into a barren planet, weaving the foundations of existence itself. But as creation takes shape, unforeseen challenges arise, testing the limits of its power and purpose. "What a great fiction book about the cosmos! From the very first page, the story immerses you in the fascinating life of the cosmic builder, whose ability to create planetary life for the first time is nothing short of awe-inspiring. The vivid descriptions and imaginative storytelling by the author immediately draw you into this cosmic realm, making you ...

Past and future are converging, threatening to erase all of human history. Who will achieve DOMINION over time? Elizabeth Sapphire, 26th century time traveler, has made a revolutionary temporal discovery. After a rogue energy wave hits her asteroid, she is stranded in the past, in 1909 without a time machine. Meanwhile, Sapphire has located her custom U-boat time machine, summoning it from the depths of time, and has embarked across the Atlantic to Italy to retrieve. Primeval operatives, including a monstrous version of her long dead sister, pursue Sapphire relentlessly, seeking to seize ...

Robinette Thornburg, the half-human daughter of ultra-rich Robert Thornburg, thought she was fully human, just weird, for the first twenty-one years of her life. She went to expensive private schools, then Harvard. On her twenty-first birthday, she learned that she was half Mangi, the result of an encounter between her father and a primitive near-human woman from the Wild, an alternate reality North America where primitive humans arrived half a million years ago, but no modern humans ever did. That was the first she had heard of Mangi or the Wild, closely held secrets of the wealthy ...

The familiar world collapsed overnight. As the Transformation progressed, disasters occurred throughout the Earth. Materials changed their properties, new species of flora and fauna appeared. The Game converted our world into a huge dungeon, completely replacing the previous civilization. However, the alien plans for Earth began to go awry from the very beginning. The conversion was less successful than expected. An ordinary young man stole the bonus for the first gaming action, depriving the invaders of their perk.

Vincent is having the time of his life... ...it's just not actually his life. As a software developer, landing a job at an elite consumer spaceflight company is definitely a win, other than the fact that he has to face his fears and ride the rocket himself! That's not so bad, though. Vince is madly in love with Jenn, the gorgeous and adventure-loving copilot, even though he's never been able to really string more than two words together in her presence. Vince's minor blackout on his last descent was troubling, but not as troubling as the fact that just about every woman he meets suddenly ...

From the moment I drowned in the lake of secrets, I knew things would never be the same. All I’d wanted for my eighteenth birthday was a kiss and a summer to be remembered before heading off for college. What I got was so much more. I wasn’t just trapped in a cabin at the lake with a group of my rowdiest friends; I was trapped in another dimension. A dark one, where dreams manifest before your very eyes, fears are conjured in the cool mist, and the dead are living by our sides. One thing I was certain of, the only way out . . . is in. "Laura Reden has this unique ability and she drew me...

A fantasy book set in a timeless and magical forest.Mystical Shadows follows the enchanting journey of the young protagonist, Eldrian. On his pivotal 21st birthday, he stumbles across his father's hidden documents and kickstarts his mystical adventure that blurs the lines between reality and myth. Plot Summary:Waking up to his 21st birthday, Eldrian discovers the keys to his father’s peculiar cabinet. Inside, a miniature, ethereal woman offers him passage into an enchanted realm, vibrant with magic and fraught with peril – Fairy Land. His adventure unfurls in fairytale-like forests ...

A fantasy novel set in the ambient mystic city of Prague during the late 19th century. The Powers of Sofia invites you on a gripping journey as it follows a character known only as the Seeker. This haunted soul's relentless quest to uncover his lost love, Elsa, is set within the spectral backdrop of Prague’s Gothic churches and parochial atmosphere. Throughout this enthralling journey, the Seeker crosses paths with an array of enigmatic personalities, each peeling back a layer of Prague's mystique. His path converges with that of Sofia, a charismatic woman blessed (or perhaps cursed) with...

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.

Otherland is civilisation's most stunning achievement: a private, multidimensional universe built by the greatest minds of the 21st century. But this most exclusive of places is also a jealously guarded secret, created and controlled by the Grail Brotherhood, a private cartel known to a few and made up of the world's most powerful and ruthless individuals. The purpose of Other is still a mystery. But it may not remain so for long. For a small band of adventurers has penetrated the secrecy that surrounds it and has broken into the amazing worlds with worlds it contains.

It's been 432 years since the old world ended. And though the calendar (in our time) might read 2450, it looks more like the 1600s. Brought from a small village in northern part of The Lakes Kingdom, young Ehmelia discovers a whole new world in Centerland, the Capital. She has been summoned and offered the betrothal of her third cousin, Jisoon - the King in Waiting. One day, that means, Ehmelia could be Queen. However, all is not as it appears at first. Jisoon is older than the 13-year-old Ehmelia thought he would be. And while he's handsome and somewhat regal, he's not very nice to her. ...

This new release features a free bonus book included for your enjoyment. The path to happiness is full of struggle and obstacles. How we handle those obstacles is what defines us as a person. Keagan's life was no exception to this... Keagan had just recently came to terms with his sexuality. He had thought he was ready to take the next step with his current crush, Jason. Little did Keagan know that it all would change the night he met Caleb. There was something about Caleb that caught Keagan's attention the second their eyes met. Caleb was different than the other boys in town. He had a ...

"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...

James Oleson is beginning to see everything in perfect duplicate - two identical models of cars which are the same down to scuff marks and license plate, two old philosophy books with the same torn pages and inscription in old ink, and twin mail men. Is he losing his mind, or experiencing the birth of a new alternate reality via binary fission?

It takes one second for something to swerve out of control – which is precisely what fantasy author, Charles Inkwell, thought as his car skidded on an icy road and crashed. More than his steering was out of control that night, Charles’s life will never be the same. After sustaining horrific head injuries and a being in a coma, his dreams began taking on a life of their own. Does what happen in a dream stay within a dream? Charles can somehow physically and mentally walk the paths and plots he has carved out on the pages of his book; the experiences in his dreams are so real that he ...

This second collection of short stories once again takes the reader beyond the paths we all walk in our everyday life, to where that thin veil of civilization is torn aside to reveal worlds in which the strange and impossible do happen, for better and for worse. In the nine tales here we meet; a man who buys a classic car that can do incredible things, things that could change his life forever, even if he’d rather it didn’t (The Song Remains the Same). A brilliant and nasty research scientist who is hell bent on unlocking the key to immortality both for herself and for mankind, even if ...

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.

When disaster strikes a cargo flight over the arctic, pilot Andre decides it's time to upload. He pays to have his brain sliced and scanned so his mind can live in the computerized, virtual world of Talespace. Since Talespace runs on the logic of a game, Andre takes full advantage. He becomes a high-flying pegasus learning the magic of the sky and battling monsters for the Night Queen. He's even in time for a fun little war.

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. ...

Grief is drowning me. My father's death has left me bereft, my empty apartment a constant reminder of everything I've lost. Until one night, scrolling through the darkness, I discover something impossible—a way to leave this world behind. Reality shifting. An escape. A chance to live versions of my life where my father is still alive. When Cassius, a mysterious stranger who knows far too much, appears in my bathroom offering to teach me how to shift, I can't say no. He's dangerous, but he has answers I need. I dive into alternate worlds—lakeside reunions with my father, twisted ...