Virtual Reality Fiction

A Tale of Fantasy and Magic Rockwell believes his eight-year-old daughter Sydney has a very vivid imagination. She sees the mythical Fae: fairies, goblins, sprites, pixies, and other magical creatures. She sees them, talks about them, and plays with them, but every instance feels like a knife in Rockwell's gut. His daughter sees all the mythical creatures in the stories told to her by his late wife, Sarah, reminding him that Sarah is gone. These stories are folklore handed down through the generations and all that his daughter has to cling to of her mother. He has no idea how to help his ...

Two novellas set in Aliette de Bodard’s award-winning, critically acclaimed Xuya universe, a timeline where Asia became dominant, and where the space age has Confucian galactic empires of Vietnamese and Chinese inspiration. Contains The Citadel of Weeping Pearls and The Tea Master and the Detective.

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.

First-time English edition THE TIME OF THE OAKS: book recommended by the portal lifeder.com as one of the top 23 books based on real stories: http://www.lifeder.com/libros-basados-en-historias-reales/ The most celebrated book by author Abel Carvajal, which tells incredible and funny stories based on real facts: The lives, adventures, and dangers of an extraordinary family that lived in Colombia and Venezuela of the twentieth century... For those who like short true stories, with real photos of the characters. A fascinating book that shows us how reality surpasses fiction in South America. ...

Dying in virtual reality isn't fun, but facing bullets from real-world criminal overlords is really the pits. In such a desperate scenario, their demand to render them a service in VR doesn't sound like such a bad alternative. The problem is, the games played by spook agencies follow much harsher rules. For them, the absence of choice doesn't sound like a good excuse - not if you end up in the grindstones of their undercover schemes.

Jerrell Hawkins has a plan. He’s going to marry Nadine Hartwell, study magic at University, and serve his kingdom in the ongoing war in the prestigious Orichalcum Company led by the hero of the realm. To do this, he needs to obtain a Class. When his plan to create a new, powerful spellcasting class fails, he fears all is lost. Then an enemy sleeper agent burns down his world and Nadine is infected with lycanthropy.

"AWAKE is a thrilling speculative adventure, with an action-packed plot that never wavers..." - Lisa Butts for IndieReader "An original techno-psychological thriller that captures the essence and surrealism of dreams with a sinister edge..." - Lee Hall for Reedsy Discovery Plagued by nightmares, ever since an attack that left him scarred for life as a boy, Edward Morrison's only solace was computers. This obsession, over years in isolation, made him the most famous VR game designer in the world. Success gave Edward the chance to build a Dream Simulator for controlling nightmares, but when ...

Breanna’s journey continues in Volume 2 of the series, Beyond Reality’s Edge … After Breanna's mysterious abduction, Rylo and the crew embark on a perilous rescue mission, only to uncover a shocking truth – she’s been fighting for survival in another reality, facing torture, reprogramming, and an enemy who’s left scars deeper than time. Though their reunion brings them hope, Breanna has changed. Now known as "Beda," she’s a formidable warrior but haunted by trauma and bound to a deadly controller in her mind. With the help of new allies, Rylo and Beda prepare to face the ...

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.

The gateway to new worlds has opened… but some doors should never be unlocked. After vanishing during a high-risk mission on an uncharted world, Colonel Brice Messman and his team must find their way back through the keyholes—mysterious portals capable of bridging dimensions. Meanwhile, Dr. Allen Messman relentlessly searches for his brother, knowing that every delay could leave Brice’s team stranded in the unknown forever. Each keyhole opens to an unpredictable world, where dangers hide in strange landscapes and new threats lie in wait. With allies growing uncertain and time running ...

Do you like to play computer games? What if it could kill you? " ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Nearly impossible to put down" - Goodreads " ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Kept me hooked from the start" - Goodreads WHO IS THE SOULTRAPPER? Childhood friends Stef and Paul embark on an immersive virtual reality adventure, only to discover that The Disappearance of Eden Rose holds more than just puzzles and challenges. Encountering a mysterious character named Ollie James, they uncover a chilling link to a real-world tragedy: the unsolved deaths of numerous children over a decade ago. As they delve deeper, Stef ...

Whether you’re dreaming of galactic empires, magical kingdoms, or dystopian futures, this comprehensive guide will help you bring your imagined worlds to life—and keep readers turning pages. Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy is your essential companion for crafting compelling characters, building immersive settings, and mastering the tools of powerful storytelling. You’ll learn: Worldbuilding Creating magic systems and technologies that feel real Pacing, suspense, and scene structure Character arcs, voice, viewpoint, and more How to write each genre, from time travel to high fantasy...

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 ...

Jac lost his body, but he hasn’t lost his mind…yet. Take a wild ride with this contemporary slice of life in which a young man's consciousness is removed from his body and is observing others from the inside. Before he takes this unique journey, Jac King lives in isolation on his Grandpa's farm due to an extreme hypersensitivity to the emotions and energy of others. As a fly on the wall to the human soul, he can finally learn to know other humans and perhaps come to terms with his own feelings, including feeling abandoned by his mom. Can he ever learn to be more than alone? You’ve ...

Emerging shemale porn starlet Alhena Adams finds herself put to work by the crew of black thugs that she has come to be the property of, as much by the strength of their combined will, as her own.

In the stunning conclusion to the Beyond Reality's Edge series, Breanna's journey hurtles toward its ultimate test … Breanna thought she had conquered the impossible – until she wakes in a fractured reality where nothing is as it seems. With her memories intact but her allies absent, she must navigate a web of alternate dimensions, cryptic foes, and a deadly ancient weapon engineered to destroy her very essence. As a powerful enemy rises, threatening to unravel the delicate balance of the multiverse, Breanna must summon every ounce of her strength and ingenuity to face her greatest ...

🌀 Reality is unraveling. Fragments of time and space are collapsing under the weight of a fractured system no one understands. Clara, an artist with a rare and dangerous gift, discovers her sketches can reshape the chaos—but even her abilities can’t stop the world from disintegrating. Drawn into a web of dark secrets and hidden forces, Clara faces a relentless figure wielding a mysterious tablet 📜 and an unstoppable collapse that threatens the erasure of everything she knows. With each fragment that shatters, the danger grows—and Clara’s place in this twisted reality becomes ...

In a galaxy where survival is dictated by power and alliances, Breanna faces her toughest trials yet … With the peace accord fragile and her enemies growing bolder, she must endure the merciless Eelott training – designed to break spirits and forge assassins. But Breanna is no ordinary warrior … she's whole, defying every rule of the Gorum conditioning. As secrets of her past resurface, Breanna discovers untapped powers far beyond her implants and modifications – abilities that could shift the balance of the cosmos. But such strength comes at a cost, and mastering it requires ...

A mind-bending psychological thriller where reality and fiction become dangerously blurred! Liam Carter is just an ordinary journalist who loves spy novels—until he finishes reading John le Carré's "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and wakes up inside the story itself. Trapped in Cold War Berlin as the novel's protagonist, Liam must navigate a labyrinth of espionage and betrayal while desperately trying to return to reality. But as Liam jumps from one classic spy novel to the next—from the Scottish moors of "The Thirty-Nine Steps" to Nazi-occupied France, to the deadly intrigue of "...

When a reality TV star meets the reality of life, will it be her downfall or her salvation? Ann Stanway had it all—a starring role in a reality show, an adoring boyfriend, and a sparkling future with limitless possibilities. Until the rules changed and the life she’d thought was real no longer existed. Leaving L.A. seems like her only option, and she lands in Kentucky at a quiet Amish inn—as far removed from her past as possible. Now she knows what was missing in her life--peace, true friendship and, dare she hope, a man who accepts her for who she is--or at least who he thinks she is...