Death of the Author
A disabled Nigerian American writer’s breakout sci-fi novel sparks fame, family conflict, and a reality-bending story spiral.
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The Kraken Wakes
A married journalist team tracks a mysterious ocean-born invasion that sinks ships and pushes humanity toward flood and collapse.
Odd John
A biographical frame follows a hyperintelligent mutant who seeks others like him and a new order beyond humanity.
Sirius
A scientist raises a dog with human intelligence, and his lonely life exposes the limits of belonging, love, and humanity.
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The Iron Heel
A socialist activist’s manuscript from a doomed future uprising exposes how wealth can harden into an oligarchy.
Bluebeard
An aging Armenian-American artist writes his life story while hiding a secret in his barn and being disrupted by a pushy widow.
Before Adam
A modern man’s recurring dreams open into a brutal prehuman past, where survival, instinct, and evolution collide.
Cat's Cradle
A writer chasing the story of Hiroshima uncovers a deadly invention and a fake religion on a Caribbean island.
Mad Sisters of Esi
A restless sister leaves a world-whale behind, uncovering myths, memory, and a centuries-old mystery about two mad sisters.
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The Last Dance
An inspector investigates a possible mutiny aboard a Mars-bound ship, uncovering competing truths, loyalties, and power plays.
On the Origin of Species and Other Stories
A short story collection where robots, humans, dragons, and time travelers probe evolution, identity, and what counts as life.
Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter
A grim Warhammer 40,000 character study of a feared primarch confronting his fate, madness, and bloody past.