The Shock
After a solar storm wrecks technology and society, a young woman fights violent survivors and an evolving threat to stay alive.
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Plot structure labels used: three-part collection, interlinked novellas, alternating POVs, episodic structure, prequel and sequel mix, post-epilogue, closure-oriented, question answering
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Robogenesis
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The Marigold
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Secret Histories
Three linked novellas reveal enemy-side secrets, Lorien's last days, and buried backstory from the I Am Number Four universe.
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Heaven's Reach
A fugitive starship’s last flight across multiple galaxies collides with ancient secrets, cosmic upheaval, and species-wide fate.
Take Me With You
Four teens are drawn together by a mysterious school-room device that threatens them unless they obey its rules.
Tales of Heresy
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Force Heretic III: Reunion
Jedi and allies race to win a war by persuading a living planet to join them while other fronts collapse.
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Dragon's Fire
A mute young tracker and other outcasts race to expose theft, mine danger, and a threat to Pern before Thread returns.
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Questions for a Soldier
A short transcript of a colony Q&A where John Perry fields questions about war, colonization, and the CDF.
Night Watch
In contemporary Moscow, a Light magician becomes entangled in a fragile supernatural balance between opposing Watches.