The Way to the Stars
A sixteen-year-old Starfleet hopeful must break from family expectations to find her own path to the stars.
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Earth Abides
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Red City
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The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar
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The Rowan
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Soft Apocalypse
In a near-future America, one homeless man and his tribe try to survive a slow, believable collapse of society.
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The Midnight Train
A newly dead bookshop owner boards a magical train to relive key moments of his life and face old regrets.
Radix
In a radiation-scarred far future, a damaged outcast begins a brutal quest toward transformation and godlike power.
The Free People's Village
In an alternate climate-crusader America, a white teacher-musician joins a Black-led fight against gentrification and state violence.
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Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
Future historians try to alter Columbus’s voyage to avert catastrophe and reshape humanity’s history.
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