The After War
Two survivor groups leave hidden refuges after apocalypse and disease, crossing a ruined continent toward family and a changed world.
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King of Thorns
A brutal young king must defend his throne while recovering buried memories and facing a vastly stronger enemy.
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A scientist is exiled to the dinosaur past after a murder frame-up, while his daughter races across time to clear him.
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A widowed mother slips from modern America into medieval Wales, where future knowledge and love could reshape history.
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Humanity faces a ruthless alien “salvation” campaign, fighting across two timelines to survive and strike back.
The River of No Return
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Ten thousand years after mysterious alien contact, a man must decode prophecy, identity, and the fate of humanity.
Echoes
Two rival teens wake stranded on an island and must untangle a conspiracy that may have trapped them in two realities.
99 Coffins
An archaeologist uncovers 99 vampire coffins at Gettysburg, forcing Laura Caxton into a brutal race to stop one missing monster.
Timescape
Scientists in a collapsing 1998 try to warn 1962 colleagues through physics, triggering a high-stakes time-communication puzzle.
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20th Century Boys, Band 1
Childhood friends reunite when a shared symbol resurfaces, pulling them into a cult mystery tied to catastrophe.
Fallen Dragon
A corporate soldier’s raid on a colony collides with an alien secret, forcing a choice between profit, resistance, and home.
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