Acts of God
In a borderless future, a genius’s illegal universe simulations are derailed by an unlikely detective and a sentient wall.
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Plot structure labels used: multiple storylines, interwoven narratives, nonlinear structure, alternating chapters, parallel timelines, stories within stories, embedded storytelling, frame narrative, three-part structure, epilogue twist, slow reveal, interconnected threads, circular narrative, timeline jumping
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Against the Day
A sprawling, globe-trotting revenge epic follows anarchists, inventors, and adventurers through a world on the brink of war.
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An amnesiac man wakes on a vast bridge-world and must untangle dream, memory, and identity to find himself.
The Girl in the Road
Two women in different times and places flee violence toward Ethiopia, linked by a forbidden sea bridge and hidden truths.
Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse
A time-twisting Doctor Who mystery where River Song and her fictional alter ego chase a cursed artifact across realities.
Cryptonomicon
A sprawling WWII-to-1990s tale of codebreaking, family legacy, hidden gold, and the birth of digital secrecy.
My Volcano
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Noumenon Infinity
Split across eras and convoys, a far-future fleet races to unravel an alien megastructure before the mystery turns dangerous.
V-Wars
A global virus awakens hidden vampire forms in humanity, triggering a fragmented, multi-author outbreak story.
Playground
Four intertwined lives converge on a Pacific island as ocean wonder, AI ambition, and a vote on seasteading collide.
Fine Structure
A physicist uncovers a physics-decoding breakthrough as reality itself starts changing, and humanity’s multiverse hangs in the balance.
Feedback
A physics student and a North Korea rescue mission become linked across time in a first-contact mystery.
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