Dark Eden
A stranded human colony on a sunless alien world faces collapse when a restless teen challenges its myths and limits.
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Alienated
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After a brutal accident, a teen is trapped in her mother’s biotech world and asked to design the perfect boy.
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Aliens vs. Predator: Prey
A colony leader on a remote world must survive a Predator hunt and an alien outbreak while forging an unlikely alliance.
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Cry, Voidbringer
A child soldier, a ruthless queen, and a desperate advisor collide over a godchild’s power in a war-torn empire.
The Getaway
A teen worker in a walled resort paradise uncovers the dark cost of safety as the outside world collapses.
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The Invisible College
A deaf young woman and a speech tutor are drawn into a secret magical college as an ancient winter-born enemy awakens.
Someone Like Me
A battered single mother and a traumatized teen uncover a frightening link between their lives and identities.
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The Mobius Door
A curious boy opens a strange door in the woods, unleashing a cosmic darkness that threatens his town and family.
Skyward Inn
A rural inn on a tech-averse Earth settlement hides postwar secrets as alien contact, family estrangement, and a strange brew reshape reality.
World Departed
A zombie outbreak on the West Coast forces a mismatched group of ordinary survivors to protect family, love, and each other.
Westward Women
In 1970s America, a strange women-only illness drives some to vanish west, while three women chase, flee, and uncover the truth.