Armor
A traumatized soldier in powered armor survives an endless bug war, while a rogue’s later scheme uncovers his story.
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Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Ten Philip K. Dick short stories collected as the source material for Electric Dreams, built around reality, tech, and human anxiety.
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Electro
A teen wakes to a ruined future world, then follows a mystery diary and a fugitive companion to uncover what happened.
The Variants
Jessica Jones faces multiverse doubles and a resurfacing threat that could put her family in danger.
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
A wealthy survivor funds a perilous alien-food-factory mission while his guilt and new discoveries pull him deeper into Heechee secrets.
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The Works of Vermin
In a tree-stump metropolis of perfume and vermin, a debt-ridden exterminator is pulled into a citywide struggle over art and power.
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Pathfinder
A trapped boy with a secret gift is drawn into a time-bending quest that links a royal mystery to a stranded space mission.
Empire of the Ants
A Paris family and a hidden ant civilization are drawn toward the same underground mystery.
Now and Forever
Two Bradbury novellas: a stranger enters an impossibly timeless town, and a spacefaring crew hunts a white comet.
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Dissidence
Dead soldiers and newly sentient robots are forced into a distant corporate war where reality, loyalty, and personhood blur.
Gideon Falls, Vol. 2: Original Sins
A priest and a conspiracy-obsessed man are pulled into a small-town mystery centered on the eerie Black Barn.
Anyone
A scientist’s failed Alzheimer’s experiment creates body-swapping tech that reshapes society and exposes its dark uses.