The Eyes of Darkness
A grieving mother pursues signs that her dead son may be alive, uncovering a secretive conspiracy with deadly stakes.
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Plot structure labels used: framed narrative, flashback structure, slow build, late acceleration, quest narrative, mystery reveal, revelation ending, interwoven backstory
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Drowning Towers
In a flooded near-future Melbourne, a family’s fall into underclass life exposes a harsh world of climate collapse and class war.
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Alebrijes
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Isle of the Dead
An ultra-wealthy immortal worldbuilder is drawn into a far-future revenge mystery tied to alien gods and his past.
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A Shadow on the Glass
A scholar and a psychic outcast become fugitives after uncovering a dangerous truth tied to a powerful mirror.
Il richiamo del corno
A traumatized British POW wakes in a Nazi-dominated future and must survive a grotesque hunting estate.
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Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil
A reporter hunts for her missing father by interviewing his old supervillain enemies in a retro superhero world.
The Vagrant
A mute wanderer, a baby, a goat, and a magic sword cross a demon-warped wasteland toward humanity’s last refuge.
The Secret Lake
Two siblings uncover a hidden tunnel in their garden and tumble into a past version of their own home.
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The Naming Song
In a post-word world, an unnamed courier delivers new names while fleeing danger and searching for her sister.