A hidden zoo. A terrible curse. One boy's fight to break free.Nine-year-old Henry isn't expecting much from a summer at Grandpa's quiet house in the woods. But when a storm finally breaks and he wanders beyond the old oak tree he was always told to avoid, Henry stumbles upon something impossible: a forgotten zoo tucked deep in the forest, its cages empty, its signs faded, its gates locked tight.Yet the zoo is not abandoned. A strange caretaker appears, whispering that the c...

Some truths break you. Others remake you. Carter Simms is about to face both.After surviving the chaos of Hollowtown, Carter Simms knows the world is running out of time. The lies that shaped his life are unraveling, the truth is closing in, and a final challenge waits—one that will decide the fate of humanity itself. To face it, Carter must assemble a team of allies he trusts, fears, and barely understands. Together, they step into a game unlike anything they've ever encountered.

The competition is brutal. The truth may be worse.In the aftermath of genetic experiments that nearly destroyed humanity, the future rests in the hands of an artificial intelligence named Calista. Her mission is simple—rebuild the population—but her methods are anything but.Wonder is her testing ground—a holoroom training center where elite candidates are pushed to their limits, shaped for roles they don't fully understand. Seventeen-year-old Carter Simms believes he's been...

Win the games. Survive the lies. Save what matters.After escaping the lies of Wonder, Carter Simms heads south in search of the girl he can't forget. His journey leads him to Hollowtown—a sprawling, lawless city built around Carnival, the largest arena in existence. Here, competitors fight for a prize potent enough to change their lives, and the entire city watches in frenzied anticipation.Hollowtown thrives on spectacle. The games are dazzling, brutal—addictive. Behind the...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

When Burt is surprised by a magical guide, and says he wants to become a hero in a fantasy realm, he discovers a more complex world than he’d expected.Kirkus Reviews calls it: “A keen and delightful multi-genre tale about a hero grappling with two worlds.”Feathered Quill Book Awards calls it: “...a delicious and thought-provoking book full of introspective questions and the choices one makes in th...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...