"The Network" is a sci-fi thriller that propels Niko Tesic (Teshich) from a struggling nanomedicine researcher into the heart of a top-secret government project. Unearthed from a mysterious alien artifact, advanced nanorobots hold the potential to revolutionize medicine. However, it also harbors a m...

For hundreds of years, the Spargarians have been in servitude to King Melon and his people. As a constructor, Zazarel's life has been nothing but crafting sculptures since he was a boy. His girlfriend, Vodkis, a seamstress, sews clothing from sun up, to sundown to an unrelenting needy kingdom. To su...

Aine is on her way to a nursing home placement when her granddaughter gives her a toy goblin, but SETI has other ideas. [Participant in the June 2024 Royal Road Community Magazine Contest]...

When Jaimie witnesses a kidnapping, it throws his whole life into disarray. He is now a changed man in more ways than one. Along the way he makes some unlikely allies, and they become united by something more than just circumstances. They realize that their lives are a maniacally twisted entanglemen...

**COMPLETED** In the land of Opuree, a vast, divisive community has been built across thousands of floating islands, with the infamous Soulbell Prison at the nation’s foot. Revered for its unbreakable confinement, Soulbell harbors the most dangerous criminals. After being imprisoned for a crime he d...

Length: Short story - 5,500 words In the near future, everyone will be required to have a cybernetic implant embedded in their brain. While the implants allow instant communication with the multiple artificial intelligence systems that run the world, they are prohibitively expensive to own. To offse...

Nobody talks much about the mind prison. "It will break you" is all they say....

In the countries of Vakoso and Lambent, magic is hidden and social classes clash. Alayna and Tiv find themselves in a dangerous relationship in Vakoso, where nightmare creatures lurk. As Alayna, a Scab from the city dregs, weaves through society fractured by monsters and oppression, Tiv, a high-clas...

Doomed scientist strives to discover a new fuel as War moves closer, but her experiment explodes! Now Adia realizes just how vital her work is, and who threatens it, when a visiting scientist offers help....

Contains raw meat, poverty, and other such unpleasantness....

They were the survivors, abandoned by the allies who swore to protect, them in the ultimate gesture of greed and betrayal. Their world plunged into annihilation and chaos. With the passage of years in this blighted landscape order was established anew. Those who had been anonymous before the war fou...

Most of us long to "Be" but when the path gets too costly, or steep, we take solace in what we "Have." Remove the trappings of what we own and then what is the sum of us? They were the survivors, abandoned by the allies who swore to protect, in the ultimate gesture of greed and betrayal. Their world...

In the serene town of Maplewoods, a young family enjoys a hearty dinner at their local fast-food joint, unaware of the brewing international conflicts that threaten to destabilize the entire world. As the global situation worsens and the threat of an all-out war looms on the horizon, secrets begin t...

Sometimes fame and fortune will have a cost. In the vibrant heart of Moreau City, where genetic splicing is as common as candy, twin sisters Rei and Luna shine as the sensational cat hybrid K-pop duo. Their mesmerizing performances and irresistible charm captivate audiences, fulfilling their wildes...

Book 1 of the Megajoule Series  He was the greatest superhero of all time. All that's left now is his shadow. The Affect changed everything. It toppled the old world by granting humans fantastic powers fueled by the collective's emotions. Capes, styled after the superheroes of old, rose to rule over...

You ever get that feeling in your stomach? Or maybe in your bones. It shakes you down to your very core. It’s that little voice in your head telling you you’re not good enough. Or that things would have been better off without you. It got so bad, that I wouldn’t even talk, even sleep, even eat. It m...

In the heart of a world ravaged by monstrous abominations, the last city stands as humanity's final refuge. Its inhabitants, toiling in factories and struggling for survival, believe their only defense against the relentless onslaught is the elite corps of warriors known as Black Dogs. These enigmat...

A lone Corax, a cunning and swift-winged creature, found an uncommon bond with a valiant pack of Garou, powerful shapeshifters pledged to protect the natural order. As fate would have it, they set out on a daunting final quest, venturing into an uncharted ancient island fraught with danger and myste...

Honey has been feeling down so her absent husband decides to gift her with a Perfect Match Android Companion.Synced to its owner, the Perfect Match knows precisely what she needs and wants in a partner and will give her the attention, companionship, and intimacy she craves.When the unscrupulous manu...

In the heart of the Hollows, a land where all the trees have holes and none of their inhabitants are whole, Tuya tries to understand why her oppressors hate her. Yet, amidst their screams and shoves of contempt, she uncovers a power buried deep within her being—a power to shatter the mental chains t...