Mysterious Realities

In this collection are volumes four through seven of the Crucible Shard, the completed LitRPG adventure that mixes fantasy, gaming, and humor in an often brutal combination.

A cold-blooded killer, a sweet old couple, and an Amtrak train. When these three elements meet, strange things happen. Ruthless murderer and misanthrope Ed Hill, has been on a killing rampage across the United States for decades. The police and FBI have not been able to catch him, and fear that no one ever will. But when Ed meets a peculiar elderly Hindu couple on a train, his luck begins to change in ways he could not ever imagine.

In a world where the sky is gray, the rivers are empty, and the cities lie in ruins, Brielle is a lonely wanderer, scavenging through the desolation in search of something—anything—that resembles hope. Haunted by fragmented memories of the life he once knew, he trudges through the endless beige of humanity’s collapse. But his solitude is shattered when he meets Cali, a mysterious young woman who sees impossible threads of light leading toward the “blue”—a color, a place, an idea that might hold the key to salvation. Their journey takes them through the remnants of society, where...

Between Cade and Rae is an ancient wall so huge its edges are lost to memory. There’s no way through. But one precious stone brings them together to share their horrors of the past, and dreams of the future, and to shake their notions of what is false…and what is true. Wallflowers is an ethereal, alternate-reality short story that will get you thinking about the battles we choose to fight, and those we don’t, and the power of breaking through barriers for a better tomorrow.

Der Siegeszug der klassischen Physik hat die Welt entzaubert. Die Realität, so die gängige Auffassung, wird von Naturgesetzen geregelt, die letztlich alles erklären können. Doch dieses Bild ist falsch. Viele grundlegende Fragen sind noch immer unbeantwortet. Und die neuesten Erkenntnisse der Quantentheorie weisen sogar darauf hin, dass es eine Realität jenseits von unserer Vorstellung von Raum und Zeit gibt.

Dive into a collection of ten extraordinary short stories where the boundaries of reality are tested and the unknown beckons. From a man who controls the weather to an explorer who discovers a hidden island of mythical creatures, these tales explore the thin veil between the familiar and the fantastical. Each story offers a journey into worlds where forgotten prophecies come to life, virtual influencers alter reality, and ghost ships harbor century-old secrets. In Whispers of the Unknown, the impossible becomes real, and the truth is never as it seems.

Haunted by mysterious visitors, a young man embarks on a lifelong quest to unravel their enigmatic presence, thrusting himself into a journey that challenges his understanding of reality and sanity. His relentless pursuit takes him across the realms of parapsychology and quantum mechanics as he grapples with the haunting question of their purpose in his life. After years of uncertainty, the elusive visitors finally disclose their identity and unveil a profound mission for him. As this revelation unfolds, his existence transforms dramatically, steering him toward a destiny he could never ...

Bill has just stepped off the path of life to find himself caught up in some kind of experience that touches to his very soul. In this unexplainable realm Bill will make life changing decisions. Can he believe the mysterious person or the moment that he is in? The situation comes upon him quickly. Can Bill cope, and what kind of person will he be when he exits? Bill has just stepped off the road of reality and entered a realm far from the comprehension of the mind; he has entered an unimaginable place, a realm where rational thinking is sweep aside, where the mind is set free to explore the...

This book is a combination of three previously published "Time Merchant Cafe" books: Now Open/Still Open/Dark Brew. Destiny, Fate, Free Will—are our lives predestined, and is free will merely an illusion? This collection of interwoven short stories delves into life-changing choices that can alter the course of one’s destiny. Each narrative revolves around the same enigmatic place—a mysterious café run by the Immortal Waiter. When the Time Merchant Café appears, it finds people at their most vulnerable, even if they don’t know it. The Waiter, a timeless figure with his own hidden ...