Philosophical Fantasy

Stories have shaped civilizations, inspired revolutions, and sparked personal transformations. They still have that power today. I was always captivated by stories when I was a child. In school we had a class called “Moral Science,” and there was one teacher, who made it unforgettable. I can still picture his white robe and the sparkle in his eyes as he brought each tale to life. I may not remember algebra or history equations, but I carry with me the values he taught, such as waking up early, being kind, staying punctual, speaking politely, asking questions, and so much more. Surely ...

Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: This idea changed my life.

Tim is an ordinary thoroughly modern, Atomic Age man of the 1980s or 90s. He has a nice apartment in a typical high-rise and a luxury Skycar to toodle about in when he wants to leave the city. This morning, Tim is headed to the department store–not to shop, but to look again at his favorite mannequin. We won’t judge him because we don’t know the story yet. We are about to.

It wasn’t my fault. I didn’t even see her. There was a bump, and the next thing I knew, she was sitting in my passenger seat. Hitting her with my car didn’t kill her. She was already dead when I smashed into her. But sitting beside me, smiling, wearing a tie-dye outfit from the Hippie era of the 1960s, she didn’t look like a ghost. She looked great for a dead girl. I kept driving. She had things to say. She was saying that she’d be happy to be my “old lady” now. I'm just trying to stay in control of the car and not freak out at the girl suddenly beside me. When the car stops ...

Three souls. Three impossible journeys. One truth that could shatter everything. In this haunting collection of speculative fiction, memories become weapons, burdens transform their bearers, and the price of truth may be higher than anyone imagined. BLOOD OF THE GODS: In a post-apocalyptic world where humanity survives by harvesting blood from chained gods, novice extractor Mira accidentally bonds with Aquilos, the God of Still Waters. When she discovers the truth behind their "divine sacrifice," she must choose between preserving her society built on torture or freeing a vengeful god who ...

"A remarkable, thought-provoking, and tender novel - both timeless and timely - Village of the Golden Gleam invites readers to dream, to feel, and to reflect on the golden gleam within us." Jeyran Main, Review Tales “…the kind of novel that lingers quietly in the heart long after the last page is turned. It’s a rare thing: calm, wise, and utterly sincere. Highly recommended.” –– Pauli’s Exclusive The aliens came from the stars over 400 years ago. To survive, they had to become human while preserving as much of themselves as they could. They flourished for all the right reasons...

At the Time Academy, students do not study history. They learn how to create it. Professor Marcus Halloway’s newest class is simple: observe a thriving river village and record what changes over time. No interference. No warnings. No conclusions. At first, the land only grows richer. Harvests improve. Homes expand closer to the water. Confidence settles over the valley like fertile soil. But Halloway is not teaching them to watch catastrophe. He is teaching them to understand how belief forms — and how civilizations destroy themselves long before anyone realizes danger has begun. When ...

The debt has been incurred. Now it must be paid. René has begun to understand that power does not end with a single lifetime. But awareness has not brought peace. It has brought responsibility. Across kingdoms and deserts, forces long in motion begin to converge. Old rivalries sharpen. Ambition rises. And a man René believed defeated moves again — ruthless, patient, and willing to unleash ruin to draw him into the open. The struggle between them is no longer defined by strength alone, but by the weight of consequence carried across lifetimes. Loss cuts deeper than any blade. Guilt ...

A USA Today Bestseller A coven of trans witches battle an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. ​ On a morning much like any other, 30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes a miraculous discovery: suddenly, as if by magic, they...

Depth A Time Academy Examination At the Time Academy, students do not study disasters. They learn how to guide them. In the Examination known as Depth, Professor Thalassa Nerion teaches how disaster begins long before anyone recognizes it. The village they observe depends on the river that feeds it. It waters their fields. Turns their mills. Sustains the valley. But water remembers what lies beneath it. With careful spellwork, the students begin lowering the river itself. At first the change is small. The current slows. The banks grow unstable. The valley begins to sink into its own future.

What if the consequences of your choices do not end with death? In seventeenth-century France, René has survived duels, betrayal, and exile. He has mastered the sword — but not himself. Haunted by visions he cannot explain and a destiny he does not yet understand, he is drawn into a conflict begun long before his birth. Across centuries, another soul moves against him — ruthless, relentless, hungry for power without consequence. As René awakens to forces that defy reason, he begins to understand that strength alone will not determine what lies ahead. Power answers those who seek it, ...

The Last Portal When fifteen-year-old Lyanna Ravencrest hears the Portal Bell ring in her mind—though it remains silent to everyone else—she knows something is terribly wrong with the magical network that connects all worlds. For three centuries, her family has served as guardians of the ancient portals, watching children answer the Bell's call to become bridges between realms. But now the connections are failing, entire worlds are going dark, and children with old magical bloodlines are vanishing from their beds without a trace. The Great Houses of Valdris blame House Ravencrest for ...

She was supposed to live quietly under her uncle’s watchful eye. Instead, Isabetta della Torre finds herself racing across Europe with a captain whose outrageous ideas have earned him naught but scorn, a monk hiding from his past, a Moorish scholar guarding dangerous knowledge, and a Hungarian metalsmith who fancies himself a sculptor. Together, they’ll outwit inquisitors, defy the Armada, duel with the Medicis, and launch a preposterous engine into legend. Venice, Florence, Rome, Spain… and beyond. In 1588 — as kings and cardinals clash — one Venetian woman joins an unlikely band...

Alice expected Wonderland to be strange. She did not expect it to be wrong. When Alice awakens in a distorted version of Wonderland, nothing behaves as it should. The rules she once trusted have vanished, replaced by shifting spaces, fractured realities, and a presence that watches without moving. As the boundaries between stories begin to collapse, Alice is forced into a haunting journey of identity, choice, and perception. In this dark fantasy psychological thriller, reality bends to thought, and every decision shapes the world itself. But the greatest danger is not the world around her...

Through an infinite number of lifetimes—and in the least likely of places—an immortal discovers what they value most in this contemplative fantasy novel. Stuck in a cycle of endless reincarnations, Luri has experienced everything on offer—and more. Whether it's spending decades as a monk...

In a world where survival demands more than strength, the smallest choices can carry the greatest cost. A boy uncovers a fragment of the lost world—and risks everything to understand it. A dying man finds purpose in the ruins of a broken society, where compassion may be the most dangerous act of all. Two clever children wander into a forest of old stories, where innocence is a lie and only the ruthless survive. These three gripping tales from Jim LeMay explore what remains when the rules are gone, and what it takes to endure when the world turns against you. Dark, thought-provoking, and ...

Five ordinary people will be blessed with powers to become the pillars of humanity. Hope must lead Salvation, Honor, Peace, and Light against the forces of evil (Destruction, Death, and Chaos) before they can release Darkness on the planet.

"Smart, propulsive and gripping, THE GOD GAME is an ambitious thriller and a terrifying examination of what could--and probably already is--happening in the world of artificial intelligence."—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away You are invited! Come inside and play...

A thousand cycles. One chance to break the system. When a supreme intelligence awakens during the thousandth iteration of the Milky Way, it does not intervene—it observes. It has always observed. Until now. Because this time… something is different. Gaia knows why she was created—to save humanity from extinction during the Mount Toba Ice Age. But as she moves across worlds and civilizations, she begins to see a deeper truth: The extinction event is not the real threat. The system is. As ancient powers rise and factions battle for control of the Zeto Crystals, the galaxy drifts toward ...

✦ Dedicated to the Us of the Future ✦ When the universe trembles on the edge of reboot and time folds into zero, a message in a bottle is launched from Earth—drifting through thirty‑three layers of cosmic frequency toward a future that may or may not remember us. Inside the bottle rests a softly glowing blue lotus, a flicker of a beating heart, and a letter written in blurred ink: “Dear Future, If you still remember love, please deliver this to someone who can understand.” After wandering across star fields for ages, the bottle arrives at the Starlight Post Office, the last ...