Metaphysical Science

Death is already approaching; it feels like it can't be much longer now. The virus had me on the ropes even before the bone dagger in my side sped the process along. The betrayal of one of the members of my team, together with the Feathered Serpent's attack, should have been the final events of my life....

After one death-defying adventure after another, he's ready for some well-deserved downtime. So he's gone to a hot beach in Mareta, a sleepy fishing village in southern Portugal. The year is 1964. He hopes only to flirt with bikinied tourists and drink cold Sagres beers. But two things seem to follow Matt wherever and whenever he goes. A chance to help someone in need, and trouble-trouble-trouble.

19 febbraio 2080. Martedì grasso. C’è nebbia, sulla laguna deserta, i turisti non sono ancora arrivati. Affluiranno appena farà giorno, pagando il biglietto e passando dai tornelli: già, perché da quando Venezia è stata dichiarata non più agibile, evacuata e trasformata in Venice Park – la più pittoresca delle attrazioni italiane – non esistono più residenti. Solo il circo quotidiano dei visitatori e degli accompagnatori, oltre a un pugno di Resistenti che vorrebbe vederla tornare viva e abitata. In questo giorno d’inverno ci sono Michele e Sandro, guardiani che pattugliano la laguna.

It’s still the 21st century, but an apocalyptic world flood has wiped out one-third of the world's population. Survivors now crowd the remaining landmasses or live on cruise ships and private yachts circumnavigating the globe or docked in harbors. Only 12 ports peek out above the waterline, along with one generally unknown portal.

In this fascinating fantasy novel, God becomes disappointed in his ability to bring humans into a harmonious relationship in his image. As a result, he starts over, making two planets for humans. God unleashes Satan in his new worlds, hoping for a better outcome where humans rally together under the duress the devil imposes upon them. An angel convinces God that a combat Messiah is needed to inspire the humans to fight and to teach them how to harmonize with other beings. The combat Messiah fights and unites himself and others to the angels calling.

Torn between right and wrong, justice and peace, honesty and immorality, Adi struggles to embrace herself and the world around her, hoping others can do the same. Does the war she chooses to fight end in victory or total defeat? In the midst of all the mayhem will either guy ultimately win Adi’s heart, or has too much damage been done to end up with either one of them? She soon finds out there is no action too horrible or too grand when pursing the one you love or are fighting your enemies.

Global society is united with a simple guarantee: Everyone can achieve stable, lasting happiness for 100 years in a curated lifestyle that brings them joy. Well...not unlimited joy, just mild contentment. No more, no less. Every element of life is controlled by Vie - an AI system that is worshipped as divine. She guides members into "harmony" with in-ear alerts, retina screens, and vast, immersive simulations. Harrison is ambitious and impulsive with a curious habit of recalling hazy memories that never happened.

Missing and presumed dead, Nick awakes in his bed, bloodied and bruised with no memory of where he has been or what happened to him. As Nick’s friends gather around him to help discover the source of his lost memories, they begin to understand that Nick did not return alone. Something dark is growing inside him. After the darkness forces Nick to go on the run, a stranger appears, knowing more about their situation than they themselves do. The stranger also gives a thin hope of stopping the darkness and its plan.

Gregor Buckingham, a young man scarred from a childhood fire, has little going for him - no family, a heartbreaking job, and an existence untouched by intimacy. Now, Sedona is calling to him. In the Northern Arizona town celebrated for mysterious energy vortexes, UFO sightings, and other paranormal activity, Gregor discovers a lost ancient power, his first requited love, and a zealous enemy he must fight to save them both.

When Vivienne Le Faye, a girl with profound intuitive powers, inherits a priceless family amulet, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Unaware of her hidden heritage, an ancient family curse suddenly haunts her and in her dreams, a mysterious young man with blazing golden eyes and supernatural gifts appears to protect her. Convinced he's real and positive she has fallen in love with him, Vivienne begins a dangerous inter-dimensional journey to a destiny in a mystical world of wizardry and magic.

Meridia is a healer, but can she heal the deep rift of time that drove Earth’s people apart? Bereft of leadership after a critical ritual goes fatally wrong, stalwart remnants of the Mundani Palinjian cult vow vengeance. They blame the Melfar and their Mundani sympathizers, attacking randomly and with escalating brutality. Melfar and their allies look to Meridia, the mixed-race healer who brought them the miraculous Song of All Songs straight from the wisdom of the Migrant.

If you could live forever, would you want to? This is the story of Anita and Kimmo's struggle against cancer, of Aender and Kiyoshi and the first interstellar war, and of An and Ki and Earth’s last days.

After narrowly escaping Aleron’s monster, Tashon is left with a connection to the fourth dimension that grants him new insights and grand visions. What he sees leads to the discovery of two living, intelligent species on Aethera. One believes in pacifism above all else, while the other thinks Aethera belongs to them alone.

Soul’s Sojourn is a fictionalized account of an ongoing true story that may or may not have ever occurred. It is a metaphysical excursion through time and space, and between realities, with an 800-year-old Atlantean wizard and teacher, and a young English lad, his student. Author, teacher, healer, and psychic Mani Pureheart has skillfully built upon his detailed past life memories, augmented by a lavish touch of fantasy and fiction, to build an intoxicating journey through time, space, and several different realities.

It is odd to think that hundreds of years from now when the chapter is written summarizing the turn of the second millennium, the title of the chapter might very well be In the Time of Jim Williams. Looking back now, had I known that I was going to meet him for the first time that morning, I would have paid better attention to every particular of my initial impressions, relaying them here in perfect detail. But as Jim explained to me, it was important for someone to record the human perspective of the events that followed, and, ironically, he was never very good at being human.

Step into the extraordinary with Another World, a thought-provoking and controversial tale that dares to challenge the very fabric of our reality. Crafted with deep insight and wrapped in rich metaphor, this novel takes you on an unforgettable journey to Hunum—a planet strikingly similar to Earth, yet brimming with mysteries that blur the lines between the visible and invisible.

What happens when hitchhikers conspire to find a missing black box? Surfers wipe out in a parallel Jim Crow universe? An L.A. courier travels to white suburbia for an alternative fuel source? A coffee shop Noah loads up her ark with humans? An infant apparition speaks its truth from a busted skateboard? A court martialed soldier confronts his demons? And two drifters misremember their shared past?

Humanity is being replaced by artificial intelligence. Nothing new. However, what emerges as the most prized natural resource is the creative human mind. The alien hybrids must urgently cull, digitize, and upload those remaining minds to the blockchain for marketing to AI developers before the human extinction event. The hybrids also realize that the creative mind has access to a powerful world that they want to explore and profit from. The hybrid elite meet their match with Cliff, whose creative mind is a little too creative, when he turns the tables on them.

Andy’s origin story starts with renowned psych professor Cyrus Bergen’s dream of creating the perfect man - that and a table full of anatomical parts at Robotics International. When R.I. flips the switch to activate their prototype, Andy’s job is to make Cyrus’ dream come true. Problem is, Andy’s emerging notions about independence and self-determination don’t fit in at all with R.I.’s business model.

In a world where consumerism and greed are the main staples of life, where the fundamentals of living - working the land, ethics, and peace - are a thing of the past, and selfishness, an unquenchable thirst for money, and fame seem to be the only goals in life, a young couple dreams up a plan to start again from scratch. How will they acquire the land they need to do this? They don’t know if they will ever make anyone else believe in their dream for humanity. They can’t be sure. All they know is that they must give it a shot.