The end came like a thief, like a voice in the night. We weren't prepared and we sure as hell weren't ready.

There were signs everywhere... LITERAL SIGNS.

THE END IS NEAR. HE IS COMING.

I used to laugh at those signs Now I just found them terrifying.

People disappeared People we knew They disappeared like a thief in the night and in the morning they were gone

Then the constant earthquakes wild fires floods There was an F5 Tornado up in Bangor, Maine and that never happens. Ever.

We live in a situation where we have all the tech and pieces to develop things like this as painlessly as possible through simulations and focus on retaining the whole human body in good shape.

So humanity need not take some dystopian, extreme path resulting in the dehumanizing of human subjects or extracting brains and spinal cords. We are beyond that ugly, crude Robocop Van Der Hoovian future. We can do it right.

I wrote a review of The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He. Click the link above. Here’s an excerpt: 

The concept of this novel was very interesting. It combines discussions of climate change effects, society and technology, and artificial intelligence. It reminded me of The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez, a sci-fi novel about extraterrestrial human societies and escaping the impacts of climate change ( y’all should absolutely read it). It also really reminded me of Westworld, the HBO show. I’ve read some others’ reviews where people said it reminded them of Black Mirror.

Queen of Iron and Blood

(Shattered Realms #2)

By Melissa Wright

YA, NA Urban Fantasy, SciFi

ebook, 148 Pages

August 20th 2018

 The storm was only the beginning…

 Mackenzie Scott is trapped in another realm, but that’s the least of her problems. Magic runs through her veins, and even now she can feel herself changing. She’s managed to help her brother, but in exchange, she’s turning into one of them. Worse, Mackenzie’s not just a monster. She’s their queen.

 Hunter had one job: open the gateway between worlds to keep his realm alive. He hadn’t counted on betrayal. He hadn’t counted on being saved by a human girl. And he’d never guessed he couldn’t trust his own king. Now he’s trapped in a world to which he can never truly belong.

 Separated by realms, Mackenzie and Hunter must save the other’s world. But the divide isn’t the only thing working against them. Beasts and men fight a dangerous battle that pits Hunter and Mackenzie against those they’re trying to protect.

 And the clock is ticking.

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EXCERPT

She hadn’t told them about, Hunter, who had brought them to safety before he’d opened the gate. She hadn’t told them about how he’d saved Hannah and the others, how he’d gotten countless men to run and hide and stay safely out of the way. The creature had brought them here, behind the shelter of this reinforced glass, his eyes glowing with a light so blue that each of them could see it was unnatural, and they’d been so terrified they’d followed him anyway. No one had included it in their report. Hannah didn’t know if it was because the creature had saved them, or if it was the stories they’d heard about exposed humans being quarantined and tested, or—more troubling—if that strange draw the creature had seemed to have over Riley and his sister had affected the rest of them too.

“The beasts descended first,” she said. “Winged, flying things, with horns and fur and those big… horrible claws.” That had been the worst. The claws they had used after the Breach to claim the lives they would be taking. They had been Marked, infected with some sort of toxin through the wound that the military could not identify or remove. No one had known what the Marked were meant for, until the Resurgence. “The monsters came through, and then there was the chaos, like a six-tailed tornado. I saw a tank lifted from the ground like it was nothing, tossed into the air. It just disappeared. A supply truck smashed into the temporary command center, flattening six shelters at once. That’s when the gunfire started.”

King of Ash and Bone

(Shattered Realms #1)

By Melissa Wright

YA, NA Urban Fantasy, SciFi

Paperback & ebook, 216 Pages

February 2nd 2015

When flying monsters break through the veil into her world, Mackenzie Scott has nothing left to lose. Her brother has been taken, her future has vanished, and all that remains is a desperate need for revenge. After discovering the breach the creatures used as a gateway, Mackenzie devises a plan to stop them, whatever the cost.  When she finds an injured stranger in the street, he just might be the key she needs to succeed. What Mackenzie doesn't know is that this stranger isn't the helpless boy he appears to be. He's one of the monsters. And he's got plans of his own. Thrown into a dying city in another realm, Mackenzie is powerless to get back. With the gateway closing, time is not on her side. But the stranger is, and if they can escape execution, this girl and her monster might be able to save both their worlds.

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About the Author Melissa Wright is the author of the Frey Saga, Descendants Series, and Shattered Realms Series. She is currently working on the next book, but when not writing can be found collecting the things she loves at Goodreads and Pinterest. Contact her through the web at www.melissa-wright.com.

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