Sci-fi

Kael, a high-ranking competitive gamer, gets offered access to a secret beta of Eden Break, a next-gen VRMMORPG. But during his login session, a freak power surge causes his consciousness to be transferred into the game world, permanently. Waking up in the body of a “Glitch” a corrupted player class with unstable stats—he learns the system is collapsing. NPCs have gained self-awareness, the world’s code is decaying, and a mysterious force called the Game Architect is trying to wipe out anomalies like Kael to reset the world. To survive, Kael must: Hack the world using his broken abilities Recruit allies (some real players, others awakened NPCs) Discover the true origin of the game—which may involve real-world experiments with human consciousness Face off against the “Admins,” god-like enforcers of the old system Choose whether to escape, reboot the world… or take control of it

They assured us that memory would be our salvation. But they never asked at what cost. In the forgotten corner of Dustlight, where broken memories slumber beneath the dust, black market archivist Jacob Wilder uncovers a piece that cannot be. It holds voices that have been dead for centuries. It remembers his name. And it awakens something older than any Archive document—one older than the end of civilization. As Jacob partners with a bizarre kid and a former colleague turned skeptic, he must confront a truth long surgically removed from books: memory is not a tool. It is an essential force. And it wants to be free.