Jordan C Connor, designer turned writer. He writes dark sci-fi fantasy filled with dangerous ideas, flawed characters, and worlds that don’t forgive mistakes. Inspired by cosmic horror and grimdark storytelling, their work leans into the uncomfortable and the unknown. They have a particular interest in how far people will go when there’s nothing left to lose. This is their first novel.
This is a dark, character-driven sci-fi fantasy with morally grey protagonists and heavy themes. The story is a slow-burn with multiple POVs that gradually converge. Ideal for readers who enjoy grimdark fantasy, layered worldbuilding, and complex characters.
This story follows three characters from radically different backgrounds as they navigate what remains of a fractured world—and what’s left of humanity within it. As their paths begin to converge, each is forced to confront fear, guilt, power, and the weight of being seen as “other,” and how those forces shape the choices they make.
The world didn't end. It learned how to live without us.
Max wakes in a future that should not exist, where humanity survives only in cave-cities huddled around ancient Shards. He's hunted for crimes he can't fully remember, shadowed by Maya, an eternal being with her own rules, and pulled by an itch in his mind that feels like a command.
Tianna, protector of one of humanity's last cities, rules over safety built on lies. The deeper she digs into her world's foundations, the more she realises her power exists only because someone else was sacrificed.
Harley, born of neither world, follows the Shard's call like it's speaking her name. With no history, only instinct, she learns the truth of what it is to be human. As biomechanical beasts roam the ruins of Earth and an AI god quietly reshapes life itself, the truth behind the Fall begins to surface.
This is not a story about saving the world. It's about deciding who gets to survive it.
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