The Archivist
Part One: The Weight of Knowing Omar ibn al-Khattab had always been a man of certainties. As a young warrior, he knew the enemy by his face. As a general, he knew victory by the flag on the horizon....
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The Unexplainable Capture
Lucas Morrow had always been drawn to the forgotten places. Abandoned buildings, decaying factories, and deserted amusement parks—these were his muses. His photographs captured the beauty in...
Read more →The Day the Moon Changed its Course
"Look up at the sky, children," Mr. Johnson whispered, his eyes wide with excitement. "What do you see?" The students huddled around him, their breaths catching as they followed his gaze toward the...
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The first time Miriam Kowalski heard the radio lie, it did so politely. It was late August of 1939, the heat of the day stored in the brick of their tenement on Krochmalna Street, and the set on the...
Read more →The Tone Between Red Phones
On the morning the world was meant to split in two, the radio did not crackle with catastrophe. It sang. Not with music, not at first, but with a single clear tone that threaded itself into every...
Read more →The Last Gardener of Babylon
June 323 BCE The king was dying, and Namtar could not save him. Not with medicine, anyway. But perhaps with the truth. He pressed a damp cloth against Alexander's forehead, feeling the furnace...
Read more →Love in a Time of Revolution
1. The Beginning March 1, 1775 My Dearest Eleanor, As the winds of change sweep through the colonies, my heart longs for the warmth of your embrace. Life in Boston is tumultuous, with talk of...
Read more →Fever of Virtue
They poured me into light and heat and then asked what to do with the world. The lab smelled of plastic and rain. Fans pushed air over racks of silver boxes. A woman in a blue jacket stood near my...
Read more →The Night of the Wooden Shadow
For ten years the city of Troy had stood defiant, its high walls scarred but unbroken. On the evening that would be remembered long after the dust of history settled, a strange stillness clung to the...
Read more →Resetting the World
Prologue: The Preparations Jacob Thorne had always been meticulous, perhaps even obsessive. His basement was a fortress of preparedness. Canned food, water purification systems, medical supplies,...
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