2022, as Depicted by Sci Fi Books and Movies

Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children isn’t the only place for those who have returned from their doors. There is also the Whitethorn Institute, where the headmaster runs things very differently–not friendly and not safe. Cora, the drowned girl, decides that she wants a different fate and asks to be transferred to this other school. She may get more than she bargained for.

When a student foretells the apocalypse, she’s sentenced to death in punishment. Her only hope for survival is to flee into the unknown, where she meets a broken soldier, a drunken prince, and an escaped prisoner who is also a thief. This group must learn to trust each other and uncover the secrets that could avert the coming doom… which draws closer every day.

A young tiger spirit named Sebin joins the Thousand World Space Forces to be like their Uncle Hwan, the captain of a battle cruiser. But when their acceptance letter arrives, so does the shocking news that Hwan is a traitor, having abandoned his duty to steal the Dragon Pearl and disappeared. Hwan’s new goal is to clear his name and restore honor to their clan–but Inspector Yi and their assistant Min are there to interfere with Hwan’s quest… and accuse them of sabotage as well.

Lenora lives in a world where adulthood is a magical transformation undergone by children going into the Crossing Gate. At seventeen years old, Lenora is determined to have her Crossing Day so she can start to work to support her family. It all goes horribly wrong when she’s accused of trying to foment a revolution. She must now obey every law to the letter to prove her loyalty… while trying to investigate why she can’t cross into adulthood.

Royal siblings Vira, Ronak, Kaleb, and Riya are estranged, to put it politely. They don’t particularly like each other. But what brings them back together is so important that mutual antipathy must be put aside; they must find the Ivory Key, which will lead them to a new source of magic for their country. Without it, their kingdom will surely fall. Each sibling will gain something different from finding the key, and lose something far worse if they don’t. And the enemies arrayed to keep it from them are deadly and numerous. Working together is the only path toward survival.