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--JUNE 2021 EDITOR'S PICK--

In a near future where neuroprosthetics have evolved, Nina--a young journalist--receives a hippoccampal implant after losing the ability to create long term memories. All seems well until memories that don't seem to be her own begin to surface. Now, Nina must find the truth behind these memories while struggling not to lose herself in them.All Rights Reserved

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Truth Hidden In The Shadows by justin-drake

What will you choose when someone asks you what type of world you want? What will you do if the people you once protected turned against you? What will you do if you get to know the world you once lived in It isn't like what you and others say? A stunning story of a man alone against the whole world, full of conspiracy theories, action, adventure and truth. A gamble that changed the world. When the city is drenched with blood and screams of horror they ask me what I truly wanted if it was the bloodlust or destruction or screams of terror? I said No, But rather to kneel and live in Heaven I will choose to stand up and die in Hell instead. As for your choice I don't care since I'm going to die anyway.

Memory Shards by WilliamHart4

A compilation of memories captured by neural implants from police officers in the year 30XX

SynTracker | ONC 2021 | MM Romance | Sci-Fi | Complete by MonicaBGuerra

[ONC ROUND ONE WINNER: 4th place] When he discovers his husband has been replaced, an android hunter must find the impostor in time to rescue the man he loves. SynTracker is one half of a duology of novellas. Both follow the same sequence of events from different PoVs. SynTracker is Ian's tale; BioSynth is Quentin's. Collectively, they're known as Syn. ≡≡≡ Ian Morgan is a man who does the wrong job for the right reasons. Honour-bound to keep the streets safe, Ian is a SynTracker: someone whose job is to hunt down BioSynths - obsolete yet incredibly dangerous synthetic self-aware weapons - and return them to the government, to be reprogrammed and repurposed. It'd be an easier task if they hadn't been programmed to mimic reactions that allow them to pass as humans, complete with tears. Deeply in love with Quentin, his husband of eight years, Ian's home life more than makes up for the work that wears him down. But a car crash that could have killed Quentin reveals a shocking truth: his husband has been replaced by a BioSynth. With the impostor on the loose, Ian must now Track it, knowing he needs to comb its memories for any clue regarding Quentin's whereabouts - if he's even alive. ≡≡≡ SynTracker was written for the Open Novella Contest 2021 and is based on prompt #4: You're a weapon, and weapons don't weep. It features a romance between two men. ≡≡≡ ONC Round One Winner: 4th Place Speculative Fiction Awards, Utopia/Distopia: Runner-Up R4R Awards, Sci-Fi: 2nd Place

Anna In The Garden by JanGoesWriting

[Watty's 2021 Shortlister] Two girls. Separated. Connected. For Anna, her world is one of privilege and safety. A lonely prison. Ken lives with complete freedom, but her world is one of darkness and danger around every corner. When their worlds collide, neither knows if the other is real or only a dream. To find out, each must undertake a journey that takes them far from the worlds they know, into the unknown. 🥇1st place in the Sci-Fi category of "The Temeraire Awards"! (1 Mar 2021) 🥇1st place (tied) in the Sci-Fi category of "The Rainbow Awards"! 🥈2nd place in "Hello 2021 Awards"! 🥈2nd place, Sci-Fi category, of the "One In A Million Awards"! (11 Oct 2021) Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.

Memory INC. by AnvithaChoudhary

In a top-secret laboratory funded by MemoryTech Inc., Anna, a passionate neuroscientist, is working hard on developing memory extraction technology (MET). After years of making little progress, she finally makes a breakthrough. However, a glitch in the system causes a mysterious memory gap. Anna is confused and sets out to find answers. Her life takes a turn when she discovers a hidden chip in her necklace which contains confidential data about the project. As she investigates further, Anna realizes that she has been involved in the dark secrets of MET all along. Now, she must navigate a web of deception and danger to uncover the truth. The fate of the MET and Anna's own memories hang in the balance.

BioSynth | ONC 2021 WINNER | MM Romance | Sci-Fi | Complete by MonicaBGuerra

[ONC 2021 WINNER: 3rd place] When a car accident reveals a shocking secret even he didn't know about himself, an android finds himself hunted by his own husband. BioSynth is one half of a duology of novellas. Both follow the same sequence of events from different PoVs. BioSynth is Quentin's tale; SynTracker is Ian's. Collectively, they're known as Syn. ≡≡≡ Photographer Quentin Morgan has almost everything he could ask for. With a dream job that takes him all over the world, married to the love of his life for the past eight years, it's only his husband's line of work that leaves a bad taste in his mouth. Ian is a SynTracker, someone who hunts down BioSynths - obsolete yet incredibly dangerous synthetic self-aware weapons that can pass as humans - and returns them to the government, to be reprogrammed and repurposed. Quentin finds the job distasteful, but Ian says they're weapons, and weapons don't weep. A car crash that could have killed Quentin reveals the shocking truth: he, himself, is a BioSynth. Hurt, scared, and now hunted by the man he loves, who thinks him an impostor, Quentin is thrown into a suddenly hostile world, where the stakes are his very existence. ≡≡≡ BioSynth was written for the Open Novella Contest 2021 and is based on prompt #4: You're a weapon, and weapons don't weep. It features a romance between two men. ≡≡≡ ONC Winner: 3rd Place ONC Round One Ambassador Pick Speculative Fiction Awards, Sci-Fi Category: Winner

M.U.S.E. (BOOK 1) (COMPLETE) by MariaCooney

ACTION - SCI/FI - ROMANCE Cara has no memory of her life before and after this mission it will be the same. Wipe the slate clean until she is needed again. Just like a memory stick. The James Bonds of this world are often undercover so deep that they need to produce a girlfriend, fiancee, wife or lover to back up their story. That is where Cara comes into play. Literally. They pick her name, hair colour, demeanour, fashion sense, sexuality and programme her to believe the cover story as though it was her own life. They can do whatever they want with her. Her handler deals with the programming. Should she fail the mission she will be terminated. She is also an assassin. Programmed to take out a target. This mission... was also her target but something stopped her. What and why she is yet to find out but in return for saving his life, her target helps her escape. She may not know who she really is but one thing she does know for sure, she will avenge herself and make them pay, if only she could remember who 'they' are and more importantly who she was. Freedom is never for Free. Freedom is a lie, a hope, a dream wished for by those who don't have it and taken for granted by those who do. Become a facebook fan https://www.facebook.com/groups/483837348313701/

Human Code by veelozada

Javier Morales is an android who only wished to be accepted in death as he was in life, but when rogue androids kidnap his sister and destroy the city, he must put himself last to save what matters most. *** Javier Morales died in an accident on July 3rd, 2016. Unable to accept his death, his parents request Bionics Pharmaceuticals to recreate him -- a premium android to be their son. He is created as close to the person he is supposed to be, but reality sets in. And now, to his family, he's a memory. And to the rest world, he shouldn't exist. For Javi, it was life. And he came to terms with his fate. Until rogue androids start attacking other androids and civilians. And kidnap his kid sister. In order to save her and everyone else, he has to dig into his core to regain control of his mind and body. But does he have enough heart to regain his soul? ** [This story will become free on July 24, 2023] ⇢Awards 🔴 WATTYS 2020 WINNER - Science Fiction 🔴 EDITOR'S PICK 🔴 Featured on @sciencefiction 🔴 Featured on @action 🔴 Featured on @NA 🔴 @Wattpad's Sci-Fi Summer Reading List 🔴 1st Place, Science Fiction - Punk Rock Awards 2020 🔴 1st Place, Science Fiction - The Golden Awards 🔴 1st Place, Science Fiction - The Butterfly Awards 🔴 1st Place, Science Fiction - WinterRose Awards 🔴 2nd Place, Science Fiction - The Creative Awards 2019 COPYRIGHT Vee Lozada Exclusive to W A T T P A D

SILVER EYES (GXG) by Ava_night_Writer

[2024 WATTYS WINNER] Grace had no idea what she would find on the other side of the wall when the gates opened. Even less so that they wouldn't let her brother cross. Why? A blue-eyed and fierce commander, named Heather, holds the answer. She closed the gates to him. Now, as Grace is drawn to Heather in ways she never expected, she must uncover the truth behind the separation, before her heart leads her astray and the chance to reunite with her brother slips away forever. · · · In a world divided by a wall, once a year, the gates open for a chance to switch sides. Technological side or nature side? That's the question. Grace and her brother, Michael, tired of the nature side, are determined to make the crossing. But at the last moment, a fierce commander named Heather tears them apart. Why? Grace will stop at nothing to get answers. What she didn't expect, though, was to feel drawn to Heather in ways that would turn her life upside down. Now, not only does she have to find her brother and find a way to sneak him over, but she must also navigate her complicated feelings for the woman responsible for their separation. 𝔽𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕕: ⚡Romance reading list - @project_Athena ⚡ ★彡[ᴀᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ:]彡★ ⚡2024 GemStone Book Awards - First Place - Sci-fi Category ⚡ ⚡Zelicaon Awards - Second Place - LGBTQ+ Category ⚡ ⚡Adorn Award Book - Second Place - Romance Category⚡ ⚡The Crown Awards - Third Place - Adventure Category⚡ ⚡Qualified Queerverse activity #FreeTheWriting⚡

The Last Memory Keeper by jamieshia

In a world where people can upload their memories to a central digital archive, a mysterious virus begins erasing them. Only one person, a "Memory Keeper," can retrieve the lost memories-but they must relive the events as if they were their own, risking their sanity and sense of identity. The Memory Keeper, haunted by their own painful past, must navigate through others' memories, uncovering secrets and lies to stop the virus before it erases the most critical memory of all: the world's origin. AI helped write this book excuse the repetitive ending sentences ... This is a project.

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Truth Hidden In The Shadows

What will you choose when someone asks you what type of world you want? What will you do if the people you once protected turned against you? What will you do if you get to know the world you once lived in It isn't like what you and others say? A stunning story of a man alone against the whole world, full of conspiracy theories, action, adventure and truth. A gamble that changed the world. When the city is drenched with blood and screams of horror they ask me what I truly wanted if it was the bloodlust or destruction or screams of terror? I said No, But rather to kneel and live in Heaven I will choose to stand up and die in Hell instead. As for your choice I don't care since I'm going to die anyway.