Books From David R. Bernstein
Avatars Rising: SILOS I:
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Emerging Possibilities, Fading Hope
Esa wakes in a dark cement silo with no memory of who she is or how she got there. It doesn’t take long to realize the world she’s in is not what it seems when her body is taken over by an unknown presence and she’s forced to fight.
She meets two strangers that reveal an unbelievable truth—Esa is a sentient avatar in a game world.
Esa knows she has to level-up to find answers, but in an expansive, dystopian world of kill or be killed, is what she seeks worth the risk?
Immerse yourself into this exciting new young adult, gamelit, sci-fi series that asks the question—what if the avatars became self-aware?
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NeverSea (Book One of the Echoes of the Lost Series):
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"An imaginative dystopian fantasy with a fairytale twist!" ★★★★★
~ Leia Stone, USA Today Bestselling Author of Skyborn
First the floods consumed the Earth.
Then the Syndicate took everything from me.
My childhood, my first love—my humanity.
No thanks to Peter—my backstabbing best friend—I escaped. But only after I was forced to shoot James, the boy I've loved for years.
Now the Syndicate's cruel experiments have intensified. They will do anything to replicate the abilities they forced on us. To take them down and get James back, I have to trust Peter. After what he did, I don't know if that's possible.
The Syndicate might control the waters of the NeverSea, but they won't control me.
NeverSea is a dystopian fantasy packed with action, romance, and a sci-fi / fairy tale twist. Readers who enjoyed The Lunar Chronicles and Red Queen will love this epic young adult series.
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Influence (Book One of the Influence Series):
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If you could manipulate reality, would you?
Seventeen-year-old Kaylin has been on the run, hiding her untapped abilities for six years, but rescuing a mysterious guy risks exposing the depths of her power. The manipulative sector groups hunt her kind. Life has never been easy, but resisting is even harder. This harsh, new world will no longer allow her to remain hidden.
In a future where greed and corruption has torn American society apart; these relentless sector groups prey on powerful youths to mold the populace to expand their reach. Young people with the ability to shift the mindset of others are high-value targets. War is waging to expand and control this new world. Influencers, as they're called, hold the key to humanity's future.
Will fighting back cost Kaylin everything?
Influence is the first novel in the Influence series, a sci-fi, dystopian epic with a touch of romance, loads of fast-paced action, with a unique story concept. If you are a Maze Runner or Divergent fan than this is the book is for you!
Buy Influence today to read a YA Dystopian/Light Romance that will leave you hungry for more!
Humanity's Protectors (An Influence Series Origin Novella):
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Where will you stand at humanity's end?
The corporate abuse of youth with the special ability to manipulate reality is at its apex. A revolution to regain society has emerged and sixteen-year-old Leeyah is thrust in the middle of the war against the corporate controlled police.
Will a growing ability put her life at risk?
Immerse yourself in the universe of the Influence series with this origin novella. Discover the beginning of the Influence phenomenon.