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Space aliens are coming for our pizza! Grunthar’s Revenge brings the Outer Space Mystery Pizza Club back to Earth for a high-stakes showdown. As siblings Tina and Mateo navigate a little healthy rivalry, they must team up with their alien friends to stop the purple-skinned Grunthar.
Life goes on, but they’re still watching. Grief in the Fourth Dimension follows two deceased classmates trapped in a mysterious room with a TV showing their grieving families. As they learn to send cryptic signals back to Earth, they uncover the tragic links between their lives. It’s a poignant, direct look at mental health and the enduring power of connection across space and time.
Is a machine capable of a “soul”? An Artificial Friend named Klara observes the human world with a hope that outshines the cynicism of her owners. This timely dystopian novel explores the ethics of genetic engineering and the rise of AI, forcing readers to ask: in a world of perfect technology, what is the one thing a human has that a robot cannot mimic?
Tummolo’s The Facility is a striking debut that merges philosophy and science fiction. In a world of machines, the creation of one fragile human child challenges the meaning of existence itself. Both chilling and hopeful, this story captures the heart of humanity’s resilience amid technological evolution.