Books — nathalie de los santos

In 2140, Alice is a sixteen-year-old girl and genius. She became a weapon developer after her sister, Dawn, was killed in an Empyrean terrorist attack. Alice then rises up against the Empyreans, who are executed when their psychic abilities are identified. The Empyreans use telekinesis to steal, terrorize and murder without remorse. She creates the robot Neutralizers that perform and automate these “ethical cleansings.”

But Alice soon meets a friend who changes her perspective on the attack. A benevolent, peaceful activist who was friends with Dawn, Cleris advocates for the rights of Empyreans. On the far right, Alice’s brother, Cyrus, is running for the presidency with the Freedom Party. Her late father and mother were venerated as heroes, but they left a trail of clues that say otherwise. Her one escape from this perilous world is her love interest, Solus, but even he is not what he seems. A famous musician in the spotlight, his dark past hides a heinous act he committed on a previous lover.

Torn between the left and the right—somewhere in between—Alice’s coming-of-age story is about trying to find her place in a technocratic world where information and truth are distorted at every turn. Who she becomes in order to fight back against the altered truth is not the hero she expected.

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Hasta Mañana

Mariposa is a twelve year old, hardcore gamer. Her teacher Ms. Campton pushes her to be more ladylike and tells her to stop gaming. Her teacher also forbids her from hanging out with her two friends, Gale and Matías. The three stooges still slip into their fantasy worlds despite being criticized as escapists. As they traverse and enjoy a digital world, what they're really escaping are their broken realities. Mariposa often crosses the line of gender, a line which games blur and open up for her.

Thank you Vancouver Public Library for collecting this into your Indie Authors Program!

Art by Naomi King - see their work here.

Diyosa Mata

Authors: Nathalie De Los Santos, co-writer: Josh Green

In the year 1521, an imperialistic theocracy called the Derramar have colonized the islands of Pagsamo. After years of brutal indoctrination and injustice, the downtrodden people across the archipelago revolt against the Derramar. They’re inspired by Mayari Bathala—one of the last practitioners of magic known as the Kalayaans.

[Coming Soon!]

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