FREE FICTION LIBRARY

Original short fiction from Arkhelian authors and contributors

Arkhelian Authors

Here you’ll find stories from our in-house authors. They’re completely free to read and meant to provide you with a glimpse of each setting. Over time, these stories change out. Some are included in anthologies. Others may be expanded upon into longer works.

Default State

by Alexander Mharcei
A cyberpunk serial story from the ChromaSpyke universe.

Dark Science Fiction | Cyberpunk | Heist

Angio Dreams

by The 12th Stephaniak
A Botenlorn standalone short story.

Poetic | Contemporary Cosmic Horror

Broken Revenant

by Colus E.M.
A transhumanism short story. 

Cyberpunk | Tech Noir | Science Fiction

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From the Minds of Our Contributors

Many of our contributors start by submitting short fiction for this section. These stories provide introductions to both the author and their universes. 

Motherhood

by V. M. Sawh
A standalone sci-fi short story.

Futuristic | Science Fiction | Psychological

The First Cut is the Deepest

by Kelly J. Burke
A short story from the Road Kill universe.

Post-Apoc Wastelands  | SFF Adventure

Stories Are How We Find Each Other in the Dark

“stories are about community. between the pages, worlds might be burning and characters might be struggling — a good story doesn’t have those things without reason.”

For Authors

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