Fish Out of Water Books
A character dropped into a world that plays by rules they do not know. Books about adapting, failing, and finding a place that fits.
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24 books in the catalog
WorldWind
Brett Schneider
Fantasy
us: the AI in me
Aybiline I. Dahlson
Space Opera
Christmas at Hickory Lantern
K.C. Mitchell
Contemporary
Callasandra Fractured
Stephanie Douglas
Dystopian
Everland (the Hebrew State) & Other Stories
Jonathan Orr-Stav
Alternate History
Negotiations with God
R.W. Sowrider
Historical Fantasy
EnWorld
Leland James
Dystopian
The Game
Brandon Keller
Psychological
The Malfunction
Orval Wax
Hard SF
Between Two Worlds
Joseph Estevez
AdventureJean Monnet l'étonnant
HUGELIN Laurent
Historical Fiction
Echoes of Genius: The Deep Surge
Lee D. Blumenthal
Historical Fantasy
Invasion
Robert C. Hill
Political
The Skip Authority
Matt Geers
Space Opera
Ridge: Day One
Shawn P. B. Robinson
Epic
The Mermaid's Wrath
Andie Holman
Romantasy
Dark Matter – Amaruq
Alex A. Janek
Space Opera
Embers in the SALT
Klood P. Trouvay
Dark Fantasy
Wraithbound
HL Hopkins
Fantasy
Surviving Fayettenam
Vincent Stewart
Literary Fiction
Sherlock Holmes and the Mistress of History
Jonathan Orr-Stav
Historical Fiction
The Length of the World
Charley Brindley
Adventure
Found on the Road to Damascus
Robert Hornbeck
Literary Fiction
Rainbow Reflections
Rex Malik
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