Free short story when you join The Alliance
The Alliance is a group of people reading or interested in the novels and short stories written by F. Ted Atchley, III.
When you sign up, you'll receive Finding the Key, a FREE short story prequel to The Key to Reality.
Fourteen-year-old Brandon has bounced from foster home to foster home since losing his mother. All he wants to do is reclaim a part of his old life and return to the apartment he shared with her. But the old neighborhood has changed much since Brandon last lived there, and a nasty gang runs the streets. His search won’t just be for a place to call home, but for his very survival.
An Elite Cybersecurity Analyst. A Desperate Rebellion’s Best Hope.
Brandon thought the assignment was just another standard security assessment. Wrong. As he peels back the layers of a deepening conspiracy, he discovers everything he thought he knew about his reality is a lie.
And he’s the only one who can save it.
Exiles from another reality see Brandon’s new knowledge as the key to victory over their tyrannical king and his immortal army. Pursued by both loyalists and rebels as he crosses the borders between realities, Brandon must protect his family, while figuring out who to trust. Choosing well means reuniting his family, and saving both worlds. Choosing poorly will empower a malevolent evil to wipe out humanity.
“Ted has a gift for making the tech talk understandable.” - Janeen Ippolito, CEO, Uncommon Universe Press
“Ted does an excellent job pulling the heartstrings. He had me choked up, which isn’t a common thing.” - Sarah Levesque, Editor-in-chief, LogoSophia Magazine
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