Epic science-fantasy · Psychological horror

J.A. Raithe


I write science-fantasy that lives in the what-ifs, where discovery feels like revelation. What if the “magic” has a schematic? What if the ancient god is an intelligence that remembers? What if prophecy is just physics seen from the wrong angle? These stories blend cosmic dread with starborne war, but they share one thread, the universe is stranger than we imagine, and learning why is half the fun. If that’s your lane, start here: Science-Fantasy.

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Station 13 cover
Standalone · Deep space horror Station 13 One commander. One station. No objective truth.
The Shepherd Descends cover
Series · First contact The Shepherd Descends Humanity faces a five kilometer judgment.
The Fighting 57th cover
The Veiled Core Chronicles The Fighting 57th War played on a living board that remembers.
Shards of Light cover
The Veiled Core Chronicles Shards of Light The war for memory fractures even further.
The Chronicles of Consumption cover
Artifact text Chronicles of Consumption A holy book, a warning label, or both.
The Sporefall Saga cover
Upcoming · Sporefall Saga Book I Fourteen days until the spores arrive.
The Entropy Seed cover
Upcoming · Standalone The Entropy Seed What if we were built to fail on purpose.

What you will find here

One question runs through everything here: what do we lose when we become something more?

An ancient ship decides whether humanity deserves to survive. A station commander fights to save her crew from a threat that might only exist in her own mind. Soldiers discover they're pieces in a game older than their species. A holy text turns out to be an operating manual. And in stories still to come, the spores land and the experiment reaches its intended conclusion.

Transcendent technology
Ships, stations, spores, and boards that start as tools and end as something closer to gods, or at least very opinionated systems.
Memory and meaning
Oracles, artifacts, and archives that decide which histories survive, and what happens when someone remembers a different version.
Psychological pressure
Commanders, scientists, and soldiers pushed to the edge of what they believe is real, where faith and paranoia sound almost the same.

If you want to talk about any of these worlds, invite me to a book club, or just share what hit you hardest, you can always reach me at Joseph@JosephRaithe.com or find links to socials and retailer pages on the Links page.