Near-Future Sci-Fi
Near-future sci-fi is speculative fiction set a few years to a few decades ahead, imagining how today’s trends could reshape everyday life. It focuses on plausible advances—AI, biotech, climate tech, surveillance, space, energy—and the social, political, and ethical consequences that follow. The world still feels recognizable, but slightly tilted: new tools, new rules, new pressures. By staying close to current reality, near-future sci-fi explores “what’s next” in a way that can feel uncomfortab
PROJECT IRONHELIX
A World-Class Fertility Clinic, a Black Budget, and the Children They Built
From 2025 to 2046, a high-end fertility clinic produces children who perform at astonishing physical and mental levels, drawing early attention from U.S. military recruiters. When a father digs into the paper trail, he uncovers mismatched consent, aggressive surveillance, and a hidden pipeline that suggests the program may be protected at the very top.
SPACE FORCE : DAY ZERO
The First War in Low Earth Orbit
In 2036, the United States and China fight the first war in Low Earth Orbit. When military spacecraft converge over a critical satellite network, the world watches what becomes known as The Orbital Brink. As both sides race to control timing and targeting systems, a few pilots and analysts must stop victory from triggering World War III.
Identity Reassignment
Where criminals don’t hide – they are reborn
A homicide detective recognizes a tattoo on a dead man the databases call “unknown.” The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes: someone can now buy a clean identity that defeats modern forensics. The trail points to a prestigious NGO running a covert criminal service with a lethal warranty clause.
Dustwings : Black Ops
Weaponized Micro-Drones | A Secret Consortium | Corporate Espionage
When grain-sized drones called Dustwings turn Victor Hale’s lifesaving micro-tech into covert weapons, he joins relentless reporter Eliza Marlowe and agent Michael Kearney to expose the Veil Consortium. As cities become test beds and witnesses vanish, they must burn Victor’s work and risk everything to drag the truth into daylight.
The Clearborn Society
First Generation of Synthetic Life
In near-future D.C., widower Eric Knox and Mara, a witty Lysa-9 synthetic, use preserved embryos to have daughter Mellie, igniting a national brawl over “natural” children and machine parents. As activists, pastors, and politicians clash up to the Supreme Court, the family’s quiet, everyday love becomes the most radical argument for expanded personhood.
Vision Protocol
A Miracle Technology | A Hidden Agenda
In near-future Seattle, a neural implant lets blind violinist Maya see through AI-driven glasses, tagging people and places with data-rich overlays. When labels glitch, secrets appear, and a whistleblower vanishes, she uncovers a system quietly rewriting reality. Hunted by its creators, Maya must choose between liberating truth or preserving borrowed sight.
The Paper Candidate
Deepfakes | Dark Money | Senate Race
In Maryland’s Senate race, FEC investigator Maren Holt uncovers that frontrunner Kiernan Shore—an unseen, “immune-fragile” widower adored in viral memories—is a synthetic candidate built by SignalShore Labs to pass a green-resilience bill funnelling billions to defense contractors. With whistleblower Mina Park, she risks everything to expose him.