The Collector: A Sci-Fi Short Story

2019 Nominees: Bookish Readers Choice Awards

Some cages are built of gold. Some gods are merely keepers.
Victoria was a bartender in Berlin. George was a soldier in a forgotten war. Now, they are ghosts in a world that shouldn’t exist.
Snatched from their lives and thrust onto the alien plains of Rasdian, they must lead a ragtag group of survivors toward a shimmering, impossible dome. Waiting for them is The Collector—an enigmatic entity of near-infinite power who claims to be their savior.
As Victoria is forced into a role she never asked for, she must navigate a city of crystalline perfection and silent whispers. But in a garden built from ancient secrets, the line between sanctuary and prison is razor-thin.
In the vastness of the multiverse, everyone has a place. Victoria is about to find out hers.