The Sunbound Archives

About this book

In the walled, algorithmically controlled dystopian city of New Anchorage, humanity's remnants are governed by the cold calculations of The Calculus. Kaelia Toris is an ordinary scavenger until she discovers she possesses the Catalyst Mark—a genetic anomaly that designates her as the only individual capable of unlocking the city's ancient terraforming vaults. Hunted by the ruthless Magistrate Kinsley, Kaelia's journey is documented through a patchwork of intercepted communications, private journals, audio transcripts, and official memos. Along the way, she accidentally forms an unbreakable family with the people meant to capture or ignore her: Corin Mercer, a disillusioned Enforcer seeking redemption; Dr. Aris Pender, a cynical archivist guarding the city's true history; and Bexley Odan, a fiercely loyal street orphan with deep abandonment scars. Through their shared letters and logs, the narrative explores how this unlikely crew learns to trust, heal their past traumas, and discover unconditional love as they risk everything to dismantle the regime and bring sunlight back to the ashen world.

Book details

Genres:

Found Family, Dystopian, Epistolary Fiction, Science Fiction

Language:

en

Published:

2026-06-26

Content rating:

PG-13