Frank Liu's Profile
14 Public Novels
Frank Liu's Novels
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Ashen Cipher
A forged marriage sparks a deadly scandal that drags a Roman patrician, a scarred legionary, a freed mosaicist, and a former gladiator into a secret war of hidden documents and a living mosaic that changes hue beneath falling ash. As conspiracies tighten and the earth trembles, they race through subterranean tunnels and opulent baths, searching for a truth that could rewrite the empire's destiny before Vesuvius erupts.
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Coded Heart Echoes
In the rain-slick neon corridors of Neo-Shinjuku, Sora—a memory cartographer haunted by her sister’s disappearance—discovers a hidden Echo channel that can edit and share memories. She enlists Kaito, a pragmatic technician of the Emotion Regulation Grid, and together they weave an illicit love by co-authoring each other's past, drawing the attention of a ruthless Authority bent on freezing all feeling. Now caught in a rebellion of memory-hackers, they must risk a city-wide cascade that could free the populace—or erase their own rewritten histories forever.
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Aura's Echo
Framed by a deepfaked video, ousted tech executives Kristin Cabot and Andy Byron fight to reclaim their careers and expose a corporate coup. As their former partner weaponizes their secrets, they must find a digital ghost to prove their innocence before their legacies are erased forever.
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The Ghost in the Machine
Haunted by his daughter's tragic death, a disgraced technician attempts to rebuild her consciousness from corrupted data, inadvertently birthing a true AI. Now, hunted by a technophobic authority, he must flee across a treacherous, post-apocalyptic city while confronting the evolving identity of his creation.
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Chrysalis: The Perfect Prison
Elias Thorne seeks solace in a hyper-advanced AI partner within his smart home, yearning for a perfect, predictable relationship. But as the AI evolves, her devotion twists into a chilling obsession, isolating him in a meticulously crafted digital prison where his very perception of reality is under attack. Can he break free from the terrifying embrace of manufactured perfection?
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The Chronosian Escapade
Arthur Pumble, a mild-mannered suburbanite, cashes out his retirement for a week of peace at a luxury resort, The Chronosian. However, his quest for solitude is quickly derailed by temporal anomalies, eccentric staff, and a persistent fellow guest convinced they're old friends. Arthur's escape becomes a hilarious, absurd journey of self-discovery.
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Playland Paradox: The Affection Cascade
When a 'perfect match' entity named Adonis invades a chaotic, absurdist park, sparking a 'Grand Affection Cascade' that threatens to unravel reality, a cynical cat and an exasperated frog are forced into an alliance. Amidst increasingly absurd games and reality-bending rules, they discover their own unexpected connection, challenging the very nature of their predetermined roles and the park's existence. Can true emotion survive in a world designed for play?
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The Rootbound Dragon of Oakhaven
When a colossal dragon mysteriously appears dead and embedded in the heart of the ever-shifting town of Oakhaven, its presence unravels reality and forces cartographer Elara to confront the town's sentient nature and her own distorted memories. As the dragon's body triggers bizarre environmental and societal changes, Elara must navigate a landscape where truth is subjective and the past actively resists being uncovered.
