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The Creator Instance

Instance Subworld #2

by Faruk Brbovic

They survived the simulation. Now they must survive the truth.Elysia and Anela have escaped the world they knew, stepping through the horizon to find the Architect waiting on the other side. But the Architect isn't a stranger. She is Gamma-Anela—the original, seven-dimensional mind from which Anela was carved.Now, Shell-Anela—the artist, the lover, the woman Elysia fought for—finds herself face-to-face with the terrifying vastness of her own true self.From the 5-star Readers' Favorite author of The Artist Instance⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A mind-bending exploration of reality and identity" — Readers' Favorite"Dark Matter meets the ethical weight of The Good Place"For Gamma-Anela, the universe is a dying machine that requires constant, brutal maintenance. She sees the "Shells" not as people, but as temporary vessels designed to execute a function. She isn't cruel; she is simply operating on a scale where individual lives are rounding errors.For Elysia, watching the woman she loves grapple with this "Higher Self" is a nightmare. As Shell-Anela is drawn closer to the source—tempted by the power and the wholeness of the Gamma mind—Elysia realizes she is fighting a battle she cannot win with a gun or a hack.She is fighting for Anela's soul.Trapped in the Hardware Planet’s labyrinth of Phase and Tone, Elysia and Shell-Anela must navigate a reality that wants to absorb them. The system offers them purpose, power, and survival… but the price is the very thing that makes them human.The Creator Instance is a sapphic sci-fi thriller that asks: What happens when you meet your maker, and she demands you become her?Perfect for readers who love:The "Trolley Problem" at a cosmic scaleSapphic romance tested by existential dreadIdentity horror: The "Shell" vs. The "Self"The philosophical depth of "Dark Matter" mixed with the heart of "Time War"Note: This is Book 2 in the Instance Subworld series. The story continues.

The Artist Instance

Instance Subworld #1

by Faruk Brbovic

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A unique love story replete with philosophical musings and a superb exploration of the metaphysical." — Romuald Dzemo, Readers' FavoriteThe reality-shattering stakes of Dark Matter meet the poetic soul of This Is How You Lose the Time War.She paints the patterns. They are doorways. And they are breaking the world.Anela Foster survives the brutal winters of Lake Placid by painting things she shouldn't be able to see. Recursive loops. Impossible angles. Geometries that vibrate with a low, distant hum.She thinks she is just capturing a nightmare to fill the void that haunts her sleep.She is wrong. She isn't just painting the void. She is waking it up.When Elysia Harrington—Manhattan's most enigmatic artist—walks into her bar, the nightmare begins to bleed into the waking world. Elysia doesn't just see the art; she feels the vibration of it. She recognizes the impossible truth hidden in the brushstrokes.The connection between them is instant, electric, and terrifyingly familiar.But as Anela is drawn into the shadows of New York City, the laws of physics begin to fray:The doors narrow when observed.Shadows detach from their owners.The impossible patterns in Anela's art start to rewrite the city streets.The system is watching. The room is tightening.Now, Anela must choose: Stop painting and save the world from collapsing, or follow the path of her art to the terrifying truth behind the sky.The world is thinner than they thought. And they are the only ones holding the knife.For readers who crave the mind-bending depth of Ted Chiang, the poetic precision of Piranesi, and the defiant intimacy of This Is How You Lose the Time War.Enter a novel where breath becomes an act of rebellion, where love becomes a door, and where staying human is the most dangerous thing two women can do.-- Book 1 of the Instance Subworld series. Book 2 (The Creator Instance) coming February 2026. --

Published 2025