a Dystopian Apocalyptic Fantasy Sci-fi Saga

THE BURNT SUNSET

 

In a world where all her dreams come true, everything burns.

 

I am Solstice Dayton, and I have seen the apocalypse.

 

Fire will scorch the sky like a burnt sunset when lightning strikes the eastern seaboard tens of thousands of times in one night. By dawn, fire storms will spread westward, ravaging the countryside. Days later, on July Fourth, the United States government will collapse, when the flames reach the capital.

 

Many of you will burn alive while trying to escape. But you’ll be the lucky ones. Nearly everyone you know will devolve while wandering in the ash fallout. Neither dead nor undead, they'll be trapped in their minds while their bodies decay in a daze.

 

But a few survivors will evolve, outlasting all others. I will lead them in the wasteland, bringing hope where there is none.

 

For this is my past, present, and future, and today, this doom is upon us all.


The Solstice Dayton: a pre-apocalyptic tale

The Solstice Dayton

One girl shines at the edge of darkness.

Solstice Dayton, a fourteen-year-old epileptic, has seen the apocalypse in her dreams. She could prepare for the end, but that’s not what her visions tell her to do. With only seven days remaining, there are friends to save, a talent show to conquer, and a mystery to solve. 

The Burnt Sunset: a post-apocalyptic saga

THE BURNT SUNSET

The fire rose as the sun set on humanity.

Solstice Dayton discovers three truths in the desolation of the Firegale. First, the government let everyone she knew burn. Second, survivors were doomed to decay in the daze virus. And third, her only hope was to rise above the ashes and evolve. 

 The Aurora Dazed: a dystopian apocalyptic fantasy

THE AURORA DAZED

The sun’s first light is their last hope.

Solstice Dayton races against time to combat a new power rising from the ashes. While dazers roam the wasteland spreading the virus, an eclipse fuels the madness. As hope fades, she learns the way forward is back and the dark is the key to the light. 

 The Evolved Dawning: a post-apocalyptic fantasy

THE EVOLVED DAWNING

Even darkness must yield to the dawn.

Solstice Dayton searches for allies in the wild, determined to recapture what was lost. But the world is changing after the flames and the daze virus. In the former capital of America, a dark power is growing, and she cannot delay challenging it for long.

The Sunrise Nadir: a post-apocalyptic war

THE SUNRISE NADIR

The sun is bound by shadow and flame.

Solstice Dayton combats the dark power’s reign of terror by establishing a haven. She gathers those that oppose Nadir to her. When it’s not enough, she must venture from safety and challenge evil in its own land.

The Solstar Flare: a post-apocalyptic adventure

THE SOLSTAR FLARE

When the last lights fail, one still shines.

Solstice Dayton hunts for the mysterious origins of a falling star. She discovers the roots of her true heritage. While kindling the power within her, she finds allies and friendship where she thought none could still be found.

The Seven Sundered: a sci-fi apocalypse

THE SEVEN SUNDERED

The sun burns brightest at dusk’s dawn.

Solstice Dayton unites the four kinds in a world covered in darkness. She resolves to defend all that remains from a mysterious new force. In a desperate final battle, she sparks the last of the light far from her home.

characters from this series

explore the burnt sunset world (maps)

The Solstice Dayton: The Official Script Book (a social media apocalypse)

The Solstice Dayton: The Official Script Book

a social media apocalypse

Solstice Dayton sparks a social media storm with a stolen kiss. Scorned, she leads a revolution to alter how we treat each other online and in person. But the teen epileptic has a dark secret–the world will burn on her birthday. Adapted from the novel of the same name, this official script book is She’s All That mashed with The Dead Zone, a young adult dystopian tale where a first crush intersects with the darkest nightmares.

the Burnt Sunset box set

The Complete Dystopian Apocalyptic Fantasy Series. 

Books 1-7 in a special Kindle bundle.

In The Burnt Sunset series, survivors are trapped between a relentless fire, a pandemic virus, and the dark force that rises in the ash, hell-bent on dominating the desolation.

If you’re a fan of post-apocalyptic survival thrillers you’ll devour this young adult fantasy series with a twist, where teens battle in the wasteland, searching for a haven while struggling to contain their emerging powers.  

The Rising Sun Series

a science fiction saga

The Slipstream Theory of Neuro-Quantum Mechanics

Space-time is what you perceive it to be.

Only what you perceive to be real has a quantifiable value.

For both to be true, the opposite cannot be.

Or the universe would cease to exist.

And in the nothing between the something, anything can be.

Because that is where balance can be found perfectly.

The Rising Sun
The Seven Systems

THE RISING SUN


Solstice Dayton journeys deep into space, kindling new friendships and enemies while exploring the solar system. But she's caught between her past and an unknown future. To break free, Solstice must ride the slipstream and look beyond her home world to more distant stars.

 

In this sequel series to The Burnt Sunset series, Solstice designs the Rising Sun, her new spaceship, while putting together the crew to operate it. Baer is back, and together they search for Narista, Fusion, Lani, Jordin, Kase, and Eos. Fans of space sagas will wonder at The Rising Sun, a young adult science fiction fantasy filled with discovery, adventure, and forces beyond comprehension.

 

Will Solstice and her friends conquer the galaxy or will they fall to the ever-expanding universe? Find out by starting the epic science fiction series today.


The Solstice Variant: a science fiction saga

THE SOLSTICE VARIANT

There is no present like your future’s past.

Solstice Dayton rides the slipstream, challenging fate. There are losses she cannot accept, but even the strongest, she learns, are bound by destiny and the choices they make.

The Rising Sun: a science fiction saga

THE RISING SUN

There is no sunrise in the  shadow’s void.

Solstice Dayton searches for her family and the last of their light, finding it in a place least expected. She journeys deep into the unknown, kindling new friendships and enemies while exploring the solar system.

The Dusk Singularity: a science fiction saga

THE DUSK SINGULARITY

Only a song can beat a singularity.

Solstice Dayton searches for her sister in the center of the dark star Nemesis, the twin star to our sun. Her sister is not who she once was, and only Solstice can turn her again toward the light.

The Astral Seascaper: a science fiction saga

THE ASTRAL SEASCAPER

Not all who are saved are better for it.

Solstice Dayton needs allies in the coming Seven-Clan Civil War. With a handful of friends, she explores the other clans and their worlds, looking for help. Because to prevail, she needs a fleet of ships and the crews to fly them.

The Soleria Bane: a science fiction saga

THE soleria bane

In the shadow of the flame rise the dazed.

Solstice Dayton discovers her true self in this gripping sci-fi epic. The galaxy is gripped by war and only an alliance of Elementals can save it. The gang is all back and they’re heading to the center of the galaxy in search of the mythical Terra Prime.

June 21, 2023

The Lost Solace: a science fiction saga

THE lost solace

Victory is paid for with the blood of friends.

Solstice Dayton must make a difficult choice. On the shore of Terra Prime, everything she’s ever dreamed of comes to fruition. Surrounded by friends, she walks into certain death to challenge the Dazed Unclan. 

September 21, 2023

The Slipstream Echo: a science fiction saga

THE slipstream echo

Haven is what the heart desires most.

Solstice Dayton pays a terrible cost so that others may live. The slipstream theory is real but that doesn’t mean there aren’t consequences. She’s back in the apocalypse again, doomed to relive the fall of Terra.

December 21, 2023

TALES FROM THE BURNT SUNSET SERIES

Solstice Dayton's influence through time.

a young adult dystopian apocalyptic fantasy short story from The Burnt Sunset series

The EVENTIDE BLAZE


A mother sacrifices all so her daughter may rise.


Elle Dayton’s sole purpose in life is to protect her daughter, Solstice, the future leader of the last remnants of humanity. But she holds a secret. Her daughter is not only the last hope for the Terrans, but also for the ancient Soleria Clan.

a young adult dystopian apocalyptic fantasy short story from The Burnt Sunset series

THE WAYFARER DAWNING


A girl has one chance to change a boy’s fate.


Baeran Sheridan is like any typical teen boy. He’s awkward and shy and he can’t imagine ever being kissed. But one day a new girl named Solstice shows up at his middle school and changes everything forever.

a young adult dystopian apocalyptic fantasy short story from The Burnt Sunset series

THE AURORA BRAND


A feud as old as time, begins anew.


There are seven clans: Soleria, Aetha, Airo, Eartari, Ferocity, Wydro, and Nemar. But it wasn’t always that way. Long before Solstice Dayton, the Soleria ruled the galaxy and helped form what we now know as Terra.

a young adult dystopian apocalyptic fantasy short story from The Burnt Sunset series

THE SOLERIA PYRELLAX


Only by another’s death, can she truly live.


Passed over for leadership of her clan, Pyrellax volunteers to track down the rebels Solelena and Nemesis. She vows to save the Republic of the Seven Clans and destroy the future leader of the resistance, Solstice Dayton. 


March 21, 2024 


The Seven Clan Series

a sci-fi superhero saga

The Solstice Ascension: a sci-fi superhero saga

THE SOLSTICE ASCENSION

Heavy is the head that wears the tiara.

Solstice Dayton accepts her role as the leader of the Sun Clan and builds the best secret superhero hangout ever. Seriously. 


2024

The Seven Clan Series

The Solstice Ascension

The Prime Aetha

The Airan Talon

The Eartarin Plot

The Ferocity Emperor

The Wydran Cascade

The Nether Duchess

The Sunshine Border

a post-apocalyptic western

The Solstice Manifest: a post-apocalyptic western

the SOLSTICE MANIFEST

An episodic novel. Complete preview available on Kindle Vella. 

In The Solstice Manifest, the Girl in the Apocalypse gets a new start in a completely different universe. 

Solstice Dayton flees the war-ravaged east, hiking across the wastelands in search of sanctuary in the west. But her escape doesn't go unnoticed, and she's pursued by a mysterious hunter across the Great Plains. Fans of survival thrillers will devour this young adult apocalyptic tale where a girl from the sewers is tested by the new frontier and the men that control it. Will Solstice find a haven in Montana and love along the way? Read now to find out. 

New episodes every Thursday.

The Solstice Manifest: a post-apocalyptic western

2025

The Sunshine Border: a post-apocalyptic western

2025

The Sunshine Border Series

The Solstice Manifest

The Sunshine Border

The Daylight Range

The Mountain Glare

The Desert Shade

The Red Equinox

The Savanna Brilliance

The Sunbeams Haven Series

a sea adventure

The Solstice Keystone: a sea adventure

THE Solstice Keystone

To escape the past, one girl must embrace the present.


Solstice Dayton trades heartache for a thrilling adventure in Key West, Florida. Arriving at the island with just a deed to a new boat, she discovers a map whose mysterious origins overlap with the legend of Black Caesar. All Solstice wanted to do was go high school at the end of summer, instead she starts a new life where friendship, surfing, singing, and treasure hunting mix.

2026

The Sunbeams Haven: a sea adventure

THE sunbeams haven

The perfect wave is out there, but so is rough water.


Solstice Dayton thought she left her old life behind, trading it for adventure in Florida. But old wounds take time to heal and at sea there are no coincidences. There’s a reason why her grandmother remained hidden all these years. And the answers can only be found on the mysterious waters off Key West.

2026

The Sunbeams Haven Series

The Solstice Keystone

The Sunbeams Haven

The Seashine's Wake

The Midnight Sun

The Nautical Twilight

The Zenith Latitude

The Solar Noon