Clara Ward

Dream the Deep

Paperback

Five days until a new world.

Robbed of their green-energy aspirations by military-backed billionaires who misled the whole planet, Ryn embraces new dreams—fighting deep sea threats alongside unexpected allies and a giant cephalopod. Dream the Deep is a community-focused sci-fi adventure of kindness, compassion, and resilience.

Release Date: 30 June 2026

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ISBN: 978-1-961654-47-1 Categories: ,

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You don’t need to reach Mars to reach your dreams.

Robbed of their chance at leaving Earth to pursue green-energy innovations, Ryn embraces new dreams—fighting deep sea threats in conjunction with a giant cephalopod. It’s 2139 in the Cali-Coastal Corporate Zone, and Ryn struggles with their own body and brain as they fight to survive five days locked up with academic rivals and the military-backed billionaires who’ve misled them all since their teenage years.

Ryn needs an exit strategy but doesn’t know whether to trust Akira, the hacker-spy who may have saved their life, or Jay, the geeky military rebel with a secret stash of hot chocolate. Not to mention, Jay keeps falling asleep in their bed, and Ryn’s not sure if either of them is interested in more—but at least they like the same shows!

Five Days. One Ocean. Unlikely allies connect to Dream the Deep.

Cover illustration by Matthew Spencer.

Clara Ward

Author Clara Ward

Clara Ward lives in Silicon Valley on the border between reality and speculative fiction. When not using words to teach or tell stories, Clara uses wood, fiber, and glass to make practical or completely impractical objects.

Their short fiction has appeared in Strange HorizonsDecoded PrideThe Arcanist, and as a postcard from Thinking Ink Press.

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