Imagined Futures Sampler

Three gripping YA Sci-Fi titles from debut authors

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Pub Date 14 Aug 2025 | Archive Date 15 Aug 2025

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Discover three gripping YA sci-fi titles from debut authors...


Augmented by Kenechi Udogu

In a future where humans are enhanced to ensure the survival of society Akaego fights to prevent her power to grow plants from being weaponised by a corrupt regime.

'A truly original novel. Brilliant, illuminating, I loved every second of it.' Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Principle of Moments

I was going to be a Mechsim. I was going to use my powers to make a difference.

In a near future London, where extreme weather has depleted plant life, sixteen-year-olds must surgically augment an ability to contribute to the new utopian society. Akaego moves to a prestigious academy after the late discovery of her rare ability - she can project a vocal frequency that accelerates plant growth.

As Akaego learns to use her new skill and is chosen for an internship with the mayor she begins to feel like she can change society for the better . . . and it doesn't hurt that the mayor's gorgeous son, Joon, seems to be flirting with her. But then the Freestakers, an anti-enhancement group, warn Akaego not to get Augmented.

Can she discover the truth of her ability, find the courage to rebel and keep her power out of the hands of those wishing to control it?


iNSiDE by S.A. Gales

Whatever happens, don't go Outside...

Naya has been navigating the disappearing doors, shifting windows, and size-changing rooms of her indoor city her whole life. She will do anything to be accepted into the city's governing body and police force, the NSDE, and anything to make her mother, the General, proud.

So when her mother asks her to take on a top-secret, dangerous assignment, to spy on the Spiravits, a dangerous enemy with powers no one understands, she accepts.

Naya knew the risks in leaving the safety of her indoor home, but she never thought the Spiravits would be so human, especially as she starts getting closer to two siblings, Zayn and Anice. And that Outside would be quite so . . . wonderful.

What if everything she thought she knew was wrong? How can she complete her mission when she can no longer tell truths from lies?


Things I Learned While I Was Dead by Kathryn Clark

How much is one life worth and what would you sacrifice to save it?

For Calico, the answer is simple. Nothing is more important than preserving her sister's life. No cost is too great. Until it is . . .

Saving Asha. That's my religion. That's my science . . . Without Asha, there is no me.

Asha is dead. Years of medical treatment were not enough to heal her. The only way 17-year-old Calico can save her younger sister now is by joining her in death - at least until modern medicine can bring them both back to healthy life. Cryogenics is the answer: Scientific. Legal. Safe. Or so Dr Fates would have her believe. He plans to preserve the sisters' bodies until his biotechnology research finds a cure for Asha.

But when Calico is brought back to life, she's in a post climate catastrophe, low-tech future trapped in a research facility. She's at risk of being sold off to a sinister enforced breeding programme. And worst of all - Asha is missing.

Calico must find a way to save her sister, herself, and the new friends she's made among the other test subjects. But first she has to unravel the secrets the facility is hiding and reveal the lies she has been part of.

In this striking debut, Kathryn Clark raises poignant questions about the ethics of medical science, humans playing god, the consequences of our choices, and the place of consent in healthcare.

Discover three gripping YA sci-fi titles from debut authors...


Augmented by Kenechi Udogu

In a future where humans are enhanced to ensure the survival of society Akaego fights to prevent her power to...


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I was delighted to be able to read a sampler of Augmented by Kenechi Udogu, iNSiDE by S.A. Gales and and Things I Learned While I Was Dead by Kathryn Clark. I absolutley love YA sci-fi and to be honest Fabre just doe everything better.

The 3 samples are nice and long giving the reader a really good chance to get a vibe for the story an inevitably get hooked.

I really enjoyed all 3 samples but especially cannot wait to get my hands on iNSiDE, the concept is fascinating and I cannot wait to see where Gales goes with it.

Things I Learned While I Was Dead by Kathryn Clark also had me enthralled from the start and I definitely need to know what is next!

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Augmented
— I loved how this book began, the single page introduction set toward the end of the events of the book, augmentation day, followed by a return to where everything begins. I think the premise of this book holds a ton of promise overall, this idea of teenagers having genetically engineered skills to benefit society. The main character’s plant based augmentation is incredibly intriguing and I’m definitely quite eager to read more.

Inside by S. A. Gales
— You’re thrown right into the action from the very beginning and then, in a manner quite similar to Augmented, brought back to some time before the events of the first chapter actually began. I was a little less invested in this one, if only because I’m not super into the world building. But I do love the setting. The closest vibe I can compare it to is almost treasure-hunt-y, even if that might not be the case. Had Uncharted feels.

Things I Learned While I Was Dead by Kathryn Clark
— I really appreciated the author’s note at the beginning, including trigger warnings related to the difficult subjects portrayed in the book. And oh my gosh, once I actually started diving into this, I was incredibly intrigued. The book starts off throwing you right into the confusion of everything. We’re not entirely sure why the main character was dead or why she was brought back, but we’re eager to learn more about it. The whole thing seems to have been planned, which you learn more about as you read further and get into the interspersed epistolary format that brief sections of the book take on—honestly, I got really excited when I saw the included poetry and the pamphlet (?) about the HEALE Programme. All I can say is I’m incredibly excited to see where this one goes!

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