The Portal's Promise
Four rival factions, one artificial loop, and a desperate race to reset the timeline
- Science Fiction
The world didn't just end; it's repeating. In a desolate future divided by the walls of four warring factions, Marcus Chen is tired of the endless cycle of blood and scarcity. When he forms a forbidden alliance with teenagers from across territorial lines, they aren't just seeking peace—they're seeking an exit. Driven into the irradiated wastes after their secrets are exposed, the group discovers a hidden, automated city that holds a terrifying truth: their entire post-apocalyptic existence is a closed causal loop, a failed experiment in time travel that has trapped humanity in a nightmare of its own making. With their numbers dwindling and the weight of the future on their shoulders, Marcus and his companions must make the ultimate sacrifice. To break the cycle, they must step through a temporal portal and return to the year 1995. There, they will confront the original architects of the apocalypse, including a face Marcus recognizes all too well. From author Lincoln Carter III comes a high-stakes dystopian adventure where the only way to save tomorrow is to destroy it before it begins.