A speculative novel
Borrowed Years
He lost an hour. He gained a lifetime.
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BORROWED YEARS
He lost an hour. He gained a lifetime.
The Curiosity Shop / Shelf B6
David McNeal | Speculative Fiction Author
Stories of memory, consequence, survival—and the lives we might have lived.
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He lost an hour. He gained a lifetime.
The Curiosity Shop / Shelf B6
01 / The Work
“Every miracle carries a price.
The question is who pays it.”
Intimate stakes. Unsettling possibilities. Human beings forced to decide what matters before the moment passes.
02 / The Worlds
Standalone novels, post-apocalyptic worlds, and strange stories from just beyond the familiar.
A speculative novel
He lost an hour. He gained a lifetime.
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Post-apocalyptic fiction
Five arrows. One relentless survivor. And a dire wolf who knows exactly when mercy has failed.
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Suspense
One wrong connection. Tension that keeps tightening.
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Science Fiction
She was printed, not born — and she’s nine. The first conscious printed human, and the fight over who she belongs to.
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Choose Your Door
Start with the feeling you want. The right story is waiting on the other side.
03 / The Archive
Time bends. Signals answer. Ordinary lives crack open. Choose the story that follows you home.
A speculative novel
What if the happiest years of your life never happened—but you remembered every one of them?
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Five arrows. One relentless survivor. And a dire wolf who knows exactly when mercy has failed.
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A dark suspense story about obsession and the danger waiting on the other end of the line.
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She was printed, not born — and she’s nine. The first conscious printed human, and the fight over who she belongs to.
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Author / Storyteller
Behind the stories
Fascinated by forgotten places, strange objects, and the quiet strength found in unexpected moments, he creates fiction where the extraordinary feels close enough to touch—and every miracle carries a price.
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