by A. K. Mitchell (Author)
The Crystal Code
A Novel by A.K. Mitchell
What if the world was built on a lattice of memory, not matter?
In the remote mining town of Rubyvale, sapphires hum with secrets, storms follow no rules, and something ancient pulses beneath the soil. Ella, a quiet dreamer with a pouch of raw gems, stumbles upon a hidden pattern buried in the land and in herself.
When reality starts to falter, time loops, people duplicate, and cities mirror themselves. Ella becomes the unexpected key to a global anomaly unfolding in real time.
Alongside Kael, a rogue systems analyst with a glitching map, and Aunt May, a mystic who remembers things that never officially happened, Ella must navigate a collapsing simulation to answer a single question: Reboot, override... or step through?
★ For readers who love speculative sci-fi with a mythic twist
★ Blends outback folklore, simulation theory, and dream logic
★ Perfect for fans of Dark, Silo, Annihilation, or The Midnight Library
The Crystal Code is the first novel in The Lattice Sequence, a thought-provoking, glitch-lit adventure for anyone who's ever felt like the world wasn't quite real... and maybe needed fixing.
Number of Pages: 214
Dimensions: 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: November 10, 2025
