Zomoeba: The Price of Playing God
Book One. A brain-eating amoeba, a hospital on the brink, and a cure that may be worse than the infection. The outbreak starts inside Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ—but it doesn’t stay there for long...
Read moreWRITING WITH A SPECULATIVE LENS
Susan Lynn writes speculative fiction rooted in science, empathy, and curiosity. My stories explore unusual futures and the human consequences of change, shaped through revision, feedback, and a lifelong fascination with the unknown.
This space is intended to showcase drafts, concept notes, and the slow evolution of ideas. Behind each published page are layers of revision, scientific curiosity, and a commitment to getting the details—and the people—right.
Zomoeba Series
A speculative science fiction thriller about a bioengineered organism, a flawed cure, and the evolution that follows.
Explore the Zomoeba trilogy, from the first outbreak at a hospital in Camden, New Jersey to the far-reaching consequences across generations—and worlds.
The Zomoeba Story
When a desperate experiment to save a child’s life unleashes a hybrid organism that rewrites human biology, a handful of survivors must decide how far they’re willing to go to stop what they started—and what it means when the cure changes more than the disease.
The Zomoeba series blends grounded biology, outbreak tension, and character-driven evolution across decades: from the first infection at Cooper Hospital in Camden to post-collapse communities struggling to rebuild—and the next step in human consciousness.
Zomoeba: Evolution
Book Two. Years after the cure, a new generation begins to show unexpected abilities—Cognos children who may be the future of humanity, or the spark of a new conflict.
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Book Three. As tensions rise on Earth and beyond, the legacy of Zomoeba reaches Mars, and the line between human, pathogen, and AI begins to blur.
Read moreThe Out of Body Club
The Out of Body Club follows cognitive psychology professor Eden Thorne, whose spontaneous out-of-body experiences open a doorway into the Liminal—a hidden landscape shaped by consciousness. What begins as a terrifying anomaly becomes a dangerous discovery when she learns that someone is hunting travelers like her. As Eden uncovers a covert research group weaponizing the mind itself, she must navigate shifting realities, protect those she cares about, and confront the possibility that the most dangerous threats are the ones that can reach her outside her body.
