Cairo Smith Books in Order

Six science fiction and slipstream stories explore uncertain futures through artificial intelligence, otherworldly romance and macabre encounters. Written across a decade, the collection moves between longing and dread, from a cabin outside time to a descending plane.

Blacklisted after a failed raid, customs enforcer Basra Camden builds her own peacekeeping force on the fringes of a declining solar republic. Her ascent to power threatens a democratic order already edging toward interplanetary war.

Young people seek love, direction and belonging in an uncertain century across this collection of short fiction. Civil conflict, lingering ghosts and difficult relationships connect stories that move between the frightening and the passionate.

When a friend disappears from an uptown club, military washout Adon Halicar investigates the shadows beneath Calinitia’s sunny exterior. Dark magic and a widening conspiracy expose tensions that the police and state church refuse to confront.

Calvin Munn leaves Iowa for art school and an advertising career in New York, entering a complicated marriage. Across a decade of ambition and disappointment, his recurring connection with Madeline Payne unsettles the life he builds.

Software engineer Ben Etxina can no longer bear screens. A clash with a German motorcycle club sends him through underground parties, venture capital and international intrigue, where an anti-AI sect and powerful backers deepen his troubles.

Wealthy vlogger Amanda Bannington’s comedy career unravels over a disastrous summer in 2023. Boundary violations, damaging relationships and a succession of bad decisions threaten the online fame that has become the center of her life.

After America loses a major war, former White House staffer Carter Clemens faces a military tribunal over his wartime actions. His testimony and his fellow defendants’ accounts may determine whether he survives the proceedings.