Rogue Characters

Fourteen-year-old Ran thought the hardest part about being fictional was convincing his overprotective father to let him have adventures. He was wrong.

When their scribe Melinda vanishes without a trace, Ran discovers that fictional characters face a terrifying truth: they only exist when readers remember their stories. As his world begins to fade and his family starts disappearing, Ran must venture into the dangerous realm between worlds to find the one person who can save them all.

But Melinda isn’t just missing—she’s been captured by Dysteria, a powerful enemy who commands shadow monsters and seeks to control the very source of all stories. With help from an unlikely ally—a sentient digital dragon with her own agenda—Ran and his family must navigate a multiverse where magic and technology collide, where angels walk among mortals, and where the line between author and character blurs beyond recognition.

Armed with wish magic, determination, and a borrowed cellphone, Ran faces an impossible choice: save his scribe or watch everything he loves fade into nothingness. Because in a world where stories have power, losing your storyteller means losing everything.

Some heroes are born. Others are written. All of them fight to exist.

Perfect for fans of meta-fantasy adventures where the stakes are literally existence itself.