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The Cold Rush series

Two novellas so far, set in the same corporate future — read them in order, or start with whichever cover pulls you in. Each stands on its own. More worlds on the way.

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Cold Rush · Book One

Cold Rising

Mars is a dystopian cesspit of corporate exploitation. Sent to fix conditions in its underground cities, nonbinary special agent Olgo finds one unlikely friendship turning the whole mission — and their world — upside down.

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Cold Rush · Book Two

Cold Blooded

Veteran Marine Mint only ever worried about herself — until she was ordered back to the front lines, and forced to choose between doing right and getting everything she ever wanted.

“Don't mistake my silence for weakness. No one plans a murder out loud.”

Short Fiction

Anthologies & collections

Rohan also writes shorter fiction alongside other authors — multi-author anthologies he's contributed a story to (and in some cases helped edit). Each is a standalone collection, not part of the Cold Rush universe.

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2026

Neosynthesis

Contributing author, alongside T.K. Toppin, Nick Snape, J.D. Robinson, Jes Deaver, and Bryan Chaffin.

Twelve stories exploring the myriad realms where humanity and technology intersect — distant futures where human and machine exist in uneasy symbiosis, worlds both grim and wondrous, where survival depends on getting the upper hand.

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2023

Beyond Human: Tales of the New Us

Co-editor (one of four) and contributed the story "Host."

They may soon live among us: cyborgs, genetically enhanced humans, interspecies hybrids, androids, artificial intelligences, aliens in disguise. How will they feel and act toward their human siblings? How will humans react to them? Twenty-two stories from the Crew's Quarters writing group, examining what happens at the intersection of the strange and the familiar. All proceeds benefit The World Literacy Foundation.

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2022

Into the Unknown: A Science Fiction Anthology

Co-editor and contributed the story "Alinda."

An anomaly in space attracts the curious and the obsessive. An artificial intelligence expresses very real needs. A civilization lives out its last days on a doomed generation ship. Eleven enthralling stories of mystery, discovery and adventure — from the recesses of a closet to the dark side of the Moon. All proceeds benefit The World Literacy Foundation.

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2023

Instant Classic: That No One Will Read

Contributing author.

Nine sardonic tales holding a carnival mirror to writers and stories — from a deal with the Devil to the ultimate AI vs. human showdown, witness the terrifying spectacle of artists who'll do anything to clamber out of the creative trenches alive. All proceeds are donated to Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders.

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