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Seventeen-year-old Maddy Jacobsen has lived her whole life slipping out of consciousness. Diagnosed with narcolepsy, she experiences vivid dreams of another world-one filled with magic woven into technology, governed by physics as much as spells. In those dreams, she is older, brilliant, and known as the Physicist. She never imagines the dreams might be real-until, on her eighteenth birthday, she doesn't wake up. Maddy finds herself in Cerrigar, a world powered entirely by magic stolen from other universes, replacing the very woman she's been dreaming of: Madeleine Reiner, the Physicist who vanished while trying to stop the theft. As Cerrigar's magic begins to fail and the ruling Council demands increasingly dangerous solutions, Maddy is forced to step into a role she was never meant to inherit. With the help of allies-and haunted by the cost of obedience-she uncovers a truth that threatens not just one world, but many. Blending science fiction and fantasy, The Physicist is a story about consent, responsibility, and what it means to stay when leaving would be easier. The Physicist explores the ethics of survival at scale-and the courage it takes to choose care over control when the universe itself is watching.

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Cheyenne lives with her husband and three dogs, where days are fueled by strong coffee, long conversations, and an ever-growing to-be-read pile. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Biostatistics from the University of Florida, a background that deeply informs her interest in systems, ethics, and the human cost of decisions made at scale. Her love of reading began in third grade, sparked by a classroom bookcase packed with Animorphs. From there she devoured The Magic Tree House and Harry Potter, and by middle school had found lasting favorites in Neil Gaiman and Lois Duncan-writers who shaped her fascination with liminal worlds, quiet dread, and the emotional weight of the extraordinary. She also grew up steeped in science fiction. The X-Files played in the background from the age of two, and Doctor Who became a family tradition, cementing her love of strange questions, moral ambiguity, and stories that treat curiosity as a form of courage. When she isn't writing, Cheyenne can usually be found surrounded by dogs, drinking coffee that's gone cold, or daydreaming about a future move to the mountains.

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