The Side-Step Trilogy

Orson Scott Card

A thought-provoking work of speculative fiction, this novel explores what happens when the boundaries between sleep, consciousness, and reality begin to collapse. As its characters confront unsettling changes in the world around them, they must question what it means to be truly awake—and whom they can trust. Blending philosophical inquiry with suspense and imaginative world-building, the story examines identity, free will, and the fragile nature of human connection.