Complete Works
The Library
Four novels across science fiction and horror. Each one a door into a different kind of dark.
Phobias
Anthrophobia: A Teacher's Tale
Matt Truxaw
Anthrophobia: A Teacher's Tale
They are not who the world expects them to become. And neither is the intelligence they create.
A foreign exchange student and a biologist. A special-education student and a neuroscientist. A computer prodigy and a social-media billionaire. At the center of it all is Martha — girl, woman, daughter, mother, wife, teacher, scientist, runner, mentor, inspiration. As her path twists through sacrifice and reinvention, she becomes the quiet force holding a fragile group together — even as the AI they've built begins shaping outcomes in ways no one fully understands. A character-driven science-fiction thriller blending neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and deeply human stakes.
Phobias
Plastiphobia: aka Plastivore
Matt Truxaw
Plastiphobia: aka Plastivore
Minor edits to Plastivore. As all plastic starts to dissolve, a team of scientists must work to stop the microbe.
Previously published as "Plastivore" — now updated and revised. Nonbinary, cis, straight, queer, PhD, GED, human, microbe, AI. Labels don't matter when you're trying to save the world. When the microbe escaped the lab into the ocean, it thrived and changed — consuming not just oil, but any synthetic plastic. Then the first ship sank. As everything from car tires to electrical insulation to synthetic clothing begins to disintegrate, a mismatched team of scientists must come together to stop the ravaging microbe before it's too late.
Plastivore: aka Plastiphobia
Matt Truxaw
Plastivore: aka Plastiphobia
As all plastic starts to dissolve, a team of scientists must work to stop the microbe before society collapses.
The original edition — now retitled and updated as "Plastiphobia." When a microbe escapes the lab and begins consuming all synthetic plastic on Earth, a diverse cast of characters must come together to stop it: Alex, who prefers AI tools to people; Tatsuo, who wanted to make oil refining more efficient; Carl, a PhD candidate who found the microbe in the ocean; and Jake, a high school dropout who just wanted to find out. Matt Truxaw weaves seemingly unrelated stories into a frightening and hopeful tale.
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