Brave New Girls: Tales of Heroines Who Hack
Stories are listed alphabetically by title. Click the titles to see the story descriptions.
THE ALCHEMIST’S DAUGHTER by Selenia Paz
THE ALTERED AVATAR by Mary Fan
ATTACK ON AEGIS by Paige Daniels
BECOMING A WORLD BUILDER by Valerie Hunter
DATA RECOVERY by Nicholas Jennings
DISCORD ON HARMONIA by M.L.D. Curelas
THE EXPERIMENT CALLED LIFE by Halli Gomez
FALSE MESSIAHS: A ROBOT REPAIR GIRL ADVENTURE by Josh Pritchett
IMPOSSIBLE ODDS by A.A. Jankiewicz
IN CYBERIA, AVATAR CONTROLS YOU by Jeremy Rodden
IN THE SHADOW OF ZYRCON by Joanna Schurman
INMATE C87 by Kay Dominguez
LIFE HACK by Aaron Rosenberg
LOGIN by Jennifer Lee Rossman
MOON GIRL by Jennifer Chow
MY OTHER TREE HOUSE IS A ROCKET SHIP by Russ Colchamiro
THE POWER OF FIVE by Jenifer Purcell Rosenberg
PYRAMID SCHEME by Jamie Krakover
SEA-STARS AND SAND DOLLARS by Lyssa Chiavari
SECOND SUN by J.R. Rustrian
SHOCKWIRED by Tash McAdam
SWORD & SHIELD by Jelani Akin Parham
TWISTED BRICK by M.J. Moores
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When Letizia's scientist father Lazaro is murdered and his newly created elixir of life is stolen, Letizia, with the help of her new friends Countess Ada Lovelace and Michele, must lure the murderer out of hiding with the knowledge her father left her.
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Illustration by Ben Falco
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AI detective Sherlock and her teenaged best friend, Chevonne Watson, stumble upon a mystery involving murder and augmented reality while visiting a high-tech planet.
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Illustration by MunkyWrench
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A girl training to be a superhero must put her skills to the test when someone attacks the compound.
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Illustration by Jo Belle
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14-year-old Molly has a talent for clockwork, but has trouble speaking up for herself. When she attempts to prove herself by making a clockwork device for a toy maker, it has unintended consequences.
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Illustration by Ben Falco
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Lucille works at her father's used computer shop and helps fix up the machines that need repairs. When a worried customer comes into the shop with a broken laptop, Lucille knows it's the perfect time to test her latest invention.
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Illustration by Liana Kangas
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When Harmonia Dome on Mars is attacked, Pippa's plans for a safe evacuation are ruined when she meets a strange girl.
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Illustration by Ben Falco
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The device 16-year-old Gemma Jones creates to control her Tourette's tics is her greatest invention yet. But it's the experiment she's subjected to that gives her a new perspective on life.
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Illustration by Brandon Bell
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Madison Brown, a.k.a. Robot Repair Girl, has been an advocate for AI rights for years. One day, she's stunned when all the AIs around her start reciting the same set of coordinates, and she sets out on a mission to find out what's going on -- and how it might tie into the next step for AI freedom.
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Illustration by Josh Pritchett
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Princess or pilot or why not both? Along with her fellow young officers, Skyris sets out on a starship to test her abilities in a real-world scenario. But when she receives a distress signal, she must both test her leadership skills and use her knowledge of science to save the day.
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Illustration by Emily Smith
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Most nuclear fallout survivors are trapped in Cyberia, an alternate reality game where the AI became so advanced, it took control of the minds of the users. Mwokozi Nangwale has been groomed from birth to be the savior of humanity and is on her final mission to enter Cyberia, overtake the AI, and free the minds of humanity once and for all.
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Illustration by Christopher Godsoe
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Kaja and Heela's lives as scavengers are upended through a run-in with the powerful and malevolent corporation Zyrcon. Adventure is thrust upon them as they endeavor to escape Zyrcon's long reach.
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Illustration by Fauzy Zulvikar Firmansyah
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Stella, a warden at a detention center for white collar criminals, begins noticing discrepancies between who the inmates are supposed to be and who they appear to be.
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Illustration by Liana Kangas
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Marissa has trouble staying awake during a school field trip to the Research Institute. But when they are attacked and taken hostage, can she use what she's learned about DNA to save them all?
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Illustration by John Kovalic
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In a loose retelling of Rumplestiltskin, a disabled hacker tries to escape a war machine factory.
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Illustration by Sharon Emmitt
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When 16-year-old Chang'e and her assigned flight partner find themselves stranded on the moon, she must use her knowledge of mechanics and engineering to save them both.
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Illustration by Liana Kangas
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Teen prodigy Chloe and her boyfriend, Darren, turned the tree house in her parents' yard into a magnificent holo-mansion. But when Darren stops answering her texts, Chloe begins to worry that foulplay may be involved...
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Illustration by Ben Falco
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A group of teen girls, facing peril after a sudden earthquake, work together to escape a dangerous subterranean cavern. Along the way, they encounter an alien from the species that has invaded the planet.
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Illustration by Jacob Atom
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After killing her arch nemesis, Valerie, a young inventor, hires a thief to help her remove the villain's alien tech and abandoned spaceship from The Great Pyramid of Egypt.
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Illustration by Jennifer Stolzer
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17-year-old Delia Randall spends her days studying aboard a massive scientific submarine and building robots in secret. But her secret comes out when disaster strikes the GalaX Undersea Habitat, and the only one who can prevent tragedy is Delia--and her hand-built ROV, Amphitrite.
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Illustration by Lyssa Chiavari
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A young girl wakes up on a spaceship with no memories of how she got there and how to get home. With the help a local AI, she must use the resources at hand to find a way off the ship before it's too late.
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Illustration by Christopher Godsoe
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Kelly is happiest when fixing engines, repairing machinery and generally getting greasy in her uncle's trader stop out in the desert. When a mysterious girl shows up looking for help with a shot up solar bike, Kelly has no idea that she's about to get dragged into a feud.
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Illustration by Ronald Suh
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18-year-old Iya isn't as sure of her talent as an inventor as her girlfriend Mel is. But after a murderous beast begins attacking at random, Mel convinces Iya to finish building the high-tech weapon she'd been working on.
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Illustration by Fauzy Zulvikar Firmansyah
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Cassy arrives at her abandoned home in the swamp only to find that a stranger has tracked her down. The coded message he carries catapults her into a world of intrigue as she tries desperately to save a man she'd long thought dead--her father.
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Illustration by MunkyWrench
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