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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 12 2026
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Five realities. Five versions of one man. One unbreakable bond.
Across the fractured timelines of the multiverse, Jon is fighting to hold onto his soul. Whether he's a hardware tinkerer in Greater Manchester, a cybernetically rebuilt survivor, or a man running from his own reflection, his reality is tied to a tight-knit crew of amateur investigators, tabletop gamers, and hardware builders-the Paranormal Penny Pinchers.
When a dimensional tear ripples across space-time, five alternate realities must confront their deepest personal wounds-leading to an explosive multiversal reckoning:
BOOK 1: JON'S STORY
Crushed by trauma following a catastrophic accident, Jon locks himself away in complete emotional isolation. As he retreats behind cold cybernetic walls, his friends refuse to let him slip into the dark alone.
BOOK 2: STACEY'S STORY
Trapped in a quiet loop of nostalgia, Stacey clings to false hope for a romance with Jon that has long sailed. Facing a variant from a timeline where Jon didn't survive, she must learn to let go of what-ifs.
BOOK 3: STEW'S STORY
Driven by relentless overworking and crushing guilt over Jon's accident, Stew creates a biological clone of himself-forcing him to face the ethical boundaries of playing god and the heavy price of loss.
BOOK 4: DAVE'S STORY
Years after an impossible alleyway encounter, an unwritten reality swap between two Daves unmakes physical reality. To fix it, Jon and Stew pull off a high-stakes hospital memory heist at Stepping Hill.
BOOK 5: SAM'S STORY
As Earl, Witchfinder General, and Judge for Stockford, Sam wields absolute authority. Forced to choose between cold legal statutes and her own moral conscience, she faces her ultimate trial.
THE FINALE: THE REALI-KEYS UNITED
In a bleak reality shattered by nuclear war, all five versions of the crew are pulled into the fallout ruins of Greater Manchester to stop space-time from collapsing forever.
Packed with sharp Northern grit, tabletop gaming culture, and laugh-out-loud regional humor, Broken Reali-Keys is a high-concept sci-fi comedy saga about found family and the stubborn refusal to face the multiverse alone.
Because no matter which reality you're in... true friends hold the line.
Supporting a Good Cause: 20% of all proceeds from this book will be donated directly to charity via the Paranormal Penny Pinchers JustGiving page!Also from
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