The Side-Step Trilogy

In a world where identity is no longer bound by a single timeline, The Side-Step Trilogy bends reality into a question: what if every version of you still existed—and you could take their place?

This quietly mind-bending series begins with Wakers, where teenage Laz discovers he can "side-step" into alternate versions of himself in parallel worlds. It’s not a flashy superpower; it’s a terrifying escape hatch—one he pulls only when life becomes unbearable. But when Laz wakes up in a cloning facility surrounded by hundreds of motionless copies of himself, the rules of his ability, and the very nature of his identity, begin to fracture.

As the trilogy unfolds, it doesn't just leap across dimensions—it digs deep into what makes a person whole. Each book builds on the unsettling tension between autonomy and design, freedom and fate. In Reawakening, Laz confronts the consequences of tampering with timelines, not just for himself, but for the fragile, overlapping realities he's begun to unravel.

The Side-Step Trilogy consists of two books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.