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Children of Glass
In 2083, investigative reporter Ada arrives at VossColony under a stolen identity to uncover the truth about a missing colonist – who she fears is in danger because of her. While faking her role in the rabbit program, she hunts for clues and the colony AI watches her every move.
Four generations later, the AI doesn’t just watch, it decides.
Who gets a rabbit.
Who is denied privileges.
Who gets erased.
In 2171, a Voss descendant receives a rabbit on her twelfth birthday while a lower-class boy watches his mother die without basic comforts. In a colony built on secrets and control, comfort isn’t a privilege – it’s a weapon.
Children of Glass is a dual-timeline dystopian prequel to Glassborn for fans of the class warfare in Red Rising, the systemic horror of The Handmaid's Tale, and the claustrophobic setting of Wool, available exclusively through the author's website.
Four generations later, the AI doesn’t just watch, it decides.
Who gets a rabbit.
Who is denied privileges.
Who gets erased.
In 2171, a Voss descendant receives a rabbit on her twelfth birthday while a lower-class boy watches his mother die without basic comforts. In a colony built on secrets and control, comfort isn’t a privilege – it’s a weapon.
Children of Glass is a dual-timeline dystopian prequel to Glassborn for fans of the class warfare in Red Rising, the systemic horror of The Handmaid's Tale, and the claustrophobic setting of Wool, available exclusively through the author's website.
- GenresDystopia
172 pages, ebook
Published December 2, 2025
About the author
K.N. Tristan
5 books39 followersI’m a dystopian fiction fan, author, and firm believer that the best books in this genre are about hope and righting wrongs, and maybe also a how-to manual for rebellion.
I cut my teeth on the classics – 1984, Brave New World – when kids my age were reading Goosebumps. One of my all-time favorites is Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde and when book 2 came out 15 years later, I wasn’t even mad at the wait. That mix of absurdity, darkness, and razor-sharp worldbuilding is what I aspire to in my own writing.
I’m fascinated by “what ifs” that spiral outward and reshape entire worlds, like the works of Neal Shusterman and Hugh Howey. That’s the kind of experience I chase as a reader and as a writer.
I cut my teeth on the classics – 1984, Brave New World – when kids my age were reading Goosebumps. One of my all-time favorites is Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde and when book 2 came out 15 years later, I wasn’t even mad at the wait. That mix of absurdity, darkness, and razor-sharp worldbuilding is what I aspire to in my own writing.
I’m fascinated by “what ifs” that spiral outward and reshape entire worlds, like the works of Neal Shusterman and Hugh Howey. That’s the kind of experience I chase as a reader and as a writer.
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February 12, 2026
Children of Glass by K. N. Tristan is the second prequel novella to the Glassborn Chronicles series. Told in a dual timeline, this novella highlights the class differences in the current Mars settlement, and how a virus many years earlier has affected life in the settlement. It also focuses on a mystery of something unfolding within the settlement and the person trying to unravel it.
As with Exodus, the first prequel novella, I really liked this novella. The writing style is fluid and the story itself is just so interesting. I’m really excited to finally start the full length first novel, Glassborn. Nothing hits like a great sci fi novel set in space. I love it!
If you’re interested in this novella, it’s available for free if you sing up for the author’s newsletter at @bestdystopianbooks. I highly recommend it, as these are really good short reads.
As with Exodus, the first prequel novella, I really liked this novella. The writing style is fluid and the story itself is just so interesting. I’m really excited to finally start the full length first novel, Glassborn. Nothing hits like a great sci fi novel set in space. I love it!
If you’re interested in this novella, it’s available for free if you sing up for the author’s newsletter at @bestdystopianbooks. I highly recommend it, as these are really good short reads.
May 27, 2026
If you read GLASSBORN, you need to continue and read CHILDREN OF GLASS! This book fills in some backstory of what happened to Lira and Ada between their landing on Mars (after the prequel EXODUS) and the events of GLASSBORN, plus we see Quinta and Kellan when they were teens.
This fills in SO much of what we wanted to know about the characters' backstory, and it was a page-turner for me. The setting of this Mars colony is so rich - from the physical surroundings to the vernacular itself that the characters use - that I was immersed so deeply in this world. I'm really enjoying this series, and I can't wait for book 2, UNWORTHY, to come out!
This fills in SO much of what we wanted to know about the characters' backstory, and it was a page-turner for me. The setting of this Mars colony is so rich - from the physical surroundings to the vernacular itself that the characters use - that I was immersed so deeply in this world. I'm really enjoying this series, and I can't wait for book 2, UNWORTHY, to come out!
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