"A compelling and mind-bending SF story." - Kirkus Reviews
When a centuries-old Russian Orthodox cross begins to splinter the fabric of linear time, four strangers find themselves untethered from the lives they knew. Kate, Finley, Jia, and Wallace—a monk speaking from a century yet to come—are pulled across the globe, from the neon pulse of Hong Kong to the haunting silence of the post-apocalyptic Siberian tundra.
As a catastrophic genetic mutation threatens depopulation, a shadowy power moves to claim the cross and the fractured future it commands. But the true battle is within.
Forced to confront terrifying visions and buried secrets, the four must undergo a profound inner reckoning. Their convergence is destined, but their survival depends on a choice: will they remain prisoners of a dying timeline, or will they awaken to the power required to heal a broken world?
IKONA is more than a high-stakes thriller; it is a large-scale exploration of shifting realities and the ultimate meditation on the price of spiritual evolution. In a world of genetic shadows, the light of the final timeline rests in the hands of those brave enough to see.
MD Dixon is a novelist, somatic therapist, and explorer of the intersections between the psyche and the sacred, science and mysticism, trauma and transformation. Holding a Ph.D. in the social sciences with a focus on Russia and Ukraine, Dixon has spent nearly fifteen years in therapeutic practice in Sydney, Australia. Dixon’s debut novel, IKONA, weaves visionary fiction, myth, and metaphysics to illuminate the evolution of consciousness. Dixon also hosts The Shattering Place, a podcast on multidimensional healing and the awakening human story, launching in early 2026.