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Broken Stones and Burning Grudges: Passage 05 is Here!
Rebuilding after total destruction is never easy. But when you lock two walking, short-fused catastrophes into the same courtyard with shovels and heavy rubble, “rebuilding” turns into a powder keg waiting for a spark. In Passage 05: Ash and Foundations, the dust has settled from recent battles, but the tension at Saint’s Landing is at an absolute boiling point. Here is a glimpse of what’s waiting for you in the latest chapter of Chronicles of the Lost: A Fragile Reconstructi
Shawn Nichols
3 hours ago1 min read


All Choice Has a Price: Passage 04: Statistics of Guilt Is Available Now
When the dust settles after a violent clash, the silence that follows can be far more deafening than the battlefield itself. In the latest installment of Books of Forsaken Futures, Passage 04: Statistics of Guilt picks up in the raw, smoke-choked aftermath of recent standoffs. The adrenaline fades, leaving behind only the cold weight of consequences, unanswered questions, and the lingering threat of what lies ahead. The Aftermath of Chaos No one emerges from the fire untouche
Shawn Nichols
Sep 212 min read


Shadows, Fire, and the Price of Raw Power: Passage 04: Mimicry of Shadows Is Here
When raw, destructive power collides with relentless ambition, the line between mastery and self-destruction disappears in an instant. In Passage 04: Mimicry of Shadows, the stakes escalate inside the high-tech training chambers of the Purgatory and across the desolate, ash-choked stretches of the Wastelands. What happens when you strip away moral limiters, push willpower to its absolute threshold, and try to copy something far greater than yourself? You’re about to find out.
Shawn Nichols
Sep 162 min read


The Fire is Lit: Passage 03 – The First Funeral Pyre
The air is thick with rot-flies, the fog is literally poison, and two of the Saints’ most unhinged operatives just got dropped into a pine forest to hunt a monster. What could possibly go wrong? Passage 03: The First Funeral Pyre is officially live, and it brings us front-row to a high-stakes, scorched-earth hit job. When Nute gives the green light to take down Maska—a former council member turned Stage 4 Auk Mentar—he sends two men who couldn't be more opposite if they tried
Shawn Nichols
Sep 32 min read


The Hunt Has Begun—Step Into the Worlds of The Books of Forsaken Futures
The wait is finally over. After months of building, refining, and plumbing the darkest depths of a universe where ancient mythology and hard-edged sci-fi collide, Books of Forsaken Futures: The Hunt is officially available. If you like your fantasy wrapped in cosmic horror, your starships breathing like ancient gods, and your character arcs forged in the fires of absolute psychological ruin and redemption, this is the book you’ve been waiting for. What is The Hunt? Deep benea
Shawn Nichols
Sep 22 min read


Secrets, Scars, and Broken Souls: "The Geometry of Scars" Is Live!
Every wound leaves a mark, but not every mark stays on the surface. Some scars are forged deep within the soul—carved by betrayal, bound by blood, and weaponized by the forces that built us. If you’ve been following the dark fantasy saga, you know that our heroes rarely get a moment to breathe. But in Passage 02: The Geometry of Scars, the tension reaches a breaking point as past trauma resurfaces in ways none of them could have anticipated. Surveillance, Shadows, and Unlikel
Shawn Nichols
Aug 282 min read


A Forest of Rot. A Flame That Won’t Stay Buried.
The ashes of Uncle Squirrel’s cabin haven't even gone cold, but the world has already tried to pave over the past. In Passage 02: Unburied Debts, the next chapter of the Books of Forsaken Futures dark fantasy series, Joe Skyne returns to the place he once called home—only to find it flattened, slicked with fresh asphalt, and rebranded under the pristine, golden banner of Saint’s Landing. But you can’t pave over a furnace. What Awaits in Passage 02: The Serpent’s Hold: Bound b
Shawn Nichols
Aug 252 min read


A Flame Ignited. A Spark Distorted. A Shadow Scouting the Wasteland.
Training floors are supposed to test your combat readiness. They aren't supposed to unearth buried guilt, pit sworn allies against each other’s throats, or serve as a playground for dangerous entities lurking in the back of your skull. In Passage 01: Simmering Ashes, the fragile balance keeping a team of volatile executioners together begins to crack before their next major mission even starts. When Joe Skyne enters the simulation arena, he isn't just fighting the mechanical
Shawn Nichols
Aug 161 min read


A Shopping Run, a Crimson Spark, and a Ghost from the Past
What starts as a simple errand for fresh white nectarines quickly spirals into something far more dangerous in Passage 00: Transition. When Hayloskien Palmer and his four-year-old daughter, Brey, step off the Envoy and into a bustling open-air market, the goal is straightforward: secure the fruit, dodge inflated vendor prices, and head back home. But in a galaxy where old debts and ancient grudges never truly fade, even a routine market trip can turn lethal in a heartbeat. Wh
Shawn Nichols
Aug 61 min read


Fire, Faith, and Fate: What Happens When the Hero Has to Play the Monster?
Every great story begins with a choice. But what happens when the choices have already been made, the script is already written, and the people caught in the crossfire are just trying to survive the fallout? Welcome to Passage 00, the explosive, multi-perspective prologue that sets the stage for an epic dark urban fantasy saga. If you love high-octane magic systems, deeply flawed characters, and stories that blur the line between righteous hero and tragic villain, this is the
Shawn Nichols
Aug 32 min read
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