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 by living armor that coils like a dozen cold snakes around his ribs, Joe must maintain absolute, iron discipline to keep the twelve-voiced inferno of Pydrea locked behind his sternum plate.
A Reckless Partner: L’Quinn doesn't just push boundaries—he pokes every dormant monster he can find, desperate to see Joe lose control and burn the mountain to ash.
The Prophet in Pajamas: Slouching in the cabin ruins is Timaar, a fried, skunk-weed-reeking squatter clutching a stained leather book. He looks like a harmless lunatic fighting invisible flies—until he starts muttering top-secret predictions about the nightmare waiting in the woods.
The Miasma of Maska: A sickly green fog filled with swarming flies rolls out from the pine tree line. The hit list is open, and Dreck VonSchwein sits right at the top.
The Flame Is Lit
Behind closed doors, the puppet masters have pulled the final strings. The protection is gone, the timeline has shifted, and an overdue meat-cleaver of justice is stepping directly into the toxic mist.
Will Joe keep the valves locked, or is Saint’s Landing about to learn what happens when the furnace breaks its leash?
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