
The Well of Lethe: 8
Korvus must find Verity before they’re both overrun by the Well’s infestation. His problem? Nowhere near enough ammunition. Read More …
Richard Parry: writer, liar, superhero
Korvus must find Verity before they’re both overrun by the Well’s infestation. His problem? Nowhere near enough ammunition. Read More …
Korvus exited the elevator on the medbay level. The lighting flickered, a sure sign of an ailing reactor or control system. Neither failure was survivable on Lethe. If both died, the oceans would hunger in, scouring the inside of the prison colony like the high-pressure acid bath it was. I need to hurry. He picked up his pace. Herald’s cannon was locked in its firing position over his left shoulder, ready for whatever might come. How much ammunition do we have?||:KORVUS HERALD:||It was a short jump, so there wasn’t much computational residue from the drive. It only leaves you eight shots in the Adjudicator. I know you’re itching to use them, so I’ll say this once: don’t. You definitely won’t survive, and I probably won’t. Second, I’ve got twenty rounds in the cannon. Twenty isn’t a lot.||:KORVUS HERALD:||It’s more than Read More …
Navigating a ventilation shaft is grim, but for Korvus, finding what looks like shedded snakeskin is just the start of the weird. When he pops out, the guards are gone, his only company a sarcastic AI. Inmate Verity, a self-proclaimed former convict, helpfully suggests the missing guards went out the same way he came in, then accuses him of seeing God. Read More …
Korvus confronts Aris at the medbay, then needs to chart his own course. Read More …
Korvus needs to see what’s happening in the reactor core. Sometimes, his job truly sucks. Read More …
Korvus descends the Well to meet the monster in the basement. Read More …
Now Korvus is heading deeper into the Well, what’s Warden Mercer so interested in? Read More …
Delve further into Lethe SC90982 with Corrector Korvus as he meets the one man who might know what’s going on: Dr. Gideon Aris. Read More …
Welcome to Lethe SC90982: a backwater prison colony choking on a high-pressure, acidic atmosphere. It’s a forgotten place for forgotten people, run by a jaded warden who’s just trying to keep the lid on a powder keg of terrorists and dissenters.
…And, of course, something else waits in the dark.
But before the killing in bulk starts, an enforcer from the monolithic Integrated Collective—a Corrector—arrives. And as the warden knows all too well from his own tragic past, when a Corrector shows up, well… that’s when the murder begins.
This is for fans of:
– Boots-on-the-ground military sci-fi like Aliens or Warhammer 40k.
– Intense, visceral action that doesn’t worry about blood on its shoes.
– Rich, lived-in worlds where the tech is impressive but the synth-cotton collars are still too damn tight.
Let’s roll. Read More …
I’m moonlighting with a great team at one of NZ’s premier government departments. They’re good people, doing excellent work, and made me feel right at home (despite my transitory nature and hobo stubble). I’ve kept the writing up a couple days this week too. Can I keep up the target of 5,000 words/day on the days I’m not at a Real Job™? I’m there three days a week, leaving two for lying writing. It turns out, yes. Yesterday, I minted over 5,600 words, and Today’s allotment was just under 4,900. I’d like to try writing during the Real Work™ days too, but things are too busy right now. Let’s see if that’s achievable once things settle down some. Since you’re here, how about a small excerpt? Here’s Chad and Saveria, at a megaplex in San Francisco. No idea if this Read More …