The Horizon Talon was a naval training schooner assigned to the Sovereign Maritime Corps. Just before departure, a group of Marines was added to the crew. That last-minute change may have saved everyone on board.

  Then, the Simulation rebooted the world.

  Since that moment, the crew has been fighting to survive. They’ve battled monsters, avoided ambushes, and searched endlessly for any remaining SMC leadership. So far, every base and outpost they've reached has been destroyed or abandoned.

  Clues point to a secret fallback protocol called Project Catalyst, which suggests someone in the government knew the reboot was coming. Catalyst appears to have been designed to preserve key SMC assets, but the Talon’s crew has no idea where this fallback location is or why they weren’t included.

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  During a mission to recover their captured captain from the pirate Naomi Darkmoor, the crew infiltrated a corrupted SMC black site that had been taken over by berserk automations. The result was a chaotic three-way battle. Naomi escaped, the base was destroyed, and the Talon managed to escape with their captain. Barely.

  Now badly damaged and in no shape for another fight, the Horizon Talon is heading toward Portland, Maine where they hope to find a working drydock. Maybe even a safe harbor.

  But in this new world, nothing is safe. And the worst may still be waiting on shore.

  the first ten chapters of this book are already available over on Patreon.

  This voyage is about to plunge into dangers, dungeons, and the high seas.