Dead World

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Dead World

by Jack Douglas

EN·~31 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

31:22

Description

On the ice‑locked frontier of a distant galaxy, a ragtag group of outcasts known as the Free Companions ekes out a precarious existence far from the polished halls of the Inter‑Galactic Council. Their commander, Red Stone, is a hardened veteran haunted by a lost war and a scarred past, while Yuan Saltario, a labeled “anti‑social” from the shattered world of Nova‑Maurania, joins for one simple reason: he likes to fight. Their uneasy alliance is bound by a contract that makes today’s ally tomorrow’s enemy, a reality that keeps everyone on edge in a landscape where survival is already a gamble.

The narrative follows their first brutal forays against rival companies and the hostile environment that threatens to crush them at every turn. As tensions rise and loyalties shift, the Companions must confront not only external dangers but also the uneasy ethics of a life lived on the edge of lawlessness. Listeners will be drawn into the stark and gritty world where every decision could mean life or death.

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Language

en

Duration

~31 minutes (30K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2008-12-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jack Douglas

Jack Douglas

A sharp American humorist who moved from radio and television into bestselling comic books, with a gift for making everyday life sound gloriously absurd. His work mixed fast joke writing with a warm, slightly bewildered view of modern living.

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