An overview and preview for the first arc of the podcast.

Darien tells his aunt the story of the fall of the Empire.

Spring arrives and with it the work of keeping the farm running, but Darien struggles to keep his heart in the work with the ache of Kathy's passing fresh in his mind. A visitor arrives, unexpectedly, and with him a prelude of things to come.

In this week's episode of my science-fiction audio drama, Darien and Tom set off on a journey. The road is quiet, but that only leaves more room for memories that they would both rather forget. Together they will pass through forests of ancient trees and brave the cold darkness of a chasm that seems to stretch all the way down to the heart of the world.

In this week's episode of my science-fiction audiobook drama, Darien and Tom travel to an ancient bridge that rekindles Darien's wonder. He travels to a crossroads and must choose between his father's dreams and his own.

This week, on a special double-length episode, Darien gets to know the Reynolds and finds himself drawn to their daughter, Marialla. An ancient book hidden in the basement of a ruined house holds secrets of the past. Darien begins to think that maybe with Marialla, he can finally see the appeal of the quiet life his father wants for him. But on the world of Six, a storm always lies on the horizon...

Wounded, Darien finds himself lost in the warrens beneath the ruins. A mysterious figure guides him to help, but it turns out to be something out of one of his aunt's stories. From this moment, everything will change, and the only thing Darien can be sure of is that nothing will be the same again.

Darien follows the instructions of the talking sword through the ruined city and beyond. The sword has a plan, but it promises to be dangerous beyond anything Darien had imagined. On the road they find a crashed ship, derelict and striped down to bones. Though wrecked, the ship still has a glimmer of something like life.