The Fall of the Four
Published
Marooned on an alien world isn’t something Proxi ever imagined for himself. Yet, that is his reality as the Urbworld drifter is thrust upon the pristine landscape of a world long since terraformed, and forgotten. Saddled with an eclectic group of fellow survivors, the strangers all managed to escape their rapidly deteriorating transport vessel as it had been passing nearby. A transport vessel that abruptly met its end when it came under siege by a mysterious force wielding impressive weaponry, the likes of which Proxi had never thought possible.
No longer strangers, they quickly discover that to survive they need to work together – despite their opinions of each other. Thrust into this new life, now a colonist on the frontier of civilized space, they quickly learn that they must adapt. Each of them must develop existing skills and learn new ones if they’re all going to make it off the strange world that is their new home. However, it’s not so simple. Threats and dangers are everywhere, the crashlanded survivors are constantly tested, and no one is safe.
Will they survive? Will they escape? Or will they fall?
Inspired by the game ‘RimWorld’ I’d set out to write a 30,000 word short story chronicling the life of a few characters who crash landed on a RimWorld. But when I finally finished the bullet-point story board it was already 32,000 words.
Writing a novel at first seemed too daunting, but I just started plugging away. Just over a year later, I’ve found my passion, career (hopefully), and I’m here to stay.
Originally, this was to be the first of a trilogy. I’ve still written it to allow sequel books, but my current plan is to move on to different projects. When I’ve improved my craft, or if this first book is received very well, I will likely return to complete the trilogy.
