44 parts Ongoing MatureRobin Greyson's personal essay exposes a secret government plot with corporate and magical ties. This retelling of his own past takes place during his childhood, when he is abducted and taken to Soma, a tropical island shrouded in mystery.
To the rest of Vafrian society, Soma is a big, open secret. Everyone is aware that the government controls every aspect of the island. Not many are allowed to go in or come out. Nobody questions it; that's just how things have been for the past century. No civilians know about the eldritch disasters taking place on Soma, or what creatures might be lurking all over it.
All Robin and his friend Marina know, however, is that they will both meet their parents for the first time on Soma. Their shared wish comes true, but it doesn't last. The kids are separated from their parents during a cataclysmic storm. Robin and Marina wake up surrounded by strangers in a building just underneath the island's surface. Among them are three other kids and one adult. They are forced to participate in a series of anticlimactic puzzle games, of which there can only be one winner. They make a deal with the oldest player, Chuck, who promises to make contact with a friend from the surface once he escapes.
If Chuck doesn't keep his word, Robin, Marina, and their new allies will be sent to Purgatory---a labyrinth teeming with zombie-like creatures.
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a/n: this is book 1 of the Tomorrow's Message series.
1. The Fear of Yesterday (publishing - Robin's POV)
2. The Door to Tomorrow (completed - Chuck's POV)
3. Today and Forever (publishing - Joseph's POV)
4. *Destiny in Retrograde (publishing - Chuck's POV)
started: June 2016
completed: (tbd)