There’s a moment in every story where things stop making sense.

Not in a loud, explosive way.

In a quiet, creeping way.

A reading that’s off.

A system that doesn’t behave right.

A shape that shouldn’t be there.

That’s where The Last Orbit begins.

Before you read any further, I want you to see it:

Nicole Gordon isn’t looking for answers.

She’s a salvage pilot trying to make enough to survive one more run.

Her ship, the Tethys, is old. Every maneuver feels like it costs something. Every system works...

The opening scene of The Last Orbit begins with velocity, danger, and a character already operating at the edge of survival. It doesn’t ease the reader in—it throws them into the debris field.

From the first line, the reader is placed inside a failing ship, in a hostile environment, with a pilot who is clearly skilled but equally compromised. The moment Nicole Gordon yanks the Tethys to avoid a spinning solar array, the tone is established: this is a world where survival depends on instinct,...

There’s something more unsettling than a system that fails.

A system that works perfectly.

That idea is what led me to write The Exodus Deception, a free sci-fi thriller short story set in orbit—where humanity is preparing to leave Earth for something better.

Or at least, that’s what everyone believes.

You can download the story free here:

https://books.plot-studios.com/the-exodus-deception

And below, I’ve embedded the entry portal video that captures the tone of the story.

A Free Sci-Fi...