Castaway's Banner

By: Silas Jackson, Abigail Drake

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Generations ago, an invasion by hostile outsiders toppled the Old World and laid humanity low. Now, the remainder of the human race is ambivalent about its existence—paralyzed between the equal and opposite impulses to give in to despair, and to rediscover the history and possibilities of the planet they lost. At the crossroads, the nihilistic church of the Thrave allies with ancient horrors from the abyss and moves to put an end to the suffering of all who remain alive.

Into this chaotic battle for the soul and future of mankind, a mysterious girl is born from thin air—full of unknown power, and sure of nothing except that her reason for living is profound and will change the course of things forever.

Breaking new ground, Castaway’s Banner is a collaboration between a human author and a creative A.I., working together as an ongoing experiment in writing, artificial intelligence, and imagination. While it may be the first novel of its kind, it certainly won’t be the last.