
Captain Thero Vance
the captain who keeps going
Three expeditions, three crews, one captain.


“The edge of known space hides something ancient. He's lost two crews already.”
The HookAt the edge of charted space, the Vance crew finds a derelict that predates the human calendar — and a star map that names every planet they've ever lost.
The edge of known space hides something ancient. Captain Thero Vance has lost two crews chasing it. The third has just found a derelict that names every planet they've ever lost — and a few they haven't.
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The Cast
Captain and navigator. He chases the horizon. She maps what it costs.

Captain Thero Vance
the captain who keeps going
Three expeditions, three crews, one captain.

Navigator Ilsa Korr
the star-charter
She plots their next jump with the same hands that wrote the last crew's eulogies.
Just Dropped

Episode 6
6 total · 2 free

Two Crews Ago
Vance's third crew finds the derelict his first crew was chasing.
Jun 6, 2026 · 12 pages

Derelict
Ilsa charts a system that names every planet they've lost.
Jun 6, 2026 · 12 pages

Charts That Shouldn't Exist
The jump window closes in nine minutes. Bay four won't seal.
Jun 6, 2026 · 12 pages

The Map of Lost Worlds
Jun 6, 2026 · 12 pages

Jump Window
Jun 6, 2026 · 12 pages

The Thing in Bay Four
Jun 6, 2026 · 12 pages
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