WAYBOUND is a character-focused, world-driven sci-fi anthology set in the 25th and 26th centuries of a world not too far removed from ours.
In the far future, two interstellar superpowers are locked in a renewed cold war that only a few decades earlier briefly went hot. Tensions have since died down-- but the astropolitical landscape is only as stable as the policy and policymakers that drive it, and calls from the hawks in both Sol and ε Eridani threaten to tear down the tenuous détente. As memories of the Maybe War of 2470 fade, both the United Nations and the Federated Minervan Republics are doomed to repeat the mistakes of yesteryear on a far more colossal scale. While yesterday's war was undeclared, contained, and brief, there are no illusions that tomorrow's war will stay contained to the Frontier and the contested Cetan Triangle. A Fools' War is brewing.
Yet until the dogs of war barked their furious chorus in 2523, billions of people across a hundred worlds lived, died, sought out strange new frontiers, shouted at basketball refs, and chased hopes, dreams, and visions, against this fragile backdrop.
This is their story. This is the story of their world. This is the story of how everything fell apart, told through the eyes of the people who were there.
This is WAYBOUND.
A novel, working name All The Old Dreams, is in the works. Expect to see some possible excerpts from it here alongside short stories, world lore, and other musings. A published collection of these short stories with a few extras is forthcoming as well, titled The Ruin and the Road.
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and I have been working on the Waybound Reach, the world of Waybound, for a solid few years now. We hope you enjoy.CREDITS
njmksr - Co-Creator, Author, Artist
Kirkkerman- Co-Creator, Author
heroicmeep- Editor, Artist
ZFall99- Artist
Special Thanks To
deepdownderp
un_a_valeable
CanSoc
Nik Proxima
dennnx
jeeznomad
Aster
GentlemanRaptor
Generative AI and WAYBOUND
We will never use generative AI/Large Language Model technology in WAYBOUND, be that for making pictures or for writing the series. This is a promise. 100% hand crafted sci-fi.
The WAYBOUND team does not consent to any of its content to be used or reproduced in any manner for training of Large Language Models or other forms of artificial intelligence technologies or systems. No part, content, story, artwork, or other product of the WAYBOUND project may be used or reproduced in any manner for training of Large Language Models or other forms of artificial intelligence technologies or systems. We know most GenAI people don't care about silly things like ‘consent’ or ‘intellectual property rights’. We do, though. You're not allowed to use our writing or art or anything we create to do that.
