A great ship came down at the cold edge of the galaxy, and fourteen people walked away from the wreck. FOURTEEN is the story of the year that followed — the grinding, unglamorous, deeply human work of making a dead rock habitable, told by Vela Sorensen, the woman who kept the list. It is about warmth as a resource, light as territory, and the slow understanding that the thing that ate their ship did not lose interest. It ends exactly where the game begins.
It ends exactly where the game begins: the ember lit, the outpost standing, the survivors down to twelve, and something out in the dark that is walking, patiently, toward the only warm thing on the rock.
The Fourteen
Written on a hull plate on the first morning. It is the first thing anyone builds.
- 01Adaeze Rellcommand
- 02Vela Sorensenstructures
- 03Kosh Adeyemiordnance
- 04Oksa Lindsurvey
- 05Marek Vosspilot
- 06Ilse Brandtmedical
- 07Teo Marchettireactor
- 08Nima Oseicomms
- 09Bo Halvorsenlogistics
- 10Sera Danecrew
- 11Ruben Crosscrew
- 12Anna Petrovcrew
- 13Jun-ho Parkcrew
- 14Hale Corrigancrew
A chapter every Monday
The whole book is out now on Amazon. Here it unlocks a chapter at a time, free — a new one every Monday until all thirty are up.
The Manifest
6 min read🔒 unlocks 27 July 2026TWOSomething Took The Ship
7 min read🔒 unlocks 3 August 2026THREEThe Furrow
8 min read🔒 unlocks 10 August 2026FOURCold Rock
6 min read🔒 unlocks 17 August 2026FIVEThe List Has To Be True
5 min read🔒 unlocks 24 August 2026SIXThe Hand
6 min read🔒 unlocks 31 August 2026SEVENThe Cinder
5 min read🔒 unlocks 7 September 2026EIGHTWhat It Cost
5 min read🔒 unlocks 14 September 2026NINEThe First Warm Thing
4 min read🔒 unlocks 21 September 2026TENThe First Cut
5 min read🔒 unlocks 28 September 2026ELEVENThe First Pour
5 min read🔒 unlocks 5 October 2026TWELVEWhere The Light Ends
4 min read🔒 unlocks 12 October 2026THIRTEENBerths
5 min read🔒 unlocks 19 October 2026FOURTEENThe Signal
5 min read🔒 unlocks 26 October 2026FIFTEENA Splinter
5 min read🔒 unlocks 2 November 2026SIXTEENThe Thing At The Edge
4 min read🔒 unlocks 9 November 2026SEVENTEENThe First Gun
5 min read🔒 unlocks 16 November 2026EIGHTEENIt Went Out
5 min read🔒 unlocks 23 November 2026NINETEENThe Suit
6 min read🔒 unlocks 30 November 2026TWENTYThe Count
5 min read🔒 unlocks 7 December 2026TWENTY-ONEWorked Out
6 min read🔒 unlocks 14 December 2026TWENTY-TWOThe Survey
6 min read🔒 unlocks 21 December 2026TWENTY-THREEThirteen
6 min read🔒 unlocks 28 December 2026TWENTY-FOURThe Aft Boat
6 min read🔒 unlocks 4 January 2027TWENTY-FIVEMarek Takes A Lamp
6 min read🔒 unlocks 11 January 2027TWENTY-SIXEleven Days
5 min read🔒 unlocks 18 January 2027TWENTY-SEVENThe Relay Answers
5 min read🔒 unlocks 25 January 2027TWENTY-EIGHTBait
6 min read🔒 unlocks 1 February 2027TWENTY-NINEWe Are Twelve
5 min read🔒 unlocks 8 February 2027THIRTYThe Light We Keep
6 min read🔒 unlocks 15 February 2027The Field Log
A ruled notebook with a column for the count — Vela’s own ledger, blank, for yours. A companion to the book. $11.99.
The Field Log on Amazon →This is where Cosmic Ember begins
The book ends on the morning the game starts: the ember lit, the outpost standing, and something patient out in the dark.