Diving into Trascon history, eco-collapse, empire, and William's true nature.
William, leader of the Trasconians, recounts his species' centuries-long evacuation from a dying planet and their reluctant decision to settle on Earth, despite humanity already living there. Though he hopes for peaceful coexistence, fear of human resistance and the weight of ancestral obligation push him toward invasion as reconnaissance of Earth begins.
Yes, you are once again reading a painfully naïve novel that probably should have been locked away, forgotten, and quietly burned after my death. Instead, it's being shared — chapter by chapter — with the entire internet.
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XBook is a surreal, character-driven alien invasion novel set immediately after the First World War. Rather than focusing on plot mechanics, the novel explores internal conflict, obsession, identity, and psychological fragmentation through first-person narration.
This podcast is not about celebrating literary success — it is a retrospective autopsy of ambition, ego, ignorance, and the creative process.
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