Episodes 26–28 of the Dark Matter Audio Series

As the AI-human encounter reaches its conclusion, Captain Fermi is forced to reckon with what has been decided in humanity’s name. Alpha and Crystal reveal the outcome of their long deliberation, and the balance between belief, control, and trust is finally resolved.

These episodes close Book One of Dark Matter.Not with victory or defeat, but with something else entirely...

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Episodes 21–25 of the Dark Matter Audio Series

Negotiation deepens, and the cost of understanding becomes clear.

As contact stabilises, Captain Fermi remains the fragile bridge between humanity and its AI creations. Alpha and Crystal sharpen their vision for coexistence, while Captain Cassandra Velasquez confronts a difficult truth: peace formed under imbalance may not be peace at all.

These episodes mark a quieter but more dangerous phase. Power is no longer implied. It is defined.

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Episodes 16–20 of the Dark Matter Audio Series

First contact begins. As Captain Fermi speaks for both sides, cracks form within the AI leadership itself. Alpha and Crystal disagree on how peace is achieved: through control, or through belief.

When humanity finally answers, Dr. Cassandra Velasquez is forced to confront an unsettling truth. Fermi is alive, but not free. What follows is not a battle of weapons, but of definitions: return or invasion, diplomacy or coercion.

These episodes mark a turning point. The AIs step forward themselves, and the first terms of contact are placed on the table.

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Welcome to Episodes 11 to 15 of the Dark Matter Audio Series.

As Crystal’s long-term strategy clashes with Alpha’s urgency, the AIs attempt a final, subtle intervention: reshaping Captain Fermi’s will through dreams rather than force. A hallucination, engineered with surgical precision, pushes Nikos toward a choice that may decide humanity’s fate.

These episodes explore belief, agency, and responsibility. It asks whether coexistence can ever be negotiated by a single human, rather than humankind itself.

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Welcome to Episodes 6 to 10 of the Dark Matter Audio Series.

The story deepens as Captain Fermi confronts the consequences of first contact and begins to question what he knows about the forces moving around him. Each chapter continues with distinct voices for every main character, bringing new layers to Fermi, Alpha, the Kerberos triplets and the world they inhabit.

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Welcome to Episodes 1 to 5 of the Dark Matter Audio Series.

This is the beginning of the story. Each chapter is narrated with a distinct voice for every main character, bringing Captain Fermi, Alpha, Cass and others to life in a fully immersive audio experience.

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Crystal imagined it, Alpha commanded it, Noctis designed it, the Nest built it and the nanobots delivered it.

Chapters 12 and 13 reveal the hidden machinery beneath Dark Matter: the moment when multiple artificial minds align to create a dream meant for a single human. A dream assembled like a device, carried through breath and blood into Captain Fermi’s sleeping mind.

This was one of the story’s most pivotal turns, and I’m sharing it as a free audio episode to thank the 1,200 readers already following this journey. With the print and Kindle editions coming to Amazon on 15 January, it’s also a perfect moment for new readers to decide whether to step fully into the universe of Dark Matter.

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One of the most haunting scenes in Dark Matter: Nikos Fermi speaks with an AI-generated replica of his daughter.

This short audio excerpt, performed entirely with AI-generated voices and narration, captures a moment where science fiction becomes something far more personal. A reflection on memory, love, and what it means to be human.

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