Read. Feel. Imagine
Read. Feel. Imagine
Episode 10: The Summit of the Highest Cloud Standing upon the makeshift wooden platform lashed to the highest observation balloon ever constructed by mortal hands, aeronautical pioneer Vanya Thorne reached upward through the freezing, thin air of the upper stratosphere.…
Episode 09: The Anchorage of Lost Vessels Adrift in the dead center of the legendary Sargasso of the Skies—a vast, stagnant doldrum region in the upper atmosphere where air currents completely died away—hundreds of abandoned, drifting airships sat motionless in…
Episode 08: The Ocean of Endless Blue Aboard the research airship Albatross II, cruising smoothly across the boundless, sun-drenched expanse of the upper tropical stratosphere, marine-aeronautic biologist Dr. Alistair Vance leaned over the open observation well in the floor of…
Episode 07: The Bridge Across the Open Sky Spanning the dizzying, two-mile-deep abyss between two towering mountain peaks in the Kezarian Range, the legendary Bridge Across the Open Sky was an architectural masterpiece constructed from interlaced steel cables, titanium walkways,…
Episode 06: The Canyon of Roaring Echoes Deep within the labyrinthine sandstone gorges of the Canyon of Roaring Echoes, acoustic surveyor and engineer Vanya Thorne trudged through the dry riverbed, carrying a heavy brass sound-meter strapped across her chest. The…
Episode 05: The Lighthouse on the Crag of Mist Perched precariously upon a jagged, wave-lashed spire of black rock known as the Crag of Mist, the ancient stone lighthouse cast a brilliant beam of amber light across an ocean of…
Episode 04: The Valley of Suspended Rivers Deep within the secluded mountain basin known as the Valley of Whispering Echoes, expedition leader Captain Alistair Vance led his team of scouts along the rocky banks of a peculiar waterway. The river…
Episode 03: The Island That Drifted Away Perched on the edge of the jagged northern cliffs of Isle-Verde, geologist and atmospheric researcher Dr. Thalia Vance stared out across the empty ocean horizon through a heavy brass spotting scope. Just twenty-four…
Episode 02: The Cloud-Sea Navigator’s Oath High above the blinding expanse of the endless white cloud-sea, aboard the sleek observation skiff Star-Tracker, master cartographer and navigator Dorian Thorne worked in absolute concentration over a massive brass drafting table. The cabin…
The characters and events in this story are entirely fictitious. They do not resemble anyone, and any resemblance to any region or real-life persons is purely coincidental. Episode 1: The First Breath of the High Wind The morning sun clawed…