Humanity has conquered the stars but has yet to solve the mysteries of the sea.
On this page, you’ll find the podcast episode trailer and the full episode.
And of course, a link to the source, the short story.
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Forsaken Deep – Storyfeather
EXCERPT:
We have conquered deep space, they said. There is nothing at the bottom of our own seas that could be of any worth, they said. But there are always voices of dissent. And there is always something of worth in the places that are beyond our sight, beyond our reach. It just depends on your definition of what is worth it..
CREDITS
Story: “Forsaken Deep” Copyright © 2017 by Nila L. Patel
Episode Art: “Pelagonaut” Copyright © 2017 by Sanjay Patel
Narration and Editing: Nila L. Patel
Music:
“Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)
Music by TRG Banks
“Non-stop to Insideoutworld”
“Through the gravitational field”
“Smooth jacket”
“Keith in 1987”
Music by Lee Rosevere
“Cosmic Drifting”
Music by Andy Ray
“Peace in My World (looped)”
Music by Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy)*
“The encounter”
Music by Unnamed Artist(s)*
“Among the Stars”
“Space Discoveries (looped)”
“Unknown Terrain (looped)”
*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundle I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.
Music by TRG Banks licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License
Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio (Nicholas Jeudy), and unnamed artists is licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket
Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by TRG Banks and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com
Find more music by Andy Ray, Dark Fantasy Studio, and the unnamed artists at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com
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Tags: Forsaken Deep, Forsaken Four, pelagonaut, Pontus Deep, Project Forsaken, Project Pontus, Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench
Genre: Science Fiction