When the system starts to crack, the question isn’t if it will fall—but who will survive the collapse.

In Bethany Jacobs’ This Brutal Moon, rebellion spreads across the Treble as the fragile colony Jun Ironway and Masar Hawks fought to protect begins to collapse. New enemies rise, old powers cling to control, and the cost of freedom grows ever steeper. As alliances shift and a final confrontation looms, unlikely forces must come together to challenge tyranny.

In Mahmud El Sayed’s The Republic of Memory, aboard the Safina—a city ship carrying the remnants of a ruined Earth—generations have preserved the legacy of a long-dead empire. But as blackouts spread and unrest grows, the crew begins to question the system that governs them. Loyalties fracture, authority falters, and a reckoning approaches in a society that can no longer hold itself together.

About the event

Running time: 55 minutes

Price: £6 - (plus 50p booking fee)

This event takes place in Zoom Webinar.

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