An apocalyptic world turned into a pitch-black sea of nothingness, but smuggler Rosi and her crew of survivors aren't alone. Something hungry lurks below...

Driving a logging truck through the Romanian mountains, smuggler Rosi and her crew come across a radio signal that hints at impending doom. As the world goes completely dark, their truck becomes a vessel sailing across a sea of nothingness.

But they’re not alone: transmissions trickle in through the radio from similar isolated islands across the country, from amateur radio hobbyists and police cars and customs facilities.

Attempting to rescue survivors and find a way out, the group save more lives, but soon discover that something hungry lurks below, and it's sending up agents – and transmissions – of its own.

Published
January 20, 2026 (Flame Tree Press)
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Author

Alex Woodroe

Alex Woodroe is a Romanian writer and editor of dark speculative fiction. She’s the author of Whisperwood, and has several short stories published in venues like Horror Library and the Nosleep podcast. Alex lives in the heart of the Transylvanian region of Romania

Publisher

Flame Tree Press

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