THE DOWN DARK

Three hundred years after the fall of the old world, the survivors live not in cities… but inside their skeletons.

High above the vine-choked ruins of what once was Manhattan, the Stone Tree Clan endures among the rooftops guided by firelight, memory, and the stories passed down since the first flames were lit. Stories that remind them of the sins that burned the world… and of the one law that has kept them alive:

Stay close to the flame. Remember the stories. Never go into The Down Dark.

But rules can’t hold forever.

The Down Dark is a haunting tale of survival, silence, and the weight of tradition in a world built on ashes. A cinematic story told in the rhythm of oral myth, kept alive through fearing the shadows of the past.

From Dust and Echoes, this is James Cawley’s The Down Dark

What a story!

Really loved the characters and setting, so many layers of detail in this story. Well done.