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When the Deep Opened · Science Fiction Horror

When the Deep Opened — Volume 1

After the rapture, the oceans withdraw. A salvage captain follows his estranged son’s distress call onto an exposed seabed that holds something far older than wrecks.

Coming Soon · January 2027

When the Deep Opened — Volume 1 by Steven E Cook

Where the road begins.

The opening volume begins with Auvren Seholt and the seven seals, then follows Tavren Ossick and the survivors as the ocean withdraws. The distress call draws them toward the missing expedition and the concealed history of the deep.

Volume 1 contains the prologue and Chapters 1–90. Begin with “The Seven Openings,” available in full on the website.

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