Patrick Barber Writings

  From the Archives of the Historian: Nexopolis, 4200 XE. The corporate arcologies of the upper levels are deafening, but not because of the machinery. To be an empath in Nexopolis is to be a sponge in an ocean of anxiety, greed, and corporate ambition. But what happens when the psychic noise of humanity suddenly stops, and the void begins to speak instead? Read the unsealed records of "Odd" Oscar Goodwin below, and learn why the transit hubs are no longer safe...   FILE 003: THE NOISE OF NEXOPOLIS The Sector 7 Transit Hub was a masterpiece of corporate efficiency, moving three hundred thousand bodies an hour through a labyrinth of polished chrome and bullet-trains. To the average citizen, it smelled of ozone, cheap synthesized coffee, and damp raincoats. To "Odd" Oscar Goodwin, it smelled like a migraine. Oscar was a Tier-4 Empath. He didn't have the cold, calculating control of the corporate telepaths who could weaponize a mind, nor the discipline of the Seek...

  It’s official. After a year of writing, world-building, and diving deep into the darkest corners of my imagination, Eldros Psionica: Book One - Varek Tor is finally LIVE. If you know me, you know I live in multiple worlds—music, code, AI. But for a long time, I’ve been living on Eldros . It’s a world of corporate feudalism, industrial grit, and a terrifying energy source called the Fel that defies physics and rewrites biology. The Story Varek Tor is a legend in the underground. They call him "The Survivor" because he walked out of a mining disaster that liquefied two hundred men. He thinks he was lucky. But when he takes a standard contract to investigate a silent outpost in the desolate Wastes, he finds out that his luck has run out. Sector Deep-9 isn’t just a mine; it’s a tomb. And the horrors waiting in the dark aren’t trying to kill him—they’re waiting for him. Why You Should Read It I wrote this book for fans of Dead Space , Warhammer 40k , and gritty, industrial sci...