An imagined view of unexplored Eden, its ocean and clouds lit by a distant sunrise.

A NOVEL BY BRENDEN DOWNS

The Worlds
We Inherit

They left Earth.
Their children never knew it.

EDEN · CONCEPT ART

01 / THE STORYEARTH → ODYSSEY → EDEN

A world left behind.
A family still
growing up.

In 2108, the Odyssey leaves an Earth worn down by pollution, corruption, and war. Six hundred and twelve people depart. Many more remain.

Seven years later, Marcus and Evelyn Finn are raising their daughters aboard the ark. Luna is six. Nova is about one. Neither has ever set foot on Earth.

Ahead lies Eden, an unvisited world with oceans and two moons. A signal repeats every forty-one seconds. Its source is still unknown.

Where the story begins

2108

EARTH DEPARTURE

SEVEN YEARS ABOARD ODYSSEY

2115

EDEN APPROACH

02 / THE PEOPLELIFE ABOARD THE ODYSSEY

A future with
familiar faces.

Parents who remember Earth.
Children who have only known the ship.

Born aboard Odyssey · 2109

Earth is a place her parents remember.

Six at the story opening. Born aboard Odyssey in 2109.

Canon · Character fileMeet Luna

03 / THE UNANSWERED SIGNAL

Something
to listen for.

A repeating signal drew Earth’s attention to Eden in 2096. Its cause remains unresolved.

Eden has never been visited by anyone. Whatever the signal means, that fact holds.

Open the signal file

04 / INSIDE THE NOTEBOOKTHE STORY IS STILL TAKING SHAPE

There’s more
to explore.

Look inside the Odyssey. Follow the timeline. Read the notes behind the novel, including possibilities that may never become part of the story.

Includes working notes and possible spoilers.

Explore the full notebook

THE WORLDS WE INHERIT

For the world they left.
For the children who came after.

A novel by Brenden Downs · In development

The Worlds
We Inherit

A world left behind.
A family still
growing up.

A future with
familiar faces.

Earth is a place her parents remember.

Something
to listen for.

There’s more
to explore.

The people

The Odyssey

The worlds

The making of it

For the world they left.
For the children who came after.

The Worlds We Inherit

A world left behind.A family stillgrowing up.

A future withfamiliar faces.

Earth is a place her parents remember.

Somethingto listen for.

There’s moreto explore.

The people

The Odyssey

The worlds

The making of it

For the world they left.For the children who came after.

The Worlds
We Inherit

A world left behind.
A family still
growing up.

A future with
familiar faces.

Something
to listen for.

There’s more
to explore.

For the world they left.
For the children who came after.