humanity has conquered the stars—But Not the darkness that hides within them.
On every new world, in every shadowed crevice, a nightmare awaits: an ancient, inhuman threat that has been incubating for millennia. Beneath the surface of every colonized world lies a nest of unspeakable horrors, an ancient alien race biding its time. For most, this truth remains a closely guarded secret. But not for the prisoners of Babylon.
Selim Almasi was condemned to serve three life sentences for a murder he didn’t commit. His days are a monotonous march through maximum-security prisons and grueling labor on the frontier. But when a lapse in judgment reveals his past in a covert military operation, Selim is ripped from his bleak reality and awakes in Babylon: a pristine, enigmatic prison where inmates are groomed as military strategists. Here, prisoners study the art of war and engage in ultra-realistic battle simulations, every victory inching them closer to winning their freedom.
At first, Babylon feels like salvation - but Babylon’s gilded promise hides a monstrous truth. When a banned book mysteriously surfaces in Selim’s book drop that reveals that the enemies they slaughter in simulations may not be all that they seem, Selim is plunged into a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the prison walls.
Haunted by guilt and desperate for meaning, Selim must rally the prisoners to defy their captors and destroy Babylon from within. But breaking the chains of oppression could unleash an even greater horror upon the galaxy—one that has been waiting for millennia to be set free.
Project Babylon is a grimdark sci-fi epic of betrayal, redemption, and the unbearable weight of truth. Perfect for readers of Warhammer 40K and Red Rising, this story explores the depths of humanity’s cruelty—and whether it’s ever too late to fight for what’s right.