Decades after a death which he can’t remember – or centuries after that death, or millennia – Perry Doran wakes up to be worshiped; or ignored; or pursued; or celebrated. ----- A work of multiple alternate realities. After The Torpedo, and The Video Message chapters, the stories are largely freestanding. (If you're new to Royal Road -- scroll down further, below this list here, for the links!) ----- Seventeen - The Tooth and the Tanker: Perry is freed, but not by humans Sixteen - Sarcophagi Warehouse (what it sounds like) Fifteen - Bloomer: A beloved is buried Fourteen - Torpor. Or perhaps languor Thirteen - The Ferryman: You think you've heard this one before Twelve - Trenton Thurning: A restless local wants to borrow The Torpedo Eleven - The Airship; or, The Healed Column Ten - (after The Video Message, Part Two); Drift: Reaching for Araceli Nine - The Good: Violent blue humans, violent bipedal bears, and friendly clever kangaroos Eight - The Patient With The Absurd Story: If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone really care? Seven - XX: Perry’s the last man standing Six - The Orange Sphere and the Pink-Tinged Sky: When you can truly be whatever you want to be Five - Dead, by the Standards of My Day: What if future generations eliminate hunger, pollution – and speech Four - The Sylvan: Naked Perry is found by a spear-wielding woman speaking something descended from English Three - You Have An Account Full Of Credits: Welcome back, now buy something Two - His Esteemed Wisdom: A methodical young dictator isn’t methodical enough with his prized find The Torpedo: The forgotten device in the hospital basement; and a long-preserved video message