I'm afraid this will be the last episode for a while. I just don't have any more chapters written down as I've been preoccupied with my other projects. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to…

In this episode, Horizon has problems with AI. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consider becomi…

Horizon and Shawn start to deal with the messy aftermath and try to salvage what they can. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and …

Horizon find the quantum core, but are interrupted by corporate security. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before a…

Horizon's friends venture out into the Surtr underworld, while she watches out for them. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and po…

Horizon talks to herself about the thing she discovered last time. I think I'll restrict the video episodes to YouTube. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thin…

Video version of the previous upload. Let's see which one gets more plays. Horizon finishes her battle with the drones, who keeps trying to kill her? The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to c…

Horizon finishes her battle with the drones, who keeps trying to kill her? I experimented with the new mic and Wavosaur, it sounded fine making me think that the issue was with OBS. As much as Spotify is trying to push video podcasts, they really just have more support for audio. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by…

Horizon goes on a new mission, rescuing someone from a burning factory.New microphone, don't know why OBS didn't record the theme music. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to …

Horizon is confronted by one of the people she "saved," mostly. He'll get new fingers.I tried putting the theme music on a loop, what do you think? The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to con…

Horizon learns some uncomfortable truths about herself. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consid…

Horizon undergoes some improvised surgery and has a chat with her bosses. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before a…

Horizon makes a snap decision with possible dire ramifications down the line. Oh, and the Voice of Dog read the short story “Ethane Horizons” recently https://thevoice.dog/episode/ethane-horizons-by-joel-kreissmanThe Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel KreissmanIntro music by DMLatinComposer.For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please che…

Given how video editing keeps cutting off the beginning of the theme music, I thought I'd upload the full thing as a standalone. Music composed and recorded by DMLatinComposer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/para-imperial-tales/support

This month, the second book of Horizon's adventure starts. Horizon: Rebuilt. Since Anchor merged with Spotify I figured I might as well try a video podcast like I do on YouTube.*Horizon: Salvaged Heroes is now available as an ebook on Amazon, DriveThruFiction, and Smashwords. And now as a paperback through DriveThruFiction.* All links here: https:/…

A short one this month, finishing off the first book of Horizon's story with a glimpse of what's going on back at the Resolution. Next month will be the beginning of the next book: Horizon: Rebuilt. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https…

Sorry this took so long to record, I caught COVID-19 and it messed up my throat something awful. Horizon is alive! And she meets an old friend. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contrib…

Schedule is still a bit out of whack. After escaping from the Resolution Tanya plans her next move. But is she really scot-free yet? The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keep…

Sorry this took so long, I was preoccupied with Aquatifur. Horizon finally has enough, she's outta here! The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and ge…

It's the big showdown with the Nebula Company, will our crew survive with their lives and transhumanity intact? The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going,…

MechRat reveals his new secret weapon. Will it be enough? The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, cons…

Horizon gets a clue about who might be responsible for the events of the station. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/para-imperial-tales/…

Tanya is back home on the Resolution, and it's time for another discussion about the AI in her head. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get st…

Horizon manages to escape her current situation, with a little unwanted help. Horizon: Salvaged Heroes is now available for sale in ebook format on Amazon Kindle, DriveThruFiction, and Smashwords, along with Tales of the Para-Imperium. Go check it out if you don’t mind. Amazon Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3LGBHDZ Smashwords (epub only for no…

After saving some people from the disaster, Horizon and crew go to meet up with the station authorities. Or so they think. I'm currently Kickstarting a Starfinder-compatible game book titled "Stardrives", ending June 15th http://kck.st/3whPP09 In addition, I've started a YouTube channel where you can watch my avatar reading stories: https://youtube…

Our heroes have their first mission, even at a quarter light speed will they make it in time? Announcements: Keep watch for a novella version of Horizon: Salvaged Heroes, the manuscript is in editing. In addition, I've been working on a Starfinder RPG supplement that presents an array of alternate methods of interstellar travel titled "Stardrives",…

The last of the crew wake up. And they find their first mission. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone els…

Tanya wakes up on board the alien vessel, and receives a mission. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone el…

Our salvage team approaches the strange new ship at the edge of the star system, what secrets does it conceal? The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman Intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, …

A spaceship from the remnants of the old empire comes to a fragmented star system. And a crew of scavengers sees the opportunity of a lifetime. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman New intro music by DMLatinComposer. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to con…

Introducing a new story in the far future of the Para-Imperium universe. Horizon: Salvaged Heroes. https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B09DFNY4LTFor more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone els…

Warning: Contains graphic descriptions of gore and depictions of suicide. The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel Kreissman For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consider becoming a …

A little something in honor of the season. This story was originally published in Thurston Howl's horror anthology "Seven Deadly Sins", it wasn't intended to be a part of the Para-Imperium universe at first but I decided to revisit the character for Purrgatorio and decided it took place on an Outworld with an unaddressed ghul infestation (see "Tran…

Narrated by Khaki of The Voice of Dog, see this link for his podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-voice-of-dog/episodes/A-World-Lost-by-Joel-Kreissman-eed991 For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone els…

I hired my younger brother, who has more vocal training than myself, to re-record this episode. For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com…

I’ve asked my brother to re-record some of the old episodes, but in the meantime I thought I’d explain one of the setting’s main themes. Transhumanism. For more stories, worldbuilding, and where to buy the books, go to https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ to support this podcast and the rest of my work visit https://www.patreon.com/Zarpaulus --- Sup…

Switching hosting services to Anchor.fm. Check out my books by searching for Joel Kreissman on Amazon or Smashwords. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/para-imperial-tales/support

Details about a secret society mentioned previously.For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/Zarpaulus--- Support this podcast: https://p…

A couple announcements of upcoming books and anthologies, plus the central technologies of the Para-Imperium setting.THP's "Seven Deadly Sins" and other anthologies: http://boundtales.storenvy.com/The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel KreissmanFor more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If yo…

First of all, I have a new book out. Tales of the Para-Imperium, my first collection of short stories and worldbuilding articles for the Para-Imperium setting, is now available on Amazon in both Kindle and print format. It has all the stories featured on this podcast, plus some additional material.For the rest of this episode, my worldbuilding seri…

It has been a while since my last story upload, will start recording more stories soon but in the meantime I'm starting my worldbuilding mini-podcasts.Catch me at Aquatifur Jan 11th-13th.The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel KreissmanFor more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like t…

The Para-Imperium universe is copyright Joel KreissmanFor more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/Zarpaulus--- Support this podcast: https:/…

Myself and fellow Thurston Howl published author Mark Engels host a panel at Fur Squared 2018 about the differing routes we each took through the process of writing, editing, and finally publication. We also read excerpts from my "The Pride of Parahumans" and Mark's "Always Grey in Winter".We reference a slideshow that can be viewed on Google Drive…

Southeast Wisconsin Book Festival: http://www.sewibookfest.com/Midwest FurFest: https://www.furfest.org/Fur Squared: https://fursquared.com/Thurston Howl Publications: http://thurstonhowlpub.storenvy.com/For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing go…

A private investigator in Alpha Centauri discovers that the Federation is no utopia.For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/Zarpaulus---…

When I recorded this I somehow thought that it would just hide more tracks if I uploaded, instead it wouldn't let me upload at all until I buckled down and paid.For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before an…

The Emilia Collective meet with the last couple members of the crew, and have another chat with the purser who made them so upset before.For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/ If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get stories and podcasts before anyone else, consider bec…

The Emilia Collective goes to meet with a few more of the crew, how will the mundane aspects of singleton life shock this hive mind next?For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/If you’d like to contribute to keeping this thing going, and get the next episode before anyone else, consider becoming…

The novel that started off the Para-Imperium universe, The Pride of Parahumans, is now available as a Kindle ebook on Amazon. To help promote it, I have recorded, with permission from Thurston Howl Press, an excerpt of chapter 2, enclosed in this track after the announcements.To read the full story, either in Kindle or paperback, please visit Amazo…

The Emilia Collective sends a contingent up to meet the Federation's representation. How will a hive mind relate to an interstellar empire of single-bodied individuals?Sorry for the delay, I'm running short on material so I'm switching to a monthly schedule, and last week I had a cold.For more about the Para-Imperium setting, please check out https…