Mercury's Wake
Mercury’s Wake is a hope‑centred sci‑fi audio drama about resilience, mystery, and the quiet power of connection. Set in a world reshaped by loss and change, the series follows people rebuilding their lives — and themselves — through small acts of courage that ripple outward in unexpected ways. Blending atmospheric sound design with intimate, character‑driven storytelling, Mercury’s Wake unfolds as a slow‑burn mystery rooted in compassion, found family, and the belief that kindness is a radical force. Each episode invites listeners into a world of quiet wonder, emotional depth, and human connection. Perfect for fans of Wolf 359, The Far Meridian, Starship Iris, and Midnight Burger, this is a story where hope isn’t naïve — it’s necessary. Themes: • Hopepunk & resilience • Found family & chosen connection • Mystery with emotional depth • Atmospheric sci‑fi • Healing after disruption • Quiet, character‑first storytelling If you love intimate sci‑fi, gentle mystery, and stories that believe people can still choose kindness, you’ll feel right at home in Mercury’s Wake.
Episodes
Eight strangers cross paths in Las Vegas. It begins with a Cadillac, a mysterious book, and a road trip to Mars. The journey begins.
Luck-junky Bozzy O’Reilly races to Vegas chasing fortune. But when he meets Imani Cosmos in a pop-up Keno room that may be an interdimensional rift, his luck takes a dangerous turn. Every journey has a left turn.
Behind the bar at Caesars, Bozzy encounters Joe—a man with eyes as black as locusts, writing a screenplay about a horrific Vegas event. Is Joe a prophet, or something far darker? The storm is coming.
Music industry maverick Rhea Quackenheimer arrives for a “Weirdo Cool” event. But as reality fractures, she must ask: is she alive, or already dead? Vegas is for opportunists—but opportunity has a price.
Bozzy delivers room service to a Mafioso’s suite. What should be routine becomes a karmic dance between fate and chance. Is this the end—or just the beginning? The long weekend accelerates toward chaos.
“I am a motorcyclist in a hailstorm, recklessly speeding by the grace of a slipstream.” — John K. Mercury
John K. Mercury — the first astronaut chosen for humanity’s journey to Mars — vanished before the mission could be completed. No signal. No wreckage. No answers.
Decades later, his mission journal is rediscovered in the New Mexico desert. A printed book that should not exist. A text that appears older than the mission it...
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