The Drowning Folios

About this book

Set in a grueling, isolated maritime academy built upon a flotilla of ancient dreadnoughts, this dark academia tale follows the perilous education of Silas Abernathy. A scholarship student desperate to prove his worth, Silas is drawn into an elite circle of affluent scholars obsessed with the ocean's greatest mysteries. Their focus centers on the Pelagic Texts—mythic, forbidden journals rumored to hold the alchemical secrets of biological immortality deep within the abyssal trenches. As academic rivalry transforms into a deadly obsession, the group's pursuit of knowledge threatens to drag them all beneath the waves. The story is framed years later through the perspective of an older, haunted Silas as an archivist presses him for the truth about the tragic expedition that claimed his peers. However, the memories Silas reveals are fractured, raising chilling questions about what truly happened in the dark waters of his youth.

Book details

Genres:

Dark Academia, Historical Mystery, Psychological Thriller

Language:

en

Published:

2026-04-09

Content rating:

PG