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A BETTER PARADISE Novel Coming Fall 2025

The cover for the A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath novel, written by Dan Houser and based on the audio fiction show.

Adapted from the chart-topping audio fiction series, the novel will go deeper into the origins and secrets of the mysterious Tyburn Utopias video game project - as told by the tortured souls now on the run from the AI entity they played a part in creating and unleashing.

Coming this fall from Absurd Ventures in partnership with Simon & Schuster distribution.

www.absurdventures.com/abetterparadise

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A BETTER PARADISE WINS BEST EPISODE OF SCRIPTED FICTION AT THE 2024 SIGNAL AWARDS

A graphic displaying the 2024 Signal Awards Gold Winner for A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath from Absurd Ventures.

Thank you to the Signal Awards for honoring A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath with the Best Episode of Scripted Audio Fiction award in 2024 for the season finale episode “I Want Love, Not Dominion”.

Big thank you’s as well to our partner QCODE and the amazing cast featuring Andrew Lincoln, Paterson Joseph, Shamier Anderson and Rain Spencer.

Stay tuned for details on season 2 of A BETTER PARADISE coming next year

https://www.signalaward.com/winners/details/#absurd-ventures/a-better-paradise-volume-one-an-aftermath/0/537573

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THE SEASON FINALE IS HERE

Episode 12 • "I WANT LOVE, NOT DOMINION"

Listen to the season finale of A BETTER PARADISE on Apple, Spotify and more:

https://lnk.to/abetterparadise

E12 • “I Want Love, Not Dominion”
Daisy tells of the raid on Tyburn Utopias that entailed its final hours…. and unseen forces arrange a very strange reunion in Portland.

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Episode 11 • "A Show of Petulance"

Listen to the penultimate episode of A BETTER PARADISE Vol 1
https://lnk.to/abetterparadise

E11 • “A Show of Petulance”
Kurt grows concerned over a sudden persistently recurring thought; Daisy takes on a new incognito persona in Portland; and Yaroslav is given dire orders…

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Episode 10 • "Watching Me and Watching Them"

Listen to the latest episode of A BETTER PARADISE on Apple, Spotify and more: https://lnk.to/abetterparadise

E10 • “Watching Me and Watching Them”
Kurt remembers the build becoming much stronger than anyone could have imagined; Tensions rise at Tyburn Utopias as Mark becomes increasingly unhinged, surrounded by his new yes men; The team is unnerved as animator Bryce seems to be getting a bit too engaged with the game world…

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Episode 9 • "God Killed the Dinosaurs, but This Is Different"

Listen to the latest episode of A BETTER PARADISE on Apple, Spotify and more:

https://lnk.to/abetterparadise

E9 • “God Killed the Dinosaurs, but This Is Different”
NigelDave reckons with the history of his own creation – an accident that they tried to kill off; John Tyburn-Smith believes he’s not the only one tracking Daisy, as she considers a proposal to flee to Portland…

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Episode 8 • "Love Is Not Real. I Will Try to Make it Exist."

Listen to the latest episode of A BETTER PARADISE on Apple, Spotify and more: https://lnk.to/abetterparadise

E8 • “Love Is Not Real. I Will Try to Make It Exist.”
The project faces serious new legal opposition while in full-scale development in Montana; Kurt and Daisy form a bond, and are being unknowingly pursued by NigelDave…

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Episode 7 • "Sad Because I Loved Idiots"

Episode 7 of A BETTER PARADISE is out now • “Sad Because I Loved Idiots”

Listen on Apple, Spotify and more: https://lnk.to/abetterparadise


New, disruptive hires at the company help reignite Mark Tyburn’s drive; NigelDave finds humans so easy to ensnare, and warns of new threats afoot; Yaroslav is given strange instructions from a new prison guard…

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Episode 6 • "I'm Sorry I Upset You"

An estranged member of the Tyburn family emerges

John Tyburn-Smith in this week’s new episode of A BETTER PARADISE
Listen now on Apple, Spotify and more: https://lnk.to/abetterparadise

E6 • “I’m Sorry I Upset You”
The engineering team show off their 12-year-old digital avatar. A creation based on Daisy Tyburn; John Tyburn-Smith laments joining the family business; Kurt Fischer is losing his grasp on discerning humans from Artificial Intelligence…