Welcome to the Nothingscape

The world you know has a second floor below the basement. Emergents are real. Mind readers, fire-throwers, speedsters, shape shifters, strongmen, and so much worse — every one of them just under the skin of the world you live in, sowing the pain and ruin we write off as misfortune and bad luck. And a man with money and patience is building himself a master race out of them.

He is not the worst of it. Beyond what the living can see, breathing through the walls, is a purgatory hungry for the souls our world shatters. And past that, a hell worthy of the name, looking for the way in. Occult forces as old as time have learned what the Emergents are — and they are closing in.

It's 1986. The world looks ordinary. It isn't. And the people caught in the middle of it all are the only thing worth saving.

Projects

A glimpse into my recent writing ventures.

Cover of a minimalist novel with soft pastel tones and clean typography.
Cover of a minimalist novel with soft pastel tones and clean typography.
Silent Echo

A reflective story about memory and loss.

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Photo of an open notebook with handwritten notes and a steaming cup of coffee.
Morning Pages

Daily thoughts captured in brief essays.

Write your text here...

Debut Book Nearly Ready!

We're pleased to announce the upcoming debut novel by Cujo LaCross has reached draft complete! The editing and revision process is well underway, and we can't wait to unleash Emergents on the world!

Emergents: Book 1

Battlelines

Firestarter meets The Boys with the moral complexity of Watchmen—It's 1986, and a small number of teenagers are developing super powers throughout the Midwest. Dominion Corporation sees them as the ultimate commodity. Secretive black ops teams hunt these emergents with one mandate: subjugation or elimination. A dark thriller that asks: What if being 'super' is the worst thing that can happen to you?

Dead of Night Edition

Final Dawn Edition

Day Break Edition

Final Dawn Edition

Day Break Edition

Dead of Night Edition

Help pick the cover!

At least for the ARCs (Advance Review Copies), one of these covers is expected to be used. Write in and tell us which is your favorite. A select group of people that pick the one that gets used, will get their own ARC copy when available!

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Want to get involved? We're growing this universe the grass roots way, bringing our fans along every step of the way. Want to be a proof reader? Contribute art? Just reach out and start up a conversation with the creative team behind the story? Go for it - we don't bite.

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Contact

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Email

cujolacross@nothingscape.com

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