A Better Paradise

A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath novel at booksellers worldwide. Audiobook exclusively on Audible.
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A BETTER PARADISE, the novel is coming October 14.

“At its heart, this is a mythological story about video game development. I have always felt this is fascinating source material for narrative fiction and am finally getting the opportunity to explore it with A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath.” – Dan Houser

Preorder now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers: https://t.co/eyAeWSkVfn

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Dan Houser will publish his debut novel ‘A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath,’ an adaptation of his #1 podcast, this fall. The book is the first title from the new publishing arm of his entertainment company, Absurd Ventures. https://t.co/ASI09fESux

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A BETTER PARADISE, the novel is coming fall 2025.

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.

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Thank you to the @signalawards 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 @QCODEmedia 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

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Andrew Lincoln speaks about artificial intelligence and why he wanted to play the “narcissistic tech baron” Dr. Mark Tyburn in A BETTER PARADISE.

See more Behind the Scenes series episodes featuring the stars of the chart-topping audio fiction series, Andrew Lincoln, Paterson Joseph, Shamier Anderson and Rain Spencer:
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Listen to the full first season of A BETTER PARADISE now: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n

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Behind the scenes with the voice of NigelDave, Paterson Joseph (@ignatius_sancho)

See more from this BTS series with the cast of A BETTER PARADISE Vol 1: https://t.co/JWH5JSJJeW

Listen to the full first season of A BETTER PARADISE now: https://t.co/Juz4gRqfuv

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Shamier Anderson (@shamieranderson) speaks about playing Kurt Fischer in A BETTER PARADISE and his experience working with Lazlow

See more Behind the Scenes episodes with the cast of the chart-topping audio fiction series at https://t.co/aXYNMuDmae with more coming soon featuring Andrew Lincoln and Paterson Joseph

Listen to the full first season of A BETTER PARADISE now: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n

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Rain Spencer on her character Daisy Tyburn in A BETTER PARADISE

Look for more episodes of this Behind the Scenes series featuring Andrew Lincoln, Paterson Joseph and Shamier Anderson coming soon

Listen to the entire first season of the original audio fiction series A BETTER PARADISE now: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n

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“Fascinating… Thought-provoking… It might be about artificial intelligence, but there’s humanity in every line.” 

Read Sports Illustrated’s review of the original audio fiction series, A Better Paradise: https://t.co/5KZmGRJZw4 

The full first season of A Better Paradise is now available to binge

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Binge all 12 episodes of the chart-topping immersive audio fiction series, A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath available now on @applepodcasts @spotify @playmorepods and more: https://t.co/QeIC02p68X

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The season finale is here
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You can now binge all episodes of the chart-topping audio fiction series, A BETTER PARADISE Volume One. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.

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Listen to the penultimate episode of A BETTER PARADISE Vol 1
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E11 • “A Show of Petulance”
Kurt (@ShamierAnderson) grows concerned over a sudden persistently recurring thought; Daisy (Rain Spencer) takes on a new incognito persona in Portland; and Yaroslav is given dire orders…

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NigelDave in this week’s episode of A BETTER PARADISE
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n
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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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The machines know you’re watching them…
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Kurt Fischer (@ShamierAnderson ) in this week’s new episode of A BETTER PARADISE
Out now on Apple, Spotify and more: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n
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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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Dr. Mark Tyburn (Andrew Lincoln) in this week’s new episode of A BETTER PARADISE
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Listen to Episode 8:  “Love Is Not Real. I Will Try to Make It Exist.”
Out now on Apple, Spotify and more: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n
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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 of A BETTER PARADISE is out now • “Sad Because I Loved Idiots”
Listen on Apple, Spotify and more: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n
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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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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://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n

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…

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“It was demented. It was amazing… It was like something I dream of…”
Yaroslav describes his first time experiencing the unearthed Daisy’s Ark build
Listen to this week’s new episode of A BETTER PARADISE: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n

E5 • “I Want Something to Think About”
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more

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Episode 3 of A BETTER PARADISE is now available.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more: https://t.co/j9XB4TjI5n

E3 • “The Idea of Sunny Days”
Mark Tyburn’s daughter, Daisy (Rain Spencer) mourns her lost childhood and the ongoing, unspoken war between humans and machines – a war in which she unwittingly helped serve as a catalyst…

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Check out Lazlow’s conversation with @GameOverGreggy about A Better Paradise, Absurd Ventures and lots more on @kindafunnyvids Gamescast
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