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Penal Colony Nine returns with a bang. Numerous bangs in fact.
First published in December 2020, exactly three years ago, 'Penal Colony Nine Book One' introduced a sprawling tale of dystopian life with a range of characters and Warden Bull Sykes himself. Over the next three months, eight more books followed, making a total of over 120,000 words.
When the ninth book was published in March 2021, it was stated that Book 9 was 'the last that has been discovered to date'. And that was certainly true at the time. Although most assumed the story had ended, a small handful of people suspected otherwise.
And now, a recent discovery in an underground cellar has unearthed the final three volumes: Books 10, 11 and 12. The first of this trilogy is now available for purchase.
The action restarts in 2029. Several years have passed since the end of Book 9. But for most people, the world remains the same. The PUNISH Party has been in power since the "Glorious First" bloodless coup of 2022. Seven years on, its 'Act of Payback' legislation remains in force. The only difference is that instead of only 'the most entitled 1 percent' being dispatched to the penal colonies, that low threshold has steadily increased to 10 percent today.
Fortunately, the fabled Warden himself - Colonel Bull Sykes - is still very much in charge of Penal Colony Nine. Other characters such as Bull's servants Sarah and Jim Armstrong are still in residence, as is Deputy Warden Farmer Giles and his wife Yvonne.
Meanwhile, the Colony's population of prisoners has doubled from 40,000 to 80,000 and so we get to meet many new characters, including a fresh quartet selected by Bull for his intense 'PIP' (Personal Initiation Process), plus the typical array of jaded guards, keen interns and unfortunate prisoners.
Regular readers of Velvetglove fiction will know that the content of this story is not for the faint-hearted. The situation is dark, some characters are truly unpleasant, and the BDSM is psychological as well as physical and sexual. New readers have been warned. However, as Books 11 and 12 will eventually reveal, the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
This book contains 32,590 words of Penal Colony Nine action plus two free bonus stories of 5,460 and 4,460 words, making a total of 42,510 words, or around three hours of reading time for the average English-speaking reader.
Book 11 is scheduled for publication in January and Book 12 planned for a month later. And that really will then be the end of the story.
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