Dark Matter, The Complete Audio Edition
A story meant to be heard as much as read.
This is the home of the complete audio edition for paid subscribers. For free subscribers, this is where the audiobook unfolds episode by episode ahead of the official book launch on Audible on January 30, 2026.
An unsettling science fiction story where humanity is judged by its own creations.
Each recording captures the atmosphere of the original text: the silence of space, the tension of thought, and the AI-generated character voices that may or may not be human.
New to Dark Matter?
You can explore the full story across text chapters, videos, the comic edition, and bonus content in the Story Index.
How audio access works
Paid subscribers can listen to the complete Dark Matter audio edition now. All 28 episodes will remain available on Substack, before and after the the audiobook is launched on Audible.
Free subscribers can follow the audiobook through weekly releases of 5 episodes at a time, available to everyone during the pre-launch period.
On January 30, the full audiobook will be released as a single edition on Audible and on Substack.
This page will remain the canonical home of the audio edition.
Weekly audio releases (pre-launch)
The audiobook is currently being released in weekly blocks of five episodes. These posts are open to everyone until launch:
Each weekly release is published as its own post and can be listened to in full during the pre-launch window.
Where you can listen
You can listen to the Dark Matter audio edition:
Directly on Substack
On Apple Podcasts
On Spotify
Audio posts published on Substack are automatically synchronised with podcast platforms, so you can follow the story in your preferred listening app.
Rather than separate posts for each chapter, this collection gathers the entire audio edition in one place.
For paid subscribers, the complete Dark Matter audio edition begins below.
Paid subscriptions also support the project and include occasional insights into the creative process and the software tools used in production, besides full access to all 28 chapters of the original text edition.