The Concord of Ashes
Michael Zmuda
Six months after his brother’s death was officially ruled an accident, architect Max Ogden knows the truth is a lie. He feels it in the echoes of the past that now cling to every object he touches—a terrifying psychic gift he never wanted. When a routine meeting forces him to touch the smart-glass of a new skyscraper, he’s plunged into a vision of a brutal murder, witnessing the last moments of a man killed by the city’s most powerful and charismatic CEO, Nicholas Nolan.
Thrust into a hidden world of secret government agencies and individuals with impossible powers, Max is conscripted by a cynical operative who sees him not as a man, but as a skeleton key. Teamed with a powerful but reluctant telekinetic, Max must unravel a conspiracy that stretches back millennia. OmniGen Dynamics isn’t just a corporation; it’s an ancient apocalyptic cult poised to activate the Resonance Spire, a machine built to tear down the wall between our world and a silent, horrifying dimension.
As they race to stop the end of the world, they are caught in the crossfire of a third, terrifying power: a grief-stricken man with the ability to command fire, who has declared his own personal war on OmniGen. In a three-way battle for the soul of London, Max must learn to control the ghosts in the machine before a 4,000-year-old prayer is answered, and reality itself is unwritten forever.
Duration - 7h 23m.
Author - Michael Zmuda.
Narrator - Michael Zmuda.
Published Date - Wednesday, 14 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2026 Michael Zmuda ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Six months after his brother’s death was officially ruled an accident, architect Max Ogden knows the truth is a lie. He feels it in the echoes of the past that now cling to every object he touches—a terrifying psychic gift he never wanted. When a routine meeting forces him to touch the smart-glass of a new skyscraper, he’s plunged into a vision of a brutal murder, witnessing the last moments of a man killed by the city’s most powerful and charismatic CEO, Nicholas Nolan. Thrust into a hidden world of secret government agencies and individuals with impossible powers, Max is conscripted by a cynical operative who sees him not as a man, but as a skeleton key. Teamed with a powerful but reluctant telekinetic, Max must unravel a conspiracy that stretches back millennia. OmniGen Dynamics isn’t just a corporation; it’s an ancient apocalyptic cult poised to activate the Resonance Spire, a machine built to tear down the wall between our world and a silent, horrifying dimension. As they race to stop the end of the world, they are caught in the crossfire of a third, terrifying power: a grief-stricken man with the ability to command fire, who has declared his own personal war on OmniGen. In a three-way battle for the soul of London, Max must learn to control the ghosts in the machine before a 4,000-year-old prayer is answered, and reality itself is unwritten forever. Duration - 7h 23m. Author - Michael Zmuda. Narrator - Michael Zmuda. Published Date - Wednesday, 14 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Michael Zmuda ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 1 - The Ghost in the Glass
Duration:00:20:30
Chapter 2 - The Devils Ledger
Duration:00:20:39
Chapter 3 - Whispers in the Code
Duration:00:26:34
Chapter 4 - The Argent Covenant
Duration:00:21:10
Chapter 5 - The Dust of Ages
Duration:00:24:21
Chapter 6 - A Fire in the Streets
Duration:00:23:54
Chapter 7 - The Concrete Maw
Duration:00:31:17
Chapter 8 - Scars and Cinders
Duration:00:22:28
Chapter 9 - The Erased Man
Duration:00:25:23
Chapter 10 - The Point of No Return
Duration:00:22:24
Chapter 11 - The Calm Before the Storm
Duration:00:27:10
Chapter 12 - The Devil at the Door
Duration:00:32:26
Chapter 13 - The Vertical Battlefield
Duration:00:28:03
Chapter 14 - The Unstoppable Force and the Immovable Object
Duration:00:22:09
Chapter 15 - The Spire and the Serpent
Duration:00:20:51
Chapter 16 - The Chorus Descends
Duration:00:24:40
Chapter 17 - Severance and Silence
Duration:00:22:35
Chapter 18 - The Unveiling
Duration:00:25:22
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:27