There Is a Kingdom open beta

An interactive novel by the Red Planet Prize-winning writer Devin Doyle (Divinity: Original Sin 2, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Star Wars: Eclipse).

In storm-battered remote southwestern Ireland, a conflicted policewoman hunting for a schoolteacher's attacker will confront a woman-hating petty criminal on a violent crime spree… and her own family’s failures too.

Episode One: Isolation

Warning: Some of the characters in the following story are badly damaged and make choices that harm others. Readers may be disturbed by instances of foul language, adultery, violence against women, harassment, the sexual exploitation of children, and the inside of an Irish secondary school.

OPEN BETA 26th August

This update: Finished adding consequences, bug-hunting, structural changes,  added a more attractive CSS stylesheet.

This is the latest draft of the first episode (of six) of an interactive novel. Thank you for reading. I'm interested in any feedback you have to offer. Typos. Grammar. Sentence structure. Broken links. Unclear syntax. If at any point you felt confused, I'd like to know where it happened. Ditto if you found yourself bored. Most of all, I want to know how it made you <i>feel</i>. Did the characters engage? Did the read kick along, or was it a slog? How much do you want to read the rest of it? - Devin.

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