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CRIMSON ANCHORAGE The abyss doesn't just take life. It archives it. On Monday, December 22, 2025, the state-of-the-art salvage vessel Peregrine locates a ghost story three miles beneath the frozen surface of the Bering Sea. The S.S. Arcanum, a luxury liner that vanished in 1912, doesn't sit on the ocean floor as a wreck; it stands as a monument, perfectly preserved in a pocket of impossible physics where the crushing pressure of the Aleutian Trench cannot reach. Elias Strode, a diver haunted by a family lineage he doesn't fully understand, is the first to cross the shimmering veil into the ship's dry, lavender-scented interior. He finds a world frozen in time: a grand gala in mid-motion, where waxy, translucent passengers wait for a song that never ended. But the Arcanum is not a ship-it is a living organ, a biological archive fueled by a parasitic entity known as the Great Crimson. As the 1912 regression begins to bleed out of the trench and into the modern digital grid, the world's technology begins to rewrite itself into a nightmare of steam and brass. Sarah Jenkins, encased in the experimental Aegis exosuit, must descend into a shifting labyrinth where the laws of physics are being unmade by a century that refuses to stay buried. To stop the global ""seating,"" Sarah and Elias must confront the Heart of the Trench. But the Anchorage demands a pilot, and the only way to silence the waltz is to become the ground for the static. In the deep, there is no rescue. There is only the Anchor.

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Ethan Ross is a versatile and prolific author who refuses to be confined to a single genre. While he is acclaimed for his bone-chilling holiday horror, such as the terrifying Santa's Slay List and the short story collections like The December Dark, he demonstrates mastery across the literary spectrum. In addition to crafting relentless tales of winter dread and forgotten folklore, Ross also writes romance that explores the complexities of human connection, high-stakes thrillers that keep readers on the edge of their seats, and many other genres, proving his capacity to engage audiences with a wide array of narrative styles and emotional depths. His diverse body of work showcases a broad storytelling range that promises something for every type of reader.

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