A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath

Dan Houser

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Dan Houser was co-founder of Rockstar Games. He was also the creative director and lead writer of the GRAND THEFT AUTO, RED DEAD REDEMPTION and BULLY video game series, among others.

A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath is the first story in an expansive new universe created and written by Houser and is one of several original IP universes he is now developing under his new storytelling-driven entertainment company, Absurd Ventures.

The novel of A Better Paradise is an adaptation of Houser's science fiction audio series of the same name. The original podcast series debuted at #1 on Apple’s Fiction charts and won the 2024 Signal Award for Best Episode of Scripted Fiction.

Set in the near future, A Better Paradise follows the development of an experimental video game project led by Dr. Mark Tyburn, a psychologist and inventor, leading to unanticipated results and the awakening of an unknown superintelligence.

A Better Paradise will publish Autumn 2025.