Launched November 2025–this debut web serial is a dystopian sci-fi story of absolute power, relative hope and a gritty determination to do the right thing. On November 10th, 2025, Hindsight Station: Ashes Reborn launched on Patreon with a thirteen-chapter launch. The same day on Wattpad, the first five chapter only were available for free. Just three days later, Wattpad published the second five chapters. This completes the launch for those looking to checkout the story of James Fong’s dystopian struggle for free.
SciFi Update
As of March, 2026–the first part of this epic scifi saga will no longer be available on Patreon, but older chapters will remain published for free for Wattpad readers. This course correction is streamling the story for a part time publishing schedule, so you can enjoy the web serial free of charge for a period of time. Don’t worry Wattpad users; you will receive plenty of notice when it will be removed for transformation from a web serial into a novel. By then, you will be enjoying the second part of this epic scifi saga on Wattpad.
Hindsight Station: Ashes Reborn is now available as a web serial. You, as a reader, can rely on weekly publications on Wattpad, where the latest and greatest will be shared with the web serial scifi community. The first collection of chapters rolling out in these early days will take you past the aftermath of nuclear war and total destruction. Comment on Wattpad to influence the direction of the second part. It will be dealing with the first steps into space, and then into the next steps to the stars.
You can delve into this dystopian struggle to recover humankind’s fate and reach the stars. With weekly publications, add to your reading pleasure as you follow the struggles of James and those who want to destory his vision. It is also a chance to interact with John as he writes the story.
Hindsight Station: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Story
Set 300 years into the future and after nuclear war, where shadowy powers sought to destroy everything. They looked to remake the world to their world view, but did not count on betrayal from within. This thrilling sci-fi saga follows James Fong, a brilliant scientist, inventor, and visionary-as he battles through the ashes of humanity’s past toward the stars.
Expect intense world-building, gritty survival, and a classic good vs. evil struggle that fans of The Expanse or Fallout will love.
This is where it all starts, but where does it finish? That is up to you, so jump in today and join James Fong in his epic struggle to the stars.
Dystopian Sci-Fi Launch
Want to get a feel for James Fong’s story but not a Wattpad member? You can sign up on Wattpad at https://www.wattpad.com/ and get started on the older chapters.
Want to get straight into it, Chapter One: War is in the Air is now available at Author Mulhall. You can also use the super easy sign up process to Wattpad and read for free. Access is just a few clicks away, but content will be eventually removed when been transformed into a novel by part. When part one of Hindsight Station is been transformed into a novel, you will be enjoying part two.
The launch had some blog articles for your reading pleasure at Author Mulhall. They all related to Hindsight Station: Ashes Reborn and will give you a behind the scenes insights into this dystopian sci-fi saga. Do note that Patreon for early chapter access is no longer available. Check out the links below that were related to this epic scifi saga’s launch:
Want a quick start? Check out Chapter One: War is in the Air here. Like it? Check out more free chapters on Wattpad.
