There’s graphic language, descriptions of violence and sex does happen (albeit offscreen). The denizens of the Wormverse (as readers have termed it) don’t pull punches, and I try to avoid doing so myself, as a writer. Even on a more fundamental level, Taylor’s day to day life is unhappy, with her clinging to the end of her rope from the story’s outset. Just the opposite on every count, really. Morality isn’t black and white, Taylor and her acquaintances aren’t invincible, the heroes aren’t winning the war between right and wrong, and superpowers haven’t necessarily affected society for the better. Readers should be cautioned that Worm is fairly dark as fiction goes, and it gets far darker as the story progresses. Further interludes were released as bonus content when the audience reached specific donation goals, but these were found to distract from the core story (with a good reception, but still) and were paced out more in favor of additional main-story chapters. Interludes (side stories) are inserted between each story arc to showcase events from different perspectives or provide some background information that the reader wouldn’t get from Taylor’s point of view.

The actual work is divided into a number of story arcs, each containing five to sixteen individual chapters. The story updated on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with bonus chapters appearing on the occasional Thursday, as explained below. It totals roughly 1,680,000 words roughly 26 typical novels in length (or 10-11 very thick novels). Worm started in June 2011, updating twice a week, and finished in late November, 2013. The story, titled Worm, takes the form of a web serial, posted in bite-sized reads in much the same way that authors such as Mark Twain would release their works one chapter at a time in the days before full-fledged novels. As she risks life and limb, Taylor faces the dilemma of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. Her first attempt at taking down a supervillain sees her mistaken for one, thrusting her into the midst of the local ‘cape’ scene’s politics, unwritten rules, and ambiguous morals. The teaser (post-Worm-epilogue, semi-prologue, not mandatory reading) chapters to Parahumans 2 can be found starting hereand arc 1, chapter 1 of the story starts here.Īn introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower, Taylor goes out in costume to find escape from a deeply unhappy and frustrated civilian life. Readers may also enjoy Wildbow’s other stories Pact and Twig, both complete.

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